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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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Grease on my rims

Anybody has that nasty black grease on their rims?...U could wipe it off but It gets dirty again within a few days. How can I take care of that?...Any products I could use?...and where does that grease come from?
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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No idea, but that does not sound good if it keeps coming back.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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grease or wet brake dust? if it's brake dust, just don't use your brakes.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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I think he's talking about brake dust. Just have to get used to it. I wipe it off every 2nd or 3rd day. And it's not just on the rims- it's on the whole car, mostly the rear end.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by OL!z RX8
Anybody has that nasty black grease on their rims?...U could wipe it off but It gets dirty again within a few days. How can I take care of that?...Any products I could use?...and where does that grease come from?
Mr Clean's Magic Eraser and water.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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If the Grease is only on a FRONT rim it could be a leak from the oil cooler lines.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/leak-oil-cooler-line-58015/
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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If it's break dust you can swap your break pads to ceramic pads. It should get rid of most of the dust.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Simple Green to cut through and clean off break dust.
Then polish the rims with Turtle Wax Ice to prevent the dust from sticking again right away.
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