Brake rust

[slossei]

What will remove brake rust from aluminum wheels?

[Grimm]

A good wheel cleaner and elbow grease. If they aren't coated you could try a metal polish. I use a chrome polish on my chrome wheels in the spring with good results on the brake dust.

[slossei]

What cleaner would you recommend

[00Beast]

I like Meguiar's Hot Wheels cleaner, the purple bottle for painted/bare wheels, the red bottle for chrome wheels. It's fairly cheap at the chain auto-parts stores.

[slossei]

Ok I'll try it thanks

[00Beast]

Might need to get a stiff bristled nylon brush to get some of the caked-on gunk off. A good coat of wax on your wheels makes it much easier to clean them, after you get them cleaned and polished.

For reference, which wheels do you have?

[slossei]

I have stock gtp wheels (swoopies) I guess that's what there called

[00Beast]

Any pictures? Swoopies never came on GTP's, only Bonneville SLE/SSEi's.

[Blown93SSEi]

Magic Erasers work very good with warm water and your choice of wheel cleaner. Not for painted wheels however.

[slossei]

http://www.finishlinewheels.com/PONTIAC ... -06527U10/


It won't let me put the picture up but here's a link

[Grimm]

If they are clear coated, use a wheel cleaner and something to scrub. I wouldn't use a real stiff bristle brush because you would scratch the clear. Otherwise if they are bare aluminum, a metal polish might work easier.