Author Topic: removing baked on brake dust  (Read 3156 times)

Offline Mr Blue

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Re: removing baked on brake dust
« Reply #10 on: 13 June 2013, 20:52 »
If you want good durabilty go for fk1000p which isn't much more than the pb's stuff which isn't as durable.

Exactly. PB wheel sealer is just for wheels but might work on paint. You could safely use the FK for everything else.

Iron x is ok but baked on brake dust on a set of old BBS's requires something like Autosmart wheel acid. Just be quick and careful with it (avoid polished wheels). Apart from that it destroys Iron x for strength and price.
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Offline Mr Savage

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Re: removing baked on brake dust
« Reply #11 on: 16 June 2013, 00:13 »
If it's really, really baked on then I would suggest you use Wonder Wheels. It's highly acidic and burns skin so make sure your wearing a decent pair of gloves but I had some brake dust that just wouldn't shift at all and I had to resort to using the heavy stuff and it worked well..wonders. All brake dust was gone, I wouldn't recommend using it often as it is very harsh but it's not done any damage to my wheels. I put some in a spray bottle and used a stiff brush to "dab" and not rub the brake dust and it agitated it enough to bring it straight off then rinse it off quickly with a pressure washer and repeat until all brake dust is done. Then clay & seal and job is a good one. :)
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