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@hippy
I clean the braking surface now and then with the scourer stuff you use to clean dishes with.
You can also try different compound pads and make sure the surface of the pads are roughed up - I run them across a metal file a few times.
If they are super shiny rims I can't see any harm roughing them up a bit.