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chris
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7/29/2007
20:19:12
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Does anyone have a pic of a car with the break covers on them? and does it affect the appearance of the vehicle?
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Billy
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8/07/2007
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| RE: Removing Brake Dust off of Rims
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as this may keep your rims a bit cleaner, i have heard from past dakota owners that brake dust guards heat up your rotors extremely hot and in some cases melted parts of the pads to the rotor. my buddy put them on his truck and now his rotors are warped form the heat. just heard from a few past owners that they arent great.
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eddy
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2007
19:29:24
| RE: Removing Brake Dust off of Rims
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OOOOH, could those be uncoated aluminum? That's what my AR Bajas are made of. It can always be done, but you'll just usually feel like your arms are about to fall off when you're done.
For mine it takes really REALLY REALLY agressive scrubbing with car wash then hand polishing. Tried a wheel brush, didn't work that well. Actually used an old tooth brush at one point, that worked pretty well but still took lots of work. I'm now tired of it, and anything that doesn't come off with a couple minutes of scrubbing with car wash will get attacked the drill and power-ball combo from here on in.
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Demon
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8/28/2007
21:37:36
| RE: Removing Brake Dust off of Rims
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I switched to ceramic pads and no more brake dust.
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sydak
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10/14/2007
03:46:40
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try wheel cleaner spray: Meguiars, Eagle 1, or Mothers, and a soft rag..
I just use good car soap on painted wheels, or the spray specifically for Aluminum wheels on my billet aluminum wheels. Finish it off with some Wax As You Dry spray and they last a lil longer clean.
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sydak
Dodge Dakota
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10/17/2007
18:18:01
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and if its real bad, you need polish...for billet wheels the best I have tried is the Mothers Billet Metal Polish..works way better than a regular metal polish.
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Jim
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2/19/2009
08:48:46
| RE: Removing Brake Dust off of Rims
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I have had problems with brake dust on wheels but only when I have to wait to long to change the pads.
If you're broke and need a cleaner for chrome or aluminum mix water with dirt (mud) and it will make an abraisive that will remove rust, with some elbow grease.
I have'nt found anything I could just spray on, but I will try the Wesley White Wall Cleaner.
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jeffrey
Dodge Dakota
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8/11/2009
18:33:05
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If you have chrome wheels then the best (and cheapest) choice would be old fashioned steel wool. While it does require scrubbing (rubbing) every inch of the the rims, it is amazily easy to do. Not much elbow greese required at all. It will NOT scratch chrome - but polish.
I just cleaned 5 years of dust off my 2001 town & country and it took less then 1 hour (yeah, it's a work vehicle and i'm sorta lazy).
I have not seen or found a spray on cleaner that works (although I would love to).
Alloy - don't really know about that...
But chrome, steel wool.
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dakownr
Dodge Dakota
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9/18/2009
01:24:06
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For anybody using the steel wool advice- Use the finest steel wool you can find. 0000 (four zeros) is the finest I can get where I live, and instead of using just steel wool, apply some automotive wax to the steel wool before using. It does work beautifully and will not scratch your chrome. Also, if you have lots of cemented-on bug guts on your windshield, spray with window cleaner and then use the steel wool to scrub them off. Press firmly, not hard, and you will have a like-new windshield.
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GenI
12/05/2009
11:21:23
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WHEN I WNAT TO CLEAN MY RIMS USING A BRUSH AND GASOLINE. THE DUST COMES OFF VERY EASILY. THEN YOU RINSE IT WITH DISH WASHING SOAP AND WASH IT WITH THE GARDEN HOSE.
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Mopar
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8/22/2010
22:38:15
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ALUMINUM FOIL!!!!!!
I use any of the above cleaners and I also take aluminum foil and wrinkle it up into whatever shape you need and scrub away. I recommend testing a spot first. My rims are alloy and it does no bother them. Aluminum foil works great for cleaning all kinds of stuff.
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