Brake residue is caked on my powder coated wheels...
11-03-2013, 05:16 PM
#1
Brake residue is caked on my powder coated wheels... I can't use wheel cleaners, regular water and soap won't do, and even degreaser won't dissolve the brake crud on the wheels. I tried scrubbing it off with sponge, micro fiber cloth and no dice. It started scratching the clear when I tried with the soap/water route with the sponge/microfiber cloth.
Any pointers?
Any pointers?
11-04-2013, 01:11 AM
#6
You beat me to it. I've used both and IMO Adam's is much better than Sonax. I did a pretty extensive comparison between the two. Adam's was able to get more of the deep brake dust off than the Sonax.
As mentioned Iron X will also work but it's not as thick as Adam's or Sonax and doesn't cling to the wheel as well.
As mentioned Iron X will also work but it's not as thick as Adam's or Sonax and doesn't cling to the wheel as well.
11-04-2013, 07:56 AM
#7
You beat me to it. I've used both and IMO Adam's is much better than Sonax. I did a pretty extensive comparison between the two. Adam's was able to get more of the deep brake dust off than the Sonax. As mentioned Iron X will also work but it's not as thick as Adam's or Sonax and doesn't cling to the wheel as well.
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11-04-2013, 03:44 PM
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11-06-2013, 10:25 AM
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Our Deep Wheel Cleaner will do the trick! http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-884-a...l-cleaner.aspx
11-06-2013, 09:21 PM
#14
I will vouch for the adams wheel cleaner too, it is really great stuff. Given your brake dust situation, coating the wheels with opticoat or cquartz will go a long way in making clean up much easier. A coating will crosslink bond with the clear and it will cause the brake dust to release much easier. I would seriously recommend looking into either. I prefer car pro cquartz since I switched from opticoat, but I dont have a bad thing to say about opticoat.
11-06-2013, 10:26 PM
#15
I will vouch for the adams wheel cleaner too, it is really great stuff. Given your brake dust situation, coating the wheels with opticoat or cquartz will go a long way in making clean up much easier. A coating will crosslink bond with the clear and it will cause the brake dust to release much easier. I would seriously recommend looking into either. I prefer car pro cquartz since I switched from opticoat, but I dont have a bad thing to say about opticoat.
11-08-2013, 11:26 AM
#18
I will vouch for the adams wheel cleaner too, it is really great stuff. Given your brake dust situation, coating the wheels with opticoat or cquartz will go a long way in making clean up much easier. A coating will crosslink bond with the clear and it will cause the brake dust to release much easier. I would seriously recommend looking into either. I prefer car pro cquartz since I switched from opticoat, but I dont have a bad thing to say about opticoat.
