# Rust on wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [September 1, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476 "2005-09-01T17:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/1 "2005-09-01T17:30:00Z")
Hi guys my brakes pads faded and my brakes were metal-on-metal for a little while. As a result, there was a lot of rust that was grinded off my brakes and got onto my wheels. now it looks like the rust really messed up my wheels, it’s like caked on, like hardened on. what can i do to get this rust off without damaging my wheels? ---
**Author:** ![nelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nelly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nelly)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/2 "2005-09-01T17:31:31Z")
try acetone ar a really light sand paper like 240grit ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/3 "2005-09-01T17:33:48Z")
does that mean the rust is actually stuck onto my wheels? ---
**Author:** ![\_Adam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/a587f6/32.png) [@\_Adam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Adam)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/4 "2005-09-01T17:56:42Z")
I had the same problem last year, except for the whole running metal on metal :S…All i did was take the tires off and sand the shit out of them to get the rust off, eventually working my way up to wet sanding them, they came out wiht no scratches at all and looking crisp and clean! Timely process but well worth it…If you have a dremmel tool to get into the tight spots of the wheels it would shave off a lot of time, probably take you about 4-5 hours for all 4 wheels to be done…But like i said, WELL WORTH IT! ---
**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/5 "2005-09-01T18:00:39Z")
If you have some, might as well try killing it first with a ton of “spray on hose off” regular wheel cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/6 "2005-09-01T23:34:16Z")
talk to sasha, his volk’s got raped by rust. i think he fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/7 "2005-09-02T07:34:03Z")
what’s Sasha’s sn? ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/8 "2005-09-02T08:27:24Z")
> [@DarkForceJackal](#): > > If you have some, might as well try killing it first with a ton of “spray on hose off” regular wheel cleaner. Word, same thing happened to the maxima when we first baught it. I used about a half bottle of Meguiar’s Rim Cleaner, scrubbed a bit, and it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/9 "2005-09-02T12:41:13Z")
i used clr and a metal brush, a softer brush on the lip then a hell of a lot of metal polish ---
**Author:** ![\_M\_aurice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c5a1d2/32.png) [@\_M\_aurice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M_aurice)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/10 "2005-09-02T16:15:22Z")
Hydrochloric Acid is what I use at work to get caked on brake dust/rust off wheels. Spray it on with a windex type bottle, leave it for literally 10seconds and rinse it off. Then take a wash mit and some soapy water and scrub a dub-dub. Make sure to clean out the nozzle on the bottle after you are done, or it gets FUBAR’d. \*\*I usually do this only on OE wheels… Have on a couple aftermarket with no ill effects, but use to your own discretion. Wear a face mask (at least covering your mouth) and gloves if you like, but if you get it on you, just rinse it off as water neutralizes the acid. ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/11 "2005-09-02T17:19:53Z")
> [@\_/\_/\_/M aurice](#): > > water neutralizes the acid. Dilutes the acid, alkalines neutralize, not that I’m any chemist, its all semantics… ---
**Author:** ![\_M\_aurice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c5a1d2/32.png) [@\_M\_aurice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M_aurice)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/12 "2005-09-02T17:41:12Z")
:oops: Ah, good call… Sorry if it caused any grief to anyone :lol: ---
**Author:** ![GTS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@GTS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GTS)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rust-on-wheels/88476/13 "2005-09-03T15:40:51Z")
CLR and a toothbrush worked awesome.