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TwentyTen2SSRS · 08-29-2013, 03:01 PM

How the hell do I clean these things??

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Meister · 08-29-2013, 03:05 PM

Just drive it for a little while. That light surface rust will wipe away while braking.

AmericanMuscleCars · 08-29-2013, 03:21 PM

Just do a harder stop at a few stop signs, you'll be good.

rcnjsn9 · 08-29-2013, 03:28 PM

As stated above, normal driving will take it away. It's going to happen alot when it rains.......

Adam's Polishes · 08-29-2013, 03:48 PM

I'll echo whats been said, the first time you drive and hit your brakes it'll be gone.

JWMotoring · 08-29-2013, 03:51 PM

Hit that brake pedal.

ec1990 · 08-29-2013, 04:12 PM

Then wipe your wheels off because some of the dust may get on your wheels.

its a syn · 08-29-2013, 04:17 PM

Well stopping is obvious. I use a piece of foam when I wash to tuck in behind the wheels. Use the gardening pads they sell at any Walmart, Menards,etc. Cut them to fit behind your wheels and then the water doesn't hit them. I hated cleaning up the drips of crap after washing.

Good_Times · 08-29-2013, 04:42 PM

This is a new product that is being mentioned on some of the detailing forums. I personally have never tried it.

TwentyTen2SSRS · 08-30-2013, 01:13 AM

Wow thank you everybody!! Guess I should of tried that and #2 need to pay more attention.

I was shocked when I saw it and never tried driving although that makes perfect sense

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AmericanMuscleCars · 08-30-2013, 02:58 PM

Yeah, its just surface rust.

Ohten · 08-30-2013, 07:38 PM

Since my car is not a daily driver after a wash I take it down the street and do a few stops to clean the rust.When I get it back home I wipe the wheels down again before I put it in the garage and throw the car cover on it.

If you leave the rust on the rotor and drive it later you will notice on your wheels rust and brake dust.The pads cleaning the rust off the rotor will create more brake dust.

hunter1660 · 09-03-2013, 12:14 PM

You wash the wheels and wet the rotors ...you drive the car and remove the rust..the wheels are dirty....a vicious cycle....my solution....my wheels are chrome...I don't wash them...I polish them....when I wash the car...to avoid wetting the rotors or wheels...I cover them with large trash bags...I slit the bag across the bottom and down one side....slips over the tire and wheel ....now I don't have to clean my wheels every time I wash my car...labor saver....I'm all for that

flyinlow · 09-03-2013, 09:47 PM

If you don't clean the wheels when you wash the car, how do you remove the brake dust? Or do you clean the wheels more than you wash the car?

08-29-2013, 03:01 PM	#1
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08-29-2013, 04:12 PM	#7
ec1990 Drives: 2012 AGM SS Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,407	Then wipe your wheels off because some of the dust may get on your wheels. __________________ Check out my blog for product reviews on detailing products!

08-29-2013, 04:17 PM	#8
its a syn B.O.D. 02/16/10 Drives: 2010 SGM Sp. Edition 2017 RS Conver Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Albia,Iowa Posts: 3,959 View My Garage	Well stopping is obvious. I use a piece of foam when I wash to tuck in behind the wheels. Use the gardening pads they sell at any Walmart, Menards,etc. Cut them to fit behind your wheels and then the water doesn't hit them. I hated cleaning up the drips of crap after washing. __________________

08-30-2013, 01:13 AM	#10
TwentyTen2SSRS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,972 View My Garage	Wow thank you everybody!! Guess I should of tried that and #2 need to pay more attention. I was shocked when I saw it and never tried driving although that makes perfect sense Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Cold Air Inductions CAI • Stainless Power LT's with HFC's • Flowmaster American Thunder Cat Back • APEX Scoop and WW Relocation Kit • VMAX Ported Throttle Body • Custom Dyno Tune • Pfadt 1.25" Lowering Springs • ZL1 Rims on 275 front 315 Rear • custome underlay vinyl wrap • Anvil Spoiler • heritage grill • APR Front Splitter • Custom Emblempros emblems • ZL1 Side Skirts • 416.5 whp 410 torque (CURRENTLY) Up Next: BTR Stage 3 Cam and supporting mods (in garage now)

08-30-2013, 07:38 PM	#12
Ohten Drives: Granite Crystal Challenger SRT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: West Palm Beach,FL by way of Akron,OH Posts: 1,406 View My Garage	Since my car is not a daily driver after a wash I take it down the street and do a few stops to clean the rust.When I get it back home I wipe the wheels down again before I put it in the garage and throw the car cover on it. If you leave the rust on the rotor and drive it later you will notice on your wheels rust and brake dust.The pads cleaning the rust off the rotor will create more brake dust. __________________

08-29-2013, 03:05 PM	#2
Meister Drives: 2016 Corvette Stingray Z51 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 184	Just drive it for a little while. That light surface rust will wipe away while braking.

08-29-2013, 03:21 PM	#3
AmericanMuscleCars Teenage Dream Camaro Drives: A Visually Stunning Camaro Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 1,722	Just do a harder stop at a few stop signs, you'll be good.

08-29-2013, 03:28 PM	#4
rcnjsn9 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Transformers Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Posts: 41	As stated above, normal driving will take it away. It's going to happen alot when it rains.......

08-29-2013, 03:48 PM	#5
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	I'll echo whats been said, the first time you drive and hit your brakes it'll be gone.

08-29-2013, 03:51 PM	#6
JWMotoring Drives: 2018 SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,902	Hit that brake pedal.

08-30-2013, 02:58 PM	#11
AmericanMuscleCars Teenage Dream Camaro Drives: A Visually Stunning Camaro Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 1,722	Yeah, its just surface rust.

09-03-2013, 12:14 PM	#13
hunter1660 Drives: 2011ss/rs camaro Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: florida Posts: 1,261	You wash the wheels and wet the rotors ...you drive the car and remove the rust..the wheels are dirty....a vicious cycle....my solution....my wheels are chrome...I don't wash them...I polish them....when I wash the car...to avoid wetting the rotors or wheels...I cover them with large trash bags...I slit the bag across the bottom and down one side....slips over the tire and wheel ....now I don't have to clean my wheels every time I wash my car...labor saver....I'm all for that __________________ . OBX LTH,Rotofab,Magnuson Heartbeat.AEM wideband, HP Tuners

09-03-2013, 09:47 PM	#14
flyinlow Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 568	If you don't clean the wheels when you wash the car, how do you remove the brake dust? Or do you clean the wheels more than you wash the car?