Okay I've researched this topic for awhile now and havent had any luck with this issue yet. Here in Oklahoma we have red clay, the problem being it has stained by back to wheels a slightly red color. The front two when cleaned up are still the bright aluminum color they were new (they're about 6 months old), but they back ones, even when thoroughly washed, have a red tinge.

It seems most people's solutions are Eagle 1 Wheel Cleaner w/Etching, but the problem is you can't use it on polished aluminum wheels, it will ruin the finish. Next option I'm toying with is Mother's aluminum wheel polish and a buff ball on the end of a drill.

Thoughts? Here are the wheels.

 

My diamond plate tool boxes stain like a sumbitch. Mothers a power ball on a drill,and a ton of ELBOW grease is the only way I've found to get it out.

 

Like Farmer said I think mother's and some serious polishing will work.

 

I found spray on carpet cleaner works real well I used it to get brake dust off my aluminum rims just spray on let sit for a few and comes off with little elbow grease

 

K&N air filter cleaner may work. it took brake dust that was just cook on, off with ease.

 

Guy's I don't know if ya'll have been around this red dirt that we have,but I have tried a lot of cleaners. Brake cleaner won't even take this crap off. It actually stains the aluminium.

 

I dont know what's it like we have some here in florida and I had brake dust caked on that the carpet cleaner took off when the brake cleaner couldn't

 

Ditto on the staining, its not just caked on.

farmerdude, it looks like with a little work Mothers cleaned yours up nicely, Ill have to try it out

 

I had a buffer also,and it still took 4 hrs. But wheels are not near as bad as diamond tread.