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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:44 AM
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The Best way to Clean your Breaks............

The Best way to Clean your Breaks

I am trying to find the best way to keep my Breaks very red and shiny but without melting the paint off the breaks like I did on my 2003 or without having to remove the wheel and scrub the sucker.


What is the best way without causing ANY damage or excessive hardship of jacking each corner and so on?
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:45 AM
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Pressure washer.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:55 AM
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The only problem with a pressure washer is I'm afraid it might chip the paint. A hose and a rag works fine. Also its "Brakes" not "Breaks".
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rcheung
The only problem with a pressure washer is I'm afraid it might chip the paint. A hose and a rag works fine. Also its "Brakes" not "Breaks".
lmao illiterite
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by rcheung
The only problem with a pressure washer is I'm afraid it might chip the paint. A hose and a rag works fine. Also its "Brakes" not "Breaks".
You could just turn down the psi on the pressure washer.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:31 AM
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lmao illiterite
let me guess, you’re going to say you meant to miss-spell “illiterate.” and you really found him miss-spelling it that funny?

As for cleaning my brakes, I use a cleaning mitt/glove, soap, water, and a tooth brush. Then I finish them off with some wax.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Carloverx
let me guess, you’re going to say you meant to miss-spell “illiterate.” and you really found him miss-spelling it that funny?

As for cleaning my brakes, I use a cleaning mitt/glove, soap, water, and a tooth brush. Then I finish them off with some wax.
Yup!! soap and lots of water. The only thing I would add is to clean them offten!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:40 AM
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I use a pressure washer, brush and, P21S. It works great and hasn't burned my calipers after 3+ years.

You definitely want to wait until the everything is cool to the touch to clean though.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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If you use a pressure washer on a Brake caliper when the clear coat begins to peel, it will make it alot worst. Then again at that point what does it matter...
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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i use wheel cleaner spray and presure wash. the calipers are powder coated just like your wheels. the paint is not going to trip off from presure washing.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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I use the eagle one wheel cleaner, a few different detail brushes and it's done.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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Some of us got the defective clear coat edition evos.
I would use the pressure washer at the carwash worked fine. Ofcourse this is after the dealership replaced all four calipers.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by hotrod2448
I use a pressure washer, brush and, P21S. It works great and hasn't burned my calipers after 3+ years.

You definitely want to wait until the everything is cool to the touch to clean though.
I agree. I see alot of of heavy breaking in traffic, then right throught the puddle they go....and the wonder why the rotors are warped.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Pure Playaer
lmao illiterite
Can I laugh, too? This is how "illiterite" (sic) is spelled ---------> illiterate.

As far as OTC products go, the Duragloss AWC is very good, as is the Meguiar's Wheel Spoke Brush.

As for keeping the calipers red, I apply several coats of Collinite 476-S to the calipers giving each coat a week to cure.

Last edited by FJF; Nov 28, 2006 at 08:00 AM.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by honda-guy
the calipers are powder coated just like your wheels.
The calipers are painted.
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