[cdowns]

as far as starting by cleaning the brake dust i gat a product from the autoparts store called "no more dust" wae wheel sprayon a lite touch with ultafine steelwool on the really tough stuff and rinse off and that solves the brake residue problem
i'll then start with a rough cleaning with brillo soap pads, them rubbing compound then a quality billet polish

it's lots o work the easymans wway is drop off at polishers and pickup a few days later