Anybody have suggestions for hardcore brake dust removal on rims?

1979Z28 · 08-02-2001, 12:55 PM

My now 22-year old '79 Camaro Z28 Aluminum rims have 22 years of brakedust caked up on them, and I've tried every cleaner i can get my hands on, but to no evail. There any hardcore blasting or something I can do to clean then up to like new?

1979Z28 · 08-02-2001, 01:00 PM

Sorry,

. Forgot to turn my Signature on in that last post. When I figure out the delete/modify commands on this board I'll fix it, but till then, forgive the spam!

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1979 Camaro Z28
84,000 Original Miles

Original Motor, 350

185 HP (Ugh.) Soon to be changed.

Mint Condition, all original black leather interior. Only thing not original, is the CD Player and Speakers.

Um, Orginal Z28 Aluminum Rims, Space Saver Tire, and CO2 Bottle-filler-up-thingie

1979 Camaro RS
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Darth Xed · 08-02-2001, 01:01 PM

I use Meguier's Hot Rims. Comes in a pink/purple spray bottle and took off brake dust that I couldnt get off with anything else. It was on there a while too...

You just spray the solution on dry wheels, let them sit for 2 minutes, and rinse them off.... most of the dust will come off, the rest will be loosened up enough to come off with soap and water...

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Darth Xed
1999 Camaro Z28
LS-1 6 Speed
Mods: Borla Cat-Back; Bridgestone Potenza RE730's; Flux-Capacitor

On the way: MTI Air Lid, Holley Power Shot Filter

JackZ.Twenty8 · 08-02-2001, 03:42 PM

Hey Darth, how much was the flux cap? I've been meaning to ask you for quite some time, but I keep forgetting.....

Also, where did you get yours??

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Darth Xed · 08-02-2001, 03:49 PM

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JackZ.Twenty8:
Hey Darth, how much was the flux cap? I've been meaning to ask you for quite some time, but I keep forgetting.....

Also, where did you get yours??

</font>

heheh... You're the first to ever notice I have one of those I think

There is no price on it 'cuase it's a one-of-a-kind... Let's just say it wasn't cheap! I got it off some guy named Doc Brown... he was using it on some old Delorian...

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Darth Xed
1999 Camaro Z28
LS-1 6 Speed
Mods: Borla Cat-Back; Bridgestone Potenza RE730's; Flux-Capacitor

On the way: MTI Air Lid, Holley Power Shot Filter

Captain Jeff Z28 · 08-02-2001, 04:24 PM

Quote:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Darth Xed:
heheh... You're the first to ever notice I have one of those I think

There is no price on it 'cuase it's a one-of-a-kind... Let's just say it wasn't cheap! I got it off some guy named Doc Brown... he was using it on some old Delorian...

</font>

I tried to get one of those Flux-Capacitors off of him too, but all I ended up getting was a shiny bomb-casing filled with used pinball machine parts.

Jeff

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Black 1996 Z28 M6; Stock

vinz96z · 08-03-2001, 07:28 PM

I second Meguires Hot Rims. I just tried it for the first time last weekend and it worked great. Didn't need to scrub at all!

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1996 Camaro Z28 Convertible M6
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