I have some stains on the front wheels of my cherokee which I'm assuming are from caked on brake dust. I hadn't washed it in a while, and noticed the stains weren't coming off. I tried uising simple green but some of them still didn't budge. Any one have any ideas on what could assist in removing the stains??

 

I have this problem on my R :-( Brake dust that won't wash off.

 

if the wheels on your jeep are not painted...try acid washing them..typically you can find the "acid wash" at truck stops that wash trucks e.g. 18 wheelers..it's how they keep the aluminum wheels clean....you might check with some auto detailers in your area to see if they could acid wash your wheels.

 

I would first try a high pressure cleaner at the local carwash. (at least to break it loose then use something like simple green) just a thought... also try a mild degreaser.

 

"Eagle One A2Z Wheel Cleaner is as close as you can come to a true spray-on, hose-off cleaner that is still safe for clearcoated, painted and polished alloy wheels. It dissolves the toughest brake dust and road grime with very little agitation. "

After that put some wheel wax.

 

acid wash is the way to go.

try the eagle one stuff - but DON'T leave it on for more than a minute - and always on cool rims.

you might have to use an old toothbrush on the more caked areas.

 

I would also recommend if those dont work, (which they probobly wont), using a white scotchbrite pad. The green pads are generally more abrasive, but the white pads do not scratch the wheel surface and take the dust off pretty easily. The Hawk Pads dust up pretty badly and if it rains on the dust it sticks like glue. I had to use the white pads to get off the caked stuff and once i did, i wax them every month and they clean up very easily now.

 

I recommend leaving it there for stealth look.

Marc ---> who doesn't care about his brake dust stains

 

who cares........wheels are a wear item........just get your wheels refinished every 3 or 4 years

 

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I agree with above but not with the statement below. Buy new wheels every 3-4 years is more like it

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Rotate the wheels.

Allow brake dust to accumulate.

Problem solved.

 

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try the eagle one stuff - but DON'T leave it on for more than a minute - and always on cool rims.

you might have to use an old toothbrush on the more caked areas.</TD></TR></TABLE>

New eagleone formula is non acidic. But i never let them stay on for more than a minute. That stuff works j00.