Caliper Seizure

SON240sx Automotive
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Hey guys,

Recently my rear caliper seized up on my way back from Ottawa. I noticed when I got home, that my wheel/rim became black and full of this coppery dust almost looked like rust. I tried to remove it and it simply will not come off.

I have tried the following chemicals:

SOS Pads
Gasoline
Goo Gone
Eagle One All Wheel Cleaner
Maguire Wheel Cleaner

None of these chemicals seem to remove these little copper/black spots. What is causing these sports to form??

Has anyone ever had this problem??? Can anyone recommend a fantastic product that would clean this mess up??

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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I had that problem not to long ago. Had to replace the caliper, it was casuing massive heat build up. But i caught it before the rotor had the symptoms your describing now. From the sounds of it, your rotor overheated due to the seized caliper.

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I changed my calipers. But it had left spots on my rims. Which I cannot seem to remove. These pictures should help clarify everything.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/rb26dett13/wheels004.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/rb26dett13/wheels003.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/rb26dett13/wheels002.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/rb26dett13/wheels001.jpg

Above I listed the chemicals I used the try and remove them, but they still won’t come off.

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are those marks 3 demensional?

they are likely pieces of the brake pad that were so hot they melted into the clearcoat/rim

5

Detailing clay bar might work.

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That’s what I was thinking. It’s probably not so much brake dust but clearcoat damage. ie. you wont be able to “clean” it off.

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yea, looks like brake dust that was so hot it etched the metal. Get some 1000 grit sand paper and give the lip a wetsand, You’ll have to polish them up after though.

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Does anyone know of anyone that could do this repair for me??? Preferably in the Halton region???

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The problem is the crap hitting your rim was super hot. You more then likely have a clear coat on those rims.
If thats true then it has burnt into the clear.
What kind of rims are you running?

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echo echo echo…

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Okay I understand the problem… Where do I go to get this issue resolved??? Do I need to go to a body shop? A rim repair shop?? Where?

The problem has been diagnosed I need a solution now.

Thanks.

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Can anyone recommend a place to fix this problem??? Or can anyone on this forum help me fix this???

Thanks.