Rusty wheels from brake/rotor dust? Solution!

[Toni]

So as Paul said, I rode my car hard and put it up wet last fall. Turns out all that brake/rotor dust rusted and caked onto the rim. It would not come off with a wheel cleaner. So I decided to try out WD-40's new rust dissolver. It's supposedly safe for paint so I decided to soak my rims in it. I took a couple sheets of drop cloth plastic and put it over the rim and bungied it around the tire. I then flipped it over so the rim and plastic was face down sealing it. I then poured two gallons of the stuff until it covered the face of the rim. I let it sit for about 24hours. I was amazed on how well it worked!

http://www.wd40specialist.com/products/rust-remover/

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Enjoy!
-Antoni

[fastbikes76]

Over here in the UK we get a cleaner called Iron X made by carpro. It is THE best at removing iron contaminants from wheels and paintwork.

Not sure if you get it over there though?

Cheers
Elton :)

[green-lantern]

Damn! that did work well. I wonder if it would hurt chrome?

[Toni]

Not sure, this is what I used: Rust Remover | Rust Removal & Dissolver | Clean Rust Off From Metal (http://www.wd40specialist.com/products/rust-remover/)

I guess you could try a small piece first to make sure.


WD-40® SPECIALIST® RUST REMOVER SOAK dissolves rust quickly without harming surrounding parts, trim, gaskets or paint. It restores surfaces to bare metal without scraping, chipping or scrubbing. For light rust, leave parts in 1-3 hours and for heavy rust, leave parts in overnight. This non-toxic and biodegradable formula is effective on small or large items that can be soaked.

[green-lantern]

I'll have to try this on some things. Glad you got them cleaned up. Thanks for sharing