shout stain remover spray... shoot it on... let it sit for a bit... then go over it with a small scrub brush... clean as ever! do not know why it works but it works great! i have used it on my bike for 2 years an no problems!

 

Lyndalls....... no more brake dust.

mud

 

Care to elaborate mud? What is it and where do you get it?

 

lyndall brake pads.

 

hmmm will this take out engine stain too. Gotta get some if so.

 

Greg, the Lyndalls stop much better and no dust.

I got my pads from Howard - here:

 

i went with the Lyndall pads this time around from http://www.phatperformanceparts1.com
it was like 35 bucks a pair... i have my rims being done right now and went with twisted spokes... do not want to have to clean them all the time!
as far as shout on the motor i have never tired... not sure what is in it that removes brake dust... so i have not sprayed it on anything but the wheels... but it does not harm the polished alum or the chrome so i do not see why not... i use s1000 or whatever it is for engine cleaner...works awesome!!!

 

Spokes are one thing, the stock wheels with the texture to them is another. I have a stockpile of non-chlorinated brake cleaner (father-in-law was a dealer tech for 20+ years cars not bikes) God rest his soul. I have a couple cases of that ncbc and it takes part of it off and leaves no film or greasy. I think personally I will take Mud's suggestion and try the other pads next time around. Because the back tire is a real bitch to clean, I WILL NOT remove it to clean it, and doing it 6-8 inches at a time is for someone who likes cleaning more than riding, that ain't me. Gonna look at painting/coating them black. Anybody got any leads on doing that to those type of wheels???Hmm maybe a new post...

 

Thanks for the replies. I have the style wheels in the attached pic. The smooth part cleans up pretty well with mothers but what about the rough area? That's the hard part to clean. The wheel in the pic is not bad but the rear wheel is nasty. Will the brake cleaner or other methods work on the rough part in anyone's experience?

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I'll probably look for those pads as well when I need them.

Doesn't matter what type of surface your wheels have, if the sprays with the foaming action do what they are supposed to do, it should spray on, go down in the crevaces and "foam out" any particles in there. If the wheels are really dirty, it may need to soak a while or be reapplied a time or two but it should work if it does anything at all with brake dust.

I took my truck to a drive through, touchless car wash the other day. My aluminum rims were coated with brake dust because I don't remember the last time I washed my truck. The fronts looked almost black. I've been through drive through washes before and they hardly helped on the wheels at all by themselves. However, there was an attendant working that day and he asked if I wanted my rims sprayed before going into the wash. He sprayed something on them and I happened to look down and saw a big jug of something called "purple power". It couldn't have stayed on my rims more than 30 seconds before I entered the wash. They didn't come out perfect but, except for a few nooks that the spray may have not made it into, that stuff did a pretty damn good job of getting the brake dust off of my truck's rims. The owner of the car wash is a pretty good friend of mine. I may see if he can hook me up with some of that stuff to try on my bike.