i have the 12 spoke SE rims and i have the same rust problem around the circumference of the rims. ive used a lil CLR and it worked a lil but i think that might be waaay too corrosive to the clearcoat so i havent used it again. Westley's worked really good on takin off the dust but sucked with the rust film. i have a bottle of simple green sittin under my kitchen sink so ill try that. thanks for postin this topic.