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Removing brake dust from paintwork

  • 12-03-2021 1:02pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,599 ✭✭✭


    I had a rear brake issue over the Christmas period which resulted in nearly all the passenger side of the car getting covered in brake dust/grit. What's the best solution for getting this removed from the paintwork and can anyone recommend anyone around Tallaght or South Dublin?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Fidoodles




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭CtrlAltDelete


    Korrosol might be better for what your require.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,599 ✭✭✭newmember2


    Fidoodles wrote: »
    Korrosol might be better for what your require.

    They look to be similar products. Is application just spray on and rinse, or a bit of agitation before rinse, or do I use a clay bar?


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    Would iron Out or Iron X or any of the de-iron products work? I use them to great results with the same problem, albeit on wheels, but if its really fouled then a slight agitation and second application should work.
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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 72 ✭✭Fidoodles


    newmember? wrote: »
    They look to be similar products. Is application just spray on and rinse, or a bit of agitation before rinse, or do I use a clay bar?

    I think you would be fine with spray on, leave until it turns purple, and rinse. You may need to repeat, but I wouldnt scrub it, risk of scratching the paint.

    I think the Iron Out / Iron X or similar will also do the trick.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,599 ✭✭✭newmember2


    Fidoodles wrote: »
    I think you would be fine with spray on, leave until it turns purple, and rinse. You may need to repeat, but I wouldnt scrub it, risk of scratching the paint.

    I think the Iron Out / Iron X or similar will also do the trick.

    Yes I did it three times - sprayed on, left 5 minutes, rinsed off.
    There is still a feeling of a little bit of grit here and there when running my finger over the panels, but it's nothing like it was. Car looks normal again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    If you can still feel grit then it's time to clay.

    Korrosol is a great product but in my opinion it's best used in between claying. You need contact contaminant removal as your main step at least twice a year and chemical removal in between.


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