No idea how to clean the wheels.

**alexk** · 13-04-2015, 09:23 PM

So here is the problem.
I don't know how to clean my BBS RS-GT wheels since I have them.
The main hub is ok but the rims are this polished/brushed chrome thing and brake dust gets stuck there.
I have tried many things, all of them failed.
I ran out of ideas.
Any ideas how to clean them (apart from spraying them with normal color) ?

Yanto · 13-04-2015, 10:11 PM

Toothbrush ?

**shimmy** · 13-04-2015, 10:13 PM

pay someone from Bulgaria to do it and dont watch )not sure GReeks like Bulgarians so you may have to look for a POle)

Clubber · 13-04-2015, 10:29 PM

It looks like you have more than brake dust there. Slight corrosion and water marks. Easiest would be to try Meguiars rim paste&wax or if you can go the extra mile you can split them and have them repolished.

mattCSLnut · 13-04-2015, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

pay someone from Bulgaria to do it and dont watch )not sure GReeks like Bulgarians so you may have to look for a POle)

...are you offering Szymanski ?

mattCSLnut · 13-04-2015, 10:50 PM

As Can mentioned get them split and use good quality metal polish if the outer rim is not lacquered. If it is, the cleaning process becomes more complicated.
I had good results with a set of BBS RX2 split rims on one of my previous V-dubs

Here are a few pix... before & after

J77 · 13-04-2015, 11:07 PM

Have you tried this stuff?

If the rims aren't lacquered, put in some time with a microfibre cloth and it should clear off the brake dust without too much effort.

mattCSLnut · 13-04-2015, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J77

Have you tried this stuff?

If the rims aren't lacquered, put in some time with a microfibre cloth and it should clear off the brake dust without too much effort.

... followed by a couple of layers of this

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alexk Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,786 Casino cash: $29971	No idea how to clean the wheels. So here is the problem. I don't know how to clean my BBS RS-GT wheels since I have them. The main hub is ok but the rims are this polished/brushed chrome thing and brake dust gets stuck there. I have tried many things, all of them failed. I ran out of ideas. Any ideas how to clean them (apart from spraying them with normal color) ? __________________ www.clubcsl.com - I am a BMW Motorsport fan ! My youtube channel is here

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Clubber S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: May 2010 Location: Istanbul Posts: 359 Casino cash: $6310	It looks like you have more than brake dust there. Slight corrosion and water marks. Easiest would be to try Meguiars rim paste&wax or if you can go the extra mile you can split them and have them repolished. __________________ Can, '04 M3 CSL ,'87 M3

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13-04-2015, 10:11 PM	#2
Yanto CSL Register Uber-poster! Moon Lander Champion! Ragdoll Master Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Docklands, London Posts: 5,931 Casino cash: $40036	Toothbrush ?

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J77 S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 39 Casino cash: $1241	Have you tried this stuff? If the rims aren't lacquered, put in some time with a microfibre cloth and it should clear off the brake dust without too much effort.