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Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:47 am: | 
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I have this crap all over my wheels and cannot get it off. I have tried Bug and Tar remover and it doesnt work. Any suggestions on what I can use. |
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:24 am: |
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I used a general purpose brake-dust remover (spray-on job) that gets the crap off the alloys. It needs some kind of hydrofluoric acid derivative (ammonium fluoride or similar) that eats the brake material. Be careful not to over-do it and eat the cylinders and other components (ouch, but it was under warrantee ) And watch out for the paint. If you use the really strong stuff, might be better to take the wheels off first.
Dean |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:45 am: |
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i have used the P21S that atlantic british sells and it has worked very well. smells nice too. |
Dee Cantrell (Disco_Dad)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 01:30 pm: |
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Annon,
Maguire's has a spray on cleaner that is soft on the finish and eats the brake dust, Watch out for Simple green it will leave a film on the paint. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 01:46 pm: |
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What is Maguires??? |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 01:58 pm: |
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Maguire's is a company the produces a lot of car-care materials. Waxes, leather conditioners, cleaners, etc....
Good stuff.
-L |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:08 pm: |
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yeah yeah we all know that leslie, but how about the chemical properties. that's what i want to know!!! hehe. just had to after that down feather response. you remind of those commercials with "what's curling" and "why do they call it a lutz (sp?)". |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 02:11 pm: |
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lol....
-L |
Bentvictor
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 11:39 pm: |
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Will the above mentioned products remove the glue residue that remains after hacking off those evil taped balancing weights? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 12:13 am: |
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OK, first of all the wheels on the Disco's have a clear coat on them, so if you use anything that has ammonia or harsh/abrasive chemicals in it, it will strip the coat off and will eventually look like crap. To clean them use the same thing you wash your car with, soap and water and a scrub pad. You can also wax them just like you do the paint, add a little wax and buff it off, works great. Don't take your wheels off to clean them, why would you do that? If your wheels are so dirty and covered with break dust that what i just mentioned doesn't work, then you probably dont care about how anything looks anyway.
As for the balancing weights, next time you get your wheels rotated, see if they can put the weights on the inside of the wheels. |
JRoc
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 01:35 am: |
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I've used 3M's Citrus Cleaner for just about everything from removing adhesive residue to removing grease. I've had amazing results with it in many different applications. It seems to be very strong, and yet gentle on the finish. I even used it to remove krylon spray paint from the finish of a vehicle, without harming the finish of the vehicle! Long story, I live in New York.
I haven't seen anything that works like this. I'd definately try it on "crap all over my wheels", ie brake dust. As always try it on a small, less noticable, spot first. Wait to see what the finish looks like after drying. If satisfied, "apply liberally".
In my work I'm frequently asked to remove "stuff" without harming the finish. The surfaces I'm asked to beautify are magnified, and focused on, so results are critical. I use MANY different products for different applications. I find myself reaching for the 3M Citrus Cleaner more frequently than anything else. I should add that I have no affiliation with, or vested intrest in, 3M or Scotch Brand Products. Hope this helps and Good Luck. |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 10:42 am: |
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Clear coat will not be removed by simply using an aggressive cleaning compound. An abrasive cleaning compound yes. Aggressive, no. The clear-coat put on the rims is just as strong as the clear coat put on your truck. You're not overly concerned about the chemicals you use to clean your truck, don't be any more worried about the rims. The rims show more damage to the clear coat, but they are a whole lot closer to the roadway than the rest of your truck. We put the clear coat onto exterior automotive trim components for two reasons. First, to enhance the gloss and secondly to enhance wear resistance.
To remove the tape from wheel weights, try some of the milder organic solvents-maybe even goo gone, lighter fluid, or mineral spirits.
J Roc made a great suggestion in the citra-clean compounds. I use it to remove unhardened automotive paints from my clothes on an almost daily basis. Nothing else works! Anything with D-limonene (the active ingredient in most citrus cleaners) should work wonders, however, be careful with any runoff as it has a very low pH and could cause some problems in your flower bed.
Paul |
Brian Baker (Doubleb)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 04:57 pm: |
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Ok I'm going to get slammed for this but here it goes. I bought some "oxy clean" (yes the stuff on tv) at walmart. I have used it on synthentic oil stains on the concrete driveway it clean 85% of the stain, on the disco with dish washing liquid combined it cleaned off road tar, the new de-icer chemical, brake dust build up, old wax, oil, bugs and mud. It cleaned the tires like new. It works on organic stuff the best but it does leave a residue that come off with water. |
Thomas
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 05:14 pm: |
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Well I actually did strip off the clear coat when cleaning one of my wheels (I think that the brake dust sat for so long, it some of it ate away the clear coat anyways, dont know if that is true, anyone care to elaborate?). Well I will not tell how I did it, but it was not too smart, got it real clean though, but dull as crap. So I went to autoparts store, and bought the spray on clear stuff. Worked like a charm. Cant even tell that I stripped it off in the first place. The only problem is that it comes off when using the brake dust remover (that is the new spray on stuff, not the original). I also here that the p21s polish will do the trick as well. I am going to try that one also. |
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 09:32 am: |
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You should all be using rusty ole black painted steelies anyway, then you won't see the dirt and they won't crack he he he |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 10:07 am: |
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yes.....get the p21s. works good!!
steelies? paint them yellow and they will be cool like alyssas!!! |
Thomas
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 04:34 pm: |
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Well I have ordered so Oil Flo Safety Solvent, dont know what it is going to do, but it supposedly is strong as anything. I will let you know. I think the brake dust has pitted itself into the wheels. Not good. Oh well |
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