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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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well i love my wheels painted white, but they get dirty quick and are almost impossible to keep as clean as they were when new, i have tried a couple sprays from autozone but nothing works without scrubbing the **** out of them and even then they still arent as clean as new?

what do you all use>?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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i think it would be easier to clean if you powdercoated the wheels white. mines are podercoated white as well but its kind of hard to clean because of my wheel design. also if you have them powdercoated i think they have this special cleaner for it too..the powdercoater showed it to me but i haven't tried it.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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I always say to start out with soap and water. I have found that a lot of those sprays don't seem to do much.

What exactly is the dirt on your wheels, is it just brake dust? Do you have pictures?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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its a mix between brake dust and a busted axle boot
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Peanut butter?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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what do u do after u put tha peanut butter on cause i have white rims myself and its hard to get the brake dust off
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1742344
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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Is the idea behind the peanut butter that because it is a paste it picks up all the brake dust?
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Old Jun 12, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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I use simple green and elbow grease on mine...
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 03:42 AM
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tried everything but plain soap and water seems to work best. when they start to turn yellow or have hard to remove spots I use 3M shine restorer. it brings it back to a nice bright white.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 06:54 AM
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This is why you put tons of clear coat on after paint...

But basically you're only option would be strategic use of bleach and disgreaser!
I like using Greased Lightning, the industrial strength ****. Dont cut it with water, just straight up. It will make a white spot on black concrete I promise you..
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PhantoM.DA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Peanut butter?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT U WERE JOKING.... then I looked at that thread.... OMFG it actually worked.... crazyness
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