cleaning calipers
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cleaning calipers
i painted my calipers and brake dust makes them look like crap. Other than taking off the wheel and wiping em down is there any products that you can just spray on and help break it down then wipe off the stuff u can get to. Coz my red calipers are now red and black, yuck!
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Not much you can do besides what you are doing...
If you did use something to dissolve the dust, the chemical may affect the finish on your wheels.
If you haven't done so already, get yourself some low dust aftermarket pads like Mintex, Porterfield, Pagid, etc....
Doesn't make much sense to me to paint the calipers w/o changing to low dust pads....IMO
If you haven't done so already, get yourself some low dust aftermarket pads like Mintex, Porterfield, Pagid, etc....
Doesn't make much sense to me to paint the calipers w/o changing to low dust pads....IMO
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i clean off my calipers when i do the wheels.....
and the red stays nice and bright. i use the Meguiar's Quick Detailer to clean the wheels off in between washings, once there's a good solid coat of paste wax on them. A few sprays of the Detailer on the caliper, slip your hand in there (easy on my 5 spoke stock rims) and the caliper's nice and clean just like the wheel. The wax/polish element of the Detailer helps keep the wheel and caliper easy to clean off too.
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