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Originally Posted by Derek Lecours
How would you keep your freshly painted calipers clean without damaging the ever present lube which is right near and on the nice calipers? This car is a daily and winter driver!!
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Originally Posted by benz rider
if you have a good caliper paint on there(some use engine paint), then you can use a wire brush to scratch off the tuff stuff and maybe some white spirit to loosen it up. but it's always good to repaint them every year or so to keep them looking fresh.
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I must interject here.
Do not use a wire brush on painted surfaces, especially if you're worried about keeping them nice.
There is no reason to have to repaint your calipers every year, that's ludicrous. Save yourself the time, because if you follow that logic, you might as well disassemble the calipers and clean them as well as the backside of your wheels by hand. ZERO need to repaint.
Use of gentle wheel cleaners that do not contain acids are recommended regularly, followed by wheel a good wheel protectant. I use various wheel cleaners, but as stated before, use a cleaner that is "safe on all forged or coated wheels" something to that effect, it should say, regardless of the brand. As a protectant, I use Rejex on wheels - It will help keep anything from bonding with your wheels and calipers, keeping them clean - hence no need for scraping off the paint and repainting.
I've never even heard of this vandalism.