11/1/2022 0 Comments Rejex wheel sealantThanks to everyone for your ideas on this subject. Since the wheels are clear coated on the outside, it would make sense to treat them as any other painted surface, and in this case use a more agressive compound, etc., and see if it comes off.Ĭan you post a picture of it ? Good luck. I have never heard of brake dust on so hard that it cant be taken off. Previously, I used their Z-5 product and had similar results.Īs long as the factory puts those soft pads on there, we will ever have brake dust challenges, but the trade off is that they stop great, cold or hot -(within reason). They now make an All-In-One product that has a mild cleaner and the acrylic polymer in one step that on a clean wheel, really helps keep the brake dust from sticking, in my experience on our vehicles. I found a pretty good acrylic polymer that doesnt appear to melt in heat like waxes, etc., its called Zaino. I dont know what Rejex is, but will try to find out. My experience with Bimmer wheels since '01 hasīeen to clean them weekly if you drive it weekly, and keep something on them that wont melt because of heat. I think the Klasse treatment will make the next cleaning go a lot quicker. This should protect them pretty well till the RejeX arrives. After buffing them down smooth as glass, I applied Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze, let them dry for half an hour, then buffed them out. I spent a few hours today, first using a wheel cleaner solution (safe for all wheels) to get most of the "stuck" dust, then using Klasse All-in-One - which did a very good job of removing all residual stubborn brake dust. I did that on my Volvo and it solved the dust problem. I may have to switch to some ceramic pads if I can find any that fit this model. These BMW brakes really make a mess fast. Just ordered some RejeX and will definitely treat them a couple of times. Tomorrow I will hit them with some Klasse All-in-One, and if necessary a steam cleaner. Most dust came off, but there are still raised "specks" of black (you can feel it with your finger) stuck to the inner flat rim surfaces. How wrong I was - at least on the fronts. So I figured the wheels wouldn't be too difficult to clean. My 535i just turned 1 month old and 1K miles. JGĭue to rather cold weather, I have been remiss in cleaning my wheels until today. I'll see if I can find the 3M stuff around Boston, and give that a try. As noted, the rear wheels show none of this malady. ExGMan has driven the car since new (now 23,000 miles on the ODO), and has what I would describe as an "accelerate up to the stoplight, then brake" style of drivng. I'm wondering if there's something going on with heat on the wheel. Somehow, there is something which is turning the dust into what I'd describe as almost a glaze. The P21s was very effective at removing the normal BMW brake dust. Use a soft 100% cotton towel or microfiber cloth to avoid damaging the paint. Maybe trying some of that would give a positive result(?). I use 3M general purpose adhesive cleaner for removing tar and gunk from my vehicles paint/wheels. ↑ I am surprised that the brake dust is so difficult to remove given your previous exceptional maintenance and only two weeks time from the last cleaning. I imagine that the front wheels get warmer in their daily drives, so that perhaps that has something to do with the difficulty. Your suggestions and solutions are gratefully accepted. I am hoping that some reader has seen this same condition before, and has found a solution which won't destroy the finish of the wheels. Some have suggested that I use "Goof-Off" on these wheels, but that seems pretty Draconian, so I'm holding off. That made the clay pretty dirty, but the wheels were still cruddy.Ģ) in a little corner of one wheel I tried WD-40. Solutions attempted: 1) first I tried Griot's Garage clay (with lots of lubricant). All was fine until I missed the weekly wheel-cleaning, and now those fronts (rears are just fine), have what I'd call the black/brown glaze. Candidly, non-BMW people would consider these wheels clean.īefore the winter, I cleaned the wheels with P21s (Gel) every week, then put ReJex! on each wheel just before the winter began. That said, I now have two wheels (fronts) which are not responding to dust/crud-removal treatment, in that they've got almost a black/brown glaze in the flat surfaces of the wheels, but mostly between the five spokes. ExGMan's bimmer, primarily due to travel. I made the mistake of going two weeks between major cleaning/washing/detailing of the wheels on Mrs.
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