Black specks on wheels

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  1. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    I washed my car a couple of days ago and there are small specks of brake dust on my wheels, I have R32 Omantys.
    The brake dust came out with car wash but the specks are on so tight that they wont come off with any of the stuff I tried(clay bar kit, black magic wheel cleaner, dish soap?
    Has anybody else had this problem? If so, How did you fix it?

    Thanks
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  2. kyoshiro

    kyoshiro DB Forum Supporter

    try some acidic cleaner or decon or ironx or sonax full effect
     
  3. M3ride.

    M3ride. Wax on..Wax off

    Agree you probley need to try something stronger to attack those black specs. Sonax works well, might need to agitate a bit though.
     
  4. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    Excuse my ignorance but where can I get sonax?
     
  5. M3ride.

    M3ride. Wax on..Wax off

    Many places, detailers domain - usa / auto obsessed - canada
     
  6. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    I'll look into that
    Thanks
     
  7. M3ride.

    M3ride. Wax on..Wax off

    No prob.
     
  8. Misha

    Misha Nuba Guru

    get IronX. most likely its brake dust. pretty common problem with german cars and cars with BBK
    Detailersdomain has IronX
     
  9. M3ride.

    M3ride. Wax on..Wax off

    Just make sure you seal the wheels after you get them clean. This way you are more unlikely to run into that spotting again. You can use various products for that such as SV Autobahn, Poorboy's Wheel Sealant etc. couple coats and you should be fine for a few weeks.
     
  10. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    Thanks for all the replies guys, it seems like I'm going yo end up getting a bunch of stuff from there
     
  11. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    Got my sonax today, I'm going to clean the wheels tomorrow.
     
  12. kyoshiro

    kyoshiro DB Forum Supporter

    welcome to the world of internet shopping and credit cards which will get perm. stored on detailing sites and check out goes so easyyyyy and you'll love Sonax, just make sure u dont inhale it lol
     
  13. bjungx007

    bjungx007 Birth of a Detailer

    would anyone know if a steamer can get rid of these?
     
  14. Misha

    Misha Nuba Guru

    ^^if its metal deposits probablt not, if its tar then it should
     
  15. JoeyZ

    JoeyZ Obsessive Detailer

    Make sure that once you remove all of the contamination you protect and seal the rims. Could solve the problem going forward.
     
  16. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    Applied sonax yesterday and I still have some specks :(
     
  17. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    It smells good :p
     
  18. M3ride.

    M3ride. Wax on..Wax off

    Did it help remove any at all?
     
  19. kyoshiro

    kyoshiro DB Forum Supporter

    Tarminator + clay bar it maybe..
     
  20. arman14

    arman14 Virgin Detailer

    Yes, this is how they look now.
    One wheel has plenty more specks that those shown in the pic

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