Race pad brake dust remover

[Tom@JMS]

Right I'm no detailing bod - bucket of water and a mitt is as about as far as I go!

I've picked up some 2118s that have been used shortly with some aggressive PF97 brake pads - subsequently the troughs around the rim are well caked up. I have got a lot of the surface 'sediment' off with creative use of a high pressure air line / power washer / and autoglym wheel cleaner, however there is still some hard stuff/staining left...

Sooooo... anyone with experience able to recommend me a strong wheel cleaner that will do the job, or a technique (not afraid of a bit of elbow grease) to get it all out?

 

[Gaz.]

A lot of people rate Bilberry Wheel Cleaner as it's pretty strong and acid free. If that fails, you're looking at something acid based, which sucks for the finish.

 

[Gaz_]

Time to crack out the power spray!

Lol depends how fussed you are. I've used power spary, even brick acid for really stubborn stuff!!! If you used AG wheel cleaner, Bilberry wont shift it imo.

 

[Chrisjk]

An agressive clay?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I'd give bilberry a whirl .. nice and strong .. leave it for 5 mins .. poke it a bit .. spray more over the top .... leave it 10 mins .. power wash off .. then get a clay bar on to it.

Orrrrrr just leave them dirty haha

Plan C of course is get them powdercoated... but it depends how much wonga you have to throw at them :boring:

 

[mattjk]

Brick acid, if that doesnt remove it then nothing will

 

[TimR26]

Leave them dirty so it looks like you've got anthracite wheels

 

[Nick172Cup]

Nice wheels you got there Tom I wanted them!

 

[Fred@BTM]

nothing apart from fairy power spray will help you, spray on, leave for an hour, super high pressure jet wash, repeat, done

 

[Mike_182]

Ahh, on the contrary my friends. Megs Wheel Brightener will shift anything - IIRC they're trialling it as a cure for the bad AIDS!

Seriously though, I'm down your way early January so can bung a bottle of wheel brightener through your door if you like.

 

[Lee-182]

Megs Wheel Brightener is good but harsh stuff, That will remove anything, even the skin from your hands.

 

[Tom@JMS]

That would be awesome mike.

They are already anthracite Tim

Just want to get it off as much as possible, in other words you won't find me messing about with sealants etc

Brick acid... speak to me?

 

[Mike_182]

You won't have any wheels left if you use Brick acid... Lol.

 

[Tom@JMS]

ok lol, think I'll give the megs stuff a whirl - its megs, not 'meguiars'?

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm telling you now, PF97 dust, i don't care what wheel cleaner you use, it won't shift it!

 

[172Ben]

Carbon lorraine dust is bad if you leave it on.

I just keep on top of it now, at least once a week, good soak in bilberry wheel cleaner and pressure washer normally shifts the worst

 

[Mike_182]

Had PF97s on my old BG182 - that stayed clean! Even after a day at Donington! Needed some 'gentle agitation' (Mrs says I'm good at that) but it shifted.

 

[Fred@BTM]

you were going round at 30mph though

 

[Tom@JMS]

Ah 'agitation', that great term detailers use - does that essentially mean scrub the b0llocks of it??

 

[Mike_182]

you were going round at 30mph though

Actually not a million miles from the truth, as it still had condoms for brake hoses which after 3 laps were about as much use as tits on a fish!

Ah 'agitation', that great term detailers use - does that essentially mean scrub the b0llocks of it??

Nah, just gentle prod with a stiff brush. Any more than that and it needs claying.

 

[Brian172]

Matt's old wheels Tom?

 

[Pep]

I leant some wheels to Gray when he was running these pads.

He did about 200 miles I think of steady road driving, it took me about 90 minutes on the front 2 wheels to get them anywhere near what they should have looked like, and even then they were a mile off perfect.

Do yourself a favour, just leave it!

 

[Meek_racing]

Polish car wash down the road from me... god knows what they used but it cleans my 2118's up a treat! I spend 30min claying them and they still didn't look as clean! lol

 

[Tom@JMS]

Do yourself a favour, just leave it!

I'm too stubborn, however I'll take note

 

[drhowser]

i've used an industrial cleaner called janitol before, spray on neat and the stains just run off. claims to be non acidic and paintwork safe too?!
god knows what's in it, but it works!

 

[Tom@JMS]

Matt's old wheels Tom?

Yeah mate

 

[Brian172]

He said to me that he will convince you to have his wheels lol

 

[Tom@JMS]

Any more ideas?

 

[Gray]

When I ran these pads I used Auto Smart wheel cleaner (A pink liquid which you dilute with water) DO NOT get this on your skin / in any cuts it burns LOL!!

Soak the wheels in cleaner, leave 30mins... high powered jet wash... spray on stubborn areas... leave to soak... scrub... repeat.... repeat... repeat... Then cry!

The product is listed on the link below (SMART WHEELS):

http://www.autosmart.co.uk/Exterior Cleaners.html


TBH the dust from the pads is terrible, after a 20 mile drive the wheels / side of the car are totally covered and baked in it...