dirty wheel

[gsnar]

when i bought my car the back drivers side brake caliper was seized up and the ass that sold me the car drove with it like that for about 2 weeks. i figured it would be easy to clean all the debris off ( which basically turned to a layer of rust on my wheels) but nothings working for me. can anyone help?
thanks

[abrok99]

pm oakes he'll show you whats good.

[Nick Merrone]

i used brake cleaner.

[gsnar]

thanks

[Oakes]

i used brake cleaner.

Better hope there's no clear coat on that barrel and that none of it runs onto the face of the wheel....

OP: What have you used? A citrus cleaner, or an APC cleaner sprayed on and let SOAK for a good 5-10 minutes and then agitation and repeat will be the least damaging way to remove it all. A wheel specific acid will speed up the job as well, but requires much more care.

[92sileighty]

Better hope there's no clear coat on that barrel and that none of it runs onto the face of the wheel....

OP: What have you used? A citrus cleaner, or an APC cleaner sprayed on and let SOAK for a good 5-10 minutes and then agitation and repeat will be the least damaging way to remove it all. A wheel specific acid will speed up the job as well, but requires much more care.

listen to this man

[turboman808]

Griots or P21S wheel cleaner has cleaned everything I have thrown at it so far.

Brake cleaner is fine for cleaning off bare metal parts. Eats thru paint pretty dam quickly.

[Nick Merrone]

Better hope there's no clear coat on that barrel and that none of it runs onto the face of the wheel....

OP: What have you used? A citrus cleaner, or an APC cleaner sprayed on and let SOAK for a good 5-10 minutes and then agitation and repeat will be the least damaging way to remove it all. A wheel specific acid will speed up the job as well, but requires much more care.

lol i used it on the stock wheels. i dont care about them. :P

[gsnar]

if used wheel acid, scrubbing with a brilo pad but that scuffed it up so i stopped. thanks for the help!

[twastheglow]

if used wheel acid, scrubbing with a brilo pad but that scuffed it up so i stopped. thanks for the help!

:eek:

[gsnar]

hahaha i meant steel wool if that makes a difference

[DGold31]

na u will scratch the hell out of your wheel soak it with some type of cleaner then try to scrub off with a clean rag if not im not sure break cleaner might be harsh on the paint/clearcoat

[dragonfly2k3]

^thats even worse!. wtf? would you take steel wool to your paint if a bird **** on it!?

[gsnar]

hhaha its a thick layer

[twastheglow]

^thats even worse!. wtf? would you take steel wool to your paint if a bird **** on it!?

hahahahahahahahaha