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Offline Gti man

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Cleaning brake calipers
« on: July 27, 2014, 05:57:30 pm »
Hi

Does anyone recommend or know how to clean the brake calipers on a mk5 golf gti.

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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2014, 06:09:37 pm »
when i clean my wheels i spray some ironx on them and they come up ready well
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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 11:49:32 am »
cleaned very well with meguiars degreaser and a good rinse
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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2014, 01:35:21 pm »
If your calipers are painted then iron x can dull the finish, depending on what they are painted with. A rubber friendly degreaser is best or a mild / diluted wheel cleaner.
You can use small wheel dolly brush to save removing the wheels.

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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2014, 07:02:21 pm »
when i clean my wheels i spray some ironx on them and they come up ready well

X2 and it works well.

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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2014, 09:44:15 am »
I was giving mine a full respray which ain't all that difficult and my first step was to remove stubborn dirt with a Brillo pad.

To my suprise this didn't remove paint or dull the colour, it actually cleaned them up fantastically.

The only thing is I could have just been lucky and rubbed with the right pressure and amount of water.

I don't advise doing this unless you're willing to paint them afterwards should it not work out!

But if you were the Brillo pad definitely worked for me and had I not already got the gear for painting I would have left them with just a clean

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Re: Cleaning brake calipers
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2014, 10:02:10 am »
Brake cleaner... And a soft brush or cloth