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Old May 23, 2015 | 07:47 PM
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So I bought a 2kxj a couple days ago and the rims were pretty dirty. So I grabbed a wire brush and some simple green and went to town. Here's the results.



The nasty before





And the after! Not too shabby right? I think they cleaned up rather nicely.
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Old May 23, 2015 | 10:22 PM
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That is brake dust build up,Its from a few things like cheap brake pads and or the owner never washing the jeep.
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Old May 23, 2015 | 10:41 PM
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You may want to dump those cheap covered lug nuts before they strand you next the road somewhere with a wheel you can't change.
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I always use simple green to remove brake dust whenever I wash my Miata. Awesome stuff
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
You may want to dump those cheap covered lug nuts before they strand you next the road somewhere with a wheel you can't change.
Best upgrade ever aside from rear disc conversion. I lost all but 3 of the caps. Had to use several ratchets whenever i had to remove wheels


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I always use simple green to remove brake dust whenever I wash my Miata. Awesome stuff
Stuff is good. I've used it for alot in general
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