brake dust problem...

[redlineRACER]

i met up with a cobalt ss in my so cal area and he we talked about the problem with brake dust...he told me to put a coat of car wax on my rims...is this a good idea...he said it would make the brake dust wash off easier...i know evryone has this problem...is this a good idea id so what brand and what type?...are there any better ideas?...

[dipolley]

I've given up on keeping the dust from getting on the rims and focused on how to get it off. The only sure fire way to keep it off is the polished aluminum "disks" that mount to the inside of the wheel. They are the same diameter of your rims and go on the inside. They look cool too.

Getting it off is a concoction of orange clean, water, and windex to loosen it and never dull to really clean it deep down and get a brillient shine.

[Urbanman]

lets not forget using ceramic brake pads aswell.

[rlinbatonrouge]

You could just stop braking

[dipolley]

Originally Posted by rlinbatonrouge

You could just stop braking

Yeah because it is an option. Just like oil.

Another thought, just use the parking brake. No more dust on the front rims,

[Urbanman]

Originally Posted by rlinbatonrouge

You could just stop braking

Aw heck......just replace the rims with solid alloy disc type. It's those darn holes in the rims that are the culprit!

[rlinbatonrouge]

Originally Posted by dipolley

Yeah because it is an option. Just like oil.

Another thought, just use the parking brake. No more dust on the front rims,

That's true, I never thought of using the parking brake only.

I know of no way to stop/slow it. And from what I have heard, we use ceramic brake pads on the car already, but I am not 100% sure about that so please take a number when everyone jumps in to correct me on this.

[Urbanman]

Originally Posted by rlinbatonrouge

That's true, I never thought of using the parking brake only.

I know of no way to stop/slow it. And from what I have heard, we use ceramic brake pads on the car already, but I am not 100% sure about that so please take a number when everyone jumps in to correct me on this.

If we had ceramic pads, we wouldn't have this problem!

[redlineRACER]

so is car wax a good idea?...

[navymitch12]

Originally Posted by Urbanman

If we had ceramic pads, we wouldn't have this problem!

aaa but you see we do already have ceramic pads