My brake dust on my front wheel it's a disaster. It's so bad it kinda looks like it's been powdercoated in black with gold shimmering. For awhile it's been a pain in the ARSCH....once i clean my wheels by wiping off with a cloth...couple miles drive...freaking went back to black again....NOW I'm gettin so frustrated because the brake dust became temporary stain on my wheels. I try simple green, catrol decreaser brushing over toothbrush....etc...etc.!!!Is there any solution to get them off completly? BTW i'm running Hawk ceremic race pads... thanks
The solution is to not run race pads on a street car. They're only really effective once they get up to temp, which isn't ever going to happen on the street, and meanwhile, because they're running cold, they wear out very fast, eat your rotors quick, and oh yeah, dust the hell out of everything. The dust etches the paint/coating of your wheels too, so you might have to resort to a fairly harsh wheel cleaner to get the dust off, and the surface of the wheels may not be as nice afterwards.
I have endless and they're great. No brake dust that i notice. About getting the stain out.... time for new wheels
http://www.wheelwax.com/ claybar them first and then use the wheel wax. Don't use any type of "wheel cleaner" because they contain acids that pit the aluminum wheel and destroy the finish and it becomes impossible to clean them.
NOTE: I just found out that my pads aren't ceremic....sorry for the false statement guys, i should a look before i starting posting.....but the main statement is about the brake dust stain.My current set up are still hawk but HP plus http://www.hawkperformance.com/performance/hpplus.php. Those pads making mad brake dust. As far everyone tell me that ceremic are accessive low brake dust, i guess i have to get a set sometimes. Thanks for the info and input. __________________
I know that one of my buddies that details cars used some sort of acid on my stock BBS wheels and they looked like new when he was done.
my rotors and my brake pads (especially that pads) was causing it. It developing a hard compound that permanent bake it to the wheels. I was trying to clean it for a year when i came out very black. But now I found out the solution to removing it. From ugly to beauty.
To prevent this in the future you can use the wheel wax mentioned. Or you can clean and clay the wheels and then put on some paint sealant. I run Hawk HP+ on my car and with a coat of sealant on the wheels the dust wipes/sprays right off. In the spring before I put the wheels on I cleaned them very well and then clayed them. After that I put a coat of Klasse All In One on them (helps get even more of the crap off and gets rid of minor oxidation caused by the dust sitting on the paint. Then I put a coat of Klasse Super Sealant Glaze. 2 hours of work in the spring means that I can clean my wheels VERY quickly all summer long. This is especially nice on the double ten-spoke rims on the silver car.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They dust worse than stock. I am currently running Carbotech Bobcats, mucho better.
Another vote for the Bobcats. Actually I think the guy who did the development of most/all of the Carbotech pads is working somewhere else now, but I could be wrong on that. The Bobcats are fantastic pads regardless. Great bite even cold, don't chew up the rotors at low temps like a race pad, and take a lot of heat before they start to have problems. Perfect pad for a street car.
I have the HPS pads on my forester, they definitely dust more than stock pads, albeit not horrible. -Steve
Here is a suggestion a friend had offered me. Go buy some Silicon spray at any auto parts store and spray your wheels with it before driving it or tracking it. For cleaning all you have to do is whip it down and all the dust comes right off. Looks new as when you first bought it. Enjoy!
