Chris; I have pondered your dilemma since you posted it . My truck had about four years or brake dust accumulated on the (steel) wheels. I went through a box of Brillo pads and A LOT of elbow grease to get them clean. I have always cleaned them like this until I replaced the pads. The new ones evidently are made different. Unfortunately ,five years later, rust is starting to peak out where I wore the paint thin. I do not know how your clear coat would hold up either. If you find a GOOD solution let me know. Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 00:51:02 -0500 "Turner,Ronald L." <102660.66@CompuServe.COM> writes: >Hey all, Need some advice on removing STUBBORN brake dust from alloy >wheels. >Don't even bother suggesting stuff like "Armor All wheel cleaner" and >the like. >Lemme just say I have even tried mineral spirits and a stiff bristle >brush to no >avail. The damn stuff is on there like paint! > >Anybody got any solutions of a solution that'll take this crap off >without >eating up the clearcoat? > >chris > >
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