Chris;
I have pondered your dilemma since you posted it . My truck had about
four years or brake dust accumulated on the (steel) wheels. I went
through a box of Brillo pads and A LOT of elbow grease to get them
clean. I have always cleaned them like this until I replaced the pads.
The new ones evidently are made different. Unfortunately ,five years
later,  rust is starting to peak out where I wore the paint thin. I do
not know how your clear coat would hold up either. If you find a GOOD
solution let me know.
Ken Lewis
kdlewis@juno.com
On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 00:51:02 -0500 "Turner,Ronald L."
<102660.66@CompuServe.COM> writes:
>Hey all,  Need some advice on removing STUBBORN brake dust from alloy 
>wheels.
>Don't even bother suggesting stuff like "Armor All wheel cleaner" and 
>the like.
>Lemme just say I have even tried mineral spirits and a stiff bristle 
>brush to no
>avail. The damn stuff is on there like paint! 
>
>Anybody got any solutions of a solution that'll take this crap off 
>without
>eating up the clearcoat?
>
>chris
>
>