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2008 BMW M3, 2017 C63s Coupe, 2015 S550, 2018 E63s
Best Way To Wash Brake Calipers?
I was wondering how you all wash your brake calipers? I have the cross forged rims, so it's really hard to clean them with a brush. Is there s specific touch less spray you use? I've tried the Sonax wheel cleaner without much luck.
Appreciate all the feedback
Last edited by WhiteKnight16; Mar 23, 2017 at 04:37 PM.
I was wondering how you all wash your brake calipers? I have the cross forged rims, so it's really hard to clean them with a brush. Is there s specific touch less spray you use? I've tried the Sonax wheel cleaner without much luck.
Appreciate all the feedback
Get them prepped and ceramic coated then get an angled wheel woolie or a large ez brush as well to get between calipers and wheel rim
I have three seperate wash mitts for different parts of the car. I have one for the main body, one for body/painted parts that have significant grime/bugs (nose, around and behind wheels wells, etc.), and one for the wheels and brakes. I'll use fresh soap and water when I switch mitts.
The one I use for wheels and brakes is significantly smaller than the others. First I'll wash the wheels, hose them off, and then go back and do the calipers separately. I'd say half the time I can't reach all the caliper though because the wheel spokes get in the way.
The trick though is that even if you can't reach the entire caliper, the adjacent washing and hose spray takes off a significant amount of brake dust from those unreachable spots. Yeah, it's not clean looking, but most of it will have already washed off.
When I apply tire dressing after the wash is done, it's next to impossible to apply it on the tire shoulder on the bottom near the ground. What I'll do it move the car forward/back enough for half a wheel revolution so that part of the tire is now facing up. The vast majority of the time when you do this, the areas of the caliper you couldn't get to are now unobstructed. I have a grungy trying towel I'll use for door jams and under the hood, and I just use that to wipe away any remaining grime on the caliper.
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