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Old 07-12-2010 | 06:38 AM
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Meguiar's "Hot Rims" Cleaner

Anybody ever use this product?

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/produc...p?T1=MEG+G9524

I actually used a whole bottle of this stuff over the past month an a half when cleaning my car (about 3 washes, bi-weekly). The stuff works great, but, I noticed that for the second time, it caused my brake pads to stick to the rotor (or so I assume).

After spraying it on, i give it a bit to do its magic, and then wash it off with a stream of water. It leaves some grime(?) behind on my rotor, but on their forums they indicated that this was normal, and it comes off after a first drive (pumping the brakes helps when going up a vacant road).

When i park my car in my garage, as always I will leave the e-brake up, which I think causes the pads to stick to the grime overnight. This morning I was ready to leave for work, turned the car on, dropped the ebrake, reverse gear, slow acceleration, then BANG!!!. Its a horrible sound, almost sounds like someone took a mallet to my rotor.

I am thinking that from now on, anytime i use this stuff and then park it in the garage, I will just leave the car in gear and not use the ebrake until I drive the car so the grime gets off the rotor.

Any one else run into this issue?
Old 07-12-2010 | 08:20 AM
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My 07 GT RX8 does that clunk when I back out. I think it's the ABS part of the system checking the brakes as you start moving.

I not thinking that any wheel cleaner would let anything down there "stick".
Old 07-12-2010 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by REDRX3RX8
My 07 GT RX8 does that clunk when I back out. I think it's the ABS part of the system checking the brakes as you start moving.

I not thinking that any wheel cleaner would let anything down there "stick".
Well as weird as it is, there was resistance when i tried to back out, after the big bang all was well.
Old 07-12-2010 | 08:42 AM
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it's not b/c of the wheel cleaner. it's the oxidation of the rotors after getting wet and sitting all night. mine does that too after i was my car. once you use your brakes and get it all off the rotors are clean.
Old 07-12-2010 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by CTrx8
it's not b/c of the wheel cleaner. it's the oxidation of the rotors after getting wet and sitting all night. mine does that too after i was my car. once you use your brakes and get it all off the rotors are clean.
Ah ok good deal, thanks guys, just making sure I wasn't going to damage something down there.
Old 07-12-2010 | 09:03 AM
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It's happened to me a few times as well.
Old 07-12-2010 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by CTrx8
it's not b/c of the wheel cleaner. it's the oxidation of the rotors after getting wet and sitting all night. mine does that too after i was my car. once you use your brakes and get it all off the rotors are clean.
not really
I have the wheel cleaner too. it rusts the rotors very quickly.

to OP, I just leave my car in gear if parked on a pretty flat place. if its on an incline, I use both.
you can drive the car around a bit before you put it in the garage too.
Old 07-12-2010 | 02:33 PM
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Just use it on the wheels not the rotor. Spray standing next to car looking forward, spray the rim.

Spray with hose standing parellel to wheel.

Very little will get on the rotor.
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