richyrich
Member Since: 27 Mar 2009
Location: Sydney, AUS
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| First clean - stubborn wheels! |
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Well I finally gave my D3 it's first clean, traditionally I don't believe in cleaning my cars but after a few months I thought why not - though it does spoil the "used off-road" look!
Anyway, the alloys are impossible to get clean, they were really, really dirty and after getting the superficial dust off I noticed small black specks stuck to the alloy, they look/feel like tar, very difficult to remove. How easy is it to damage the alloys with an abrasive? Anyone else had this problem?
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 27th Aug 2009 1:44 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
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use petrol to get the tar off, or buy specific tar remover from someone like autoglym  2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
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| 27th Aug 2009 1:57 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
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If you don't clean regularly the brake dust bakes on.
You could try oven cleaner. Don't leave on too long though. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
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| 27th Aug 2009 3:33 pm |
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morph
Member Since: 02 Jul 2009
Location: misty isle
Posts: 5
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I found the best stuff for removing baked on brake dust is a cleaner called "super clean". spray it on neat and leave for a couple of mins then wash with more diluted and rinse off. comes up a treat then and with very little hard work, wont remove tar spots tho. try dw40 again leave for a couple of mins, aggitate ,and then wash off, but i do recommend polishing after tho as this will help the next time.  
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| 27th Aug 2009 5:53 pm |
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90BHP
Member Since: 18 Oct 2006
Location: Half way along the road on the right
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Careful how you spray WD40 near the BRAKES  "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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| 27th Aug 2009 6:28 pm |
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morph
Member Since: 02 Jul 2009
Location: misty isle
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Very true, but it should burn off pritty quick 
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| 27th Aug 2009 7:38 pm |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6903
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wonder wheels does it for me
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| 28th Aug 2009 7:13 am |
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