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Apr 6, 2012 | 02:20 PM

zeeck2

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severe break dust

My Chrome wheels on my 1990 f150 are severely black from break dust, what house hold remedy can I use to clean them or is it too late??

Apr 6, 2012 | 04:54 PM

882tank

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Soap, water, and polish!

Apr 6, 2012 | 08:10 PM

IDIDieselJohn

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Water and scrub it. It's very easy to remove brake dust.

When my white walls get to dark, all I use is a brush, water with car wash soap.

Apr 6, 2012 | 09:35 PM

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Simple green works wonders.

Apr 6, 2012 | 10:24 PM

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Mother's makes a AWESOME product!

Apr 8, 2012 | 02:52 AM

TexasGuy001

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Don't use the funky wheel cleaners though. Sometimes they will actually mess up your wheels. Use good car wash soap or try dish soap and scrub them. It may take a little elbow grease. See how they look. If desired use chrome polish if they are actually chrome. If they are actually aluminum wheels, they are probably clearcoated from the factory. I wouldn't use chrome polish on them if thats the case.