lexusk8

Can anyone offer tips and/or advice for cleaning brake dust from the front wheels? For the case of moi, I have 15" Coach-style silver stock rims on my '96 ES300, and I generally use Turtle Wax spray with lint-free cloth. Every part of each wheel shines except for the corners and the area underneath the air tube. I might consider using a toothbrush to get those corners and other hard-to-reach areas

meZoom!

i: clip my fingernails short. then poke around with a car wash towel/cloth thingie over my finger. it all seems like a waste after the effort these days since tires/wheels just get dirty again as soon as you drive it. i only clean them once in a while or if they are noticeably grimy. eagle 1 has this product out to supposedly clean your wheels. its this wand looking thing with sponge over the top part. if you are thinking of getting it, i will say that i have used it and it is pretty ineffective in cleaning the tiniest crevices.

blux

I have the same wheels, after you get rid of that baked on crap just clean them every day.... use meguiars "all" wheel cleaner =)

EGainer

mine used to do that. i just had some alloy wheel cleaner. now i have chrome, and the brake dust doesnt appear anymore. they just get not shiny...

Nabeel

Yeah, same things with my chrome wheels. I'm happy that the ES does not give off nearly as much brake dust as most European cars. Audi, BMW, and Porsche seem to be the worst offenders.