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| MINI2 Master (Oh Wow!) | I was cleaning my Cooper yesterday, and my wheels are caked in brake dust! Any tips on getting it off? Alex. ![]() Black and White Cooper here, soon to be an Electric Blue & White S, with the WORKS!! |
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| MINI defector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Harefield Local Time: 06:03 AM
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Offline | Re: Martin... Check out the "meeting and events" thread or click on the link in my sig. ![]() MINI, RX8 and MX5 - Done those............. It's now TTime ![]() ![]() Unofficial MINI2.com bean counter |
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Offline | Caked Brake Dust this worked for my silver 5 stars: 1. Give the wheels a reasonable clean to remove the worst of the dust. 2. Apply some white spirit to a clean rag and wipe off the rest of the dust visible. Don't go too overboard on the white spirit though! 3. Give wheels another good clean. This time I use one of those bug removing sponges (bit harder than a normal one but doesn't scratch the paint). 4. Dry the wheels off and then apply some wax to the wheels by applying to the cloth not spraying onto the wheel itself! After this the dust cleans off easily each time i wash the car (once per week) using the bug sponge on the wheels. So far i've only waxed the wheels twice in the 6 months i've had the car and my wheels look great! Although i find tar spots more stubborn to remove than brake dust. Hope this helps! Dingdangdoo! |
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Offline | I don't know availability in the UK, but in the US one can buy aerosol brake cleaner in an auto parts store that should help. It is a solvent with aerosol pressure behind it. You should re-wax your wheels after. Regular cleaning to prevent the build up of course is much better. ![]() MC/VR/B/PP&SP/CVT/Xenon |
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| MINI2 Senior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Francisco Local Time: 09:03 PM
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Offline | Waxing the wheels REALLY helps. My 5 stars clean up nice with just a quick blast of the power washer at the local car wash. P-21 wheel cleaner & a soft brush gets them completely clean & shiney. Life is short! Why drive a boring car?! Indi blue/white Cooper;Sport & Premium packages. |
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| MINI2 Regular | http://www.eagleone.com/products/pro...asp?catid=5006 This stuff does an excellent job, just spray it on cool wheels let sit for 30 seconds and spray it off and you have almost nothing else to do. ( just be carefull it's VERY nasty stuff... started eating away at the driveway... ) Liquid Yellow Cooper |
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