Cleaning the calipers
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Cleaning the calipers
Today I washed my wheels and cleaned the calipers as best I could, but I simply can’t reach in there well enough (I have the titanium wheels) to really get the calipers clean. How is everyone else cleaning them? I don’t want to use chemicals since I got my wheels and calipers ceramic coated.
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Today I washed my wheels and cleaned the calipers as best I could, but I simply can’t reach in there well enough (I have the titanium wheels) to really get the calipers clean. How is everyone else cleaning them? I don’t want to use chemicals since I got my wheels and calipers ceramic coated.
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I just stuff a soaking wet sponge in there between the wheel and caliper and slowly move it down with my fingers until I can pull it through
that usually is all I need to clean them
i have same oem rims
that usually is all I need to clean them
i have same oem rims
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A lot of people swear by the Viking Brush but I really like this one:
buy several, they last about 5-7 washes.
buy several, they last about 5-7 washes.
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That's the best way, but it'll get dirty just as fast if you didn't take the wheels off. Use a thinner sponge and the car wash of your choice and work your fingers through between the spokes and calibers unless you want to move the car ever so slightly so the spoke can move over a little so you can get a better reach.
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That's the best way, but it'll get dirty just as fast if you didn't take the wheels off. Use a thinner sponge and the car wash of your choice and work your fingers through between the spokes and calibers unless you want to move the car ever so slightly so the spoke can move over a little so you can get a better reach.
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A lot of people swear by the Viking Brush but I really like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Black-Premium-Metal-Free-Wheel/dp/B0051MYLS4/
buy several, they last about 5-7 washes.
https://www.amazon.com/Viking-Black-Premium-Metal-Free-Wheel/dp/B0051MYLS4/
buy several, they last about 5-7 washes.
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I use a microfiber towel on the wheels and calipers. When I swap wheels for summer winter I clean the calipers as well as when I have the wheels off for other jobs like brakes.
