brake dust.

[JSeymour]

its inbeded in my alloys(there white aswel)

was thinkng about wet and drying them, to cut it back? ive tried glym wheel cleaner and other alloy cleaning products but with little affect.

dont want to fork out loadsa money getting them resprayed because ive got other things to spend my money on.

any ideas:)

[BIGS]

my mate had the same prob. so i used wd40 and a very soft toothbrush. worked the treat

[R1CH]

I used to have MO's on my old GSi & they used to get all stained with brake dust / water marks, i used to T-Cut them, used to bring them up a treat, as a general alloy wheel cleaner i used to use G101 from AutoSmart, best i've used.

Rich

[Pillar]

what did you paint them in 2k?

[JSeymour]

ive t-cut them before, did look better but the brake dust didnt budge.

il try wd40 and a ****ing stiff tooth brush then lol


pilar theyve never been painted from standard.

[Pillar]

ahh see! erm no idea mayee get the worse of with p1200 and polish with G3/10? but be extra carefull due to manufactuers finish u never know how much paints on there! have u got a compressor?

[Pillar]

prep them up (its easy i have explained already see the alloy refurb bit on the same page) ill paint them 4 ya for ?35 if u can get them down here

[JSeymour]

i dont have a compressor, though was thinking about buying one.

thanks for the offer but after the prep,time,petrol and paying you it wont be much off spray shop prices.

how much do compressors go for? just a simple one good enough for wheels bumpers etc. will it save me money in the long one buying one?

[Adam]

You can get a Ok compressor and spray gun for about ?50 from Netto.

Or a better one for about ?80 from machine mart.
Well worth having, can do a lot of things with them, spray waxoyl, part cleaning fluid etc etc.

[Pillar]

got mine for ?50 for a 25ltr with gun/air blower/air line and more i think it does the job fine well worth doing BUT get your materials in bulk e.g activator thinners etc otherwise itll cost ya a fortune

[Matt2107]

If you can get the brake dust out it might be worth trying a proper wheel wax to stop the dust getting back in.