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View Full Version : Cleaning Wheels that used to be track wheels Rook 01-05-2002, 01:39 AM I just bought some M3 LTW wheels, they used to be track wheels and have some really nasty black marks on them, I assume its grease or rubber based makres, but I'm not sure the best way to get them off, scrubbing my ass off doesnt work. BJO 01-05-2002, 01:51 AM get the 3m adhesive remover. it'll take off most of those stains. make sure you wax the wheels afterwards. be careful, the fumes can make you feel a lil queasy. 318Shawn 01-05-2002, 03:06 PM What wax do you use to wax rims? BMLRacer 01-05-2002, 03:15 PM I soak my track wheels down in Formula 409 then take a sponge and scrub the heck out of them. After I have the junk off of them I use a good wax to shine them up. Takes about an hour to do all 4 wheels if they are off the car. For future track events you can spray a LIGHT coat of Pam (non stick cooking spray) on the wheels and the brake dust and marks will while right off. But make sure it is a LIGHT coat or you'll end up with goop everywhere. This is one time that less is more. Brian m3bs 01-05-2002, 03:26 PM If the P.O. ran Hawk Blue pads, you are probably SOL. I've tried everything short of laquer thinner in mine. I've finally concluded that I like the "well used" look... BMLRacer 01-05-2002, 03:46 PM If you get the Hawk dust off right away you'll be fine. If you let it sit for a while, get rained on, and don't clean them for 2 weeks after your event, you're hosed. Hawk makes great pad material, but the downside is that you have to be proactive to cleanliness, not reactive. Brian m3bs 01-05-2002, 04:10 PM Saturday night dewfall at Charlotte (er, Lowe's) event, tried to clean Monday AM. No Go. BMLRacer 01-05-2002, 04:25 PM Gotta stay on top of it. I wipe my wheels down between each session as part of my checklist. Try a light coat of Pam on the wheels, it'll buy you a bit of aditional time. Brian DeezBMW 01-05-2002, 10:16 PM We have this stuff at work we call wheel Acid, and it is what it says. I wouldn't put it on chrome but it would be great for track wheels. We use it during the detail process of a used car. You can't leave the stuff on very long though. I will get you a name of the company who makes it on Monday. Rook 01-05-2002, 11:58 PM Cool thanks, I even went out and got some of that Orange Glo stuff you see on TV, prepared for it to amaze me like the commercial, but I wasn't surprised when it didn't do too much :-p Rook 01-06-2002, 11:49 PM Got them clean, just used a ScotchBrite pad, but it kinda hurt the clear coat of the wheels by doing that, oh well, thats why I paid $200 bucks. |