For those of you who clean the inside of your rims, what do you use to get the brake dust off?

 

What finish is the inside of your rims? Colonel brassy works amazing.

 

Peter, don't laugh, but after I cleaned my wheels(PIAAs) up real good last fall, I clay-barred the inside and outside then applied a couple of coats of Wheelwax.

 

I use P21S Wheel Gel Cleaner to clean my wheels and Poorboys Wheel Sealant to protect them. Using a protectant like PB's Wheel Sealant or Wheel Wax makes cleaning them and wiping off brake dust much easier.

 

^+1 on using PB Wheel Sealant or Wheelwax. I have both and they work great for helping to keep the wheels protected and easier to clean.

 

That was my mistake, I should have used PB on the inside of my rims when I first bought them.

I have no problems maintaining the face of my rims, I want to clean the inside before I put them back on for the summer however I cant seem to get the caked on brake dust off with just soap and water.

Peter

 

Yeah, the stuff I mentioned above is perfect for that. It takes it all off with little effort.

 

Good old soap and water.... finish with a mircofiber cloth...

 

Here's some pics that I took right after I used this stuff on two sets of rims today. There are before and after pics. A couple showing the chrome lip for my Sevas rims, and a couple showing it on the entire rim of a Bentley Flying Spur. Can be used for any metal though, these just happen to both be chrome.

My rims need more work still.
Before:


After:



Bentley Before:


After:

 

huh this is a good thread,,,, i was wondering the same thing. what would be good to put on my brand new chrome rims? i wannna "wax" the rims before i have them mounted to the tires. what should i use b4 and what should i use after??

 

Poorboys Wheel Sealant Bill , it will protect your rims without hurting the finish and you will find you get much less brake dust on the rims when using it.
Order it from this Ontario distributor : http://www.eshine.ca/poorboys_wheel_sealant-1844.php They are great to deal with and good fast service.

By the way I was around your area today looking for you.

 

ok thanks for the direct hook up, but is there no store that sells it around here??

 

Not that I know of. As far as I'm concerned Wheelwax and Poorboys Wheel Sealant are the best that I have heard about or used..

Really any kind of wax will offer some protection on your wheels, I just found those good because they really do seem to repel brake dust and last longer than regular waxes.

 

thanks wayne! just ordered some!

 

well sealant is in my hands. damm that was fast! now i just gotta put it on. i got lots of time to do it these days...