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Brake dust

I use Blackfire and it practically washes off with hardly any effort. Can't stop the breakdust, I hate the way it makes my wheels look so I'm very particular about keeping them clean.
Flycaster: Are y'alls car washes restricted as well?
 
fire-n-ice said:
I use Blackfire and it practically washes off with hardly any effort. Can't stop the breakdust, I hate the way it makes my wheels look so I'm very particular about keeping them clean.
Flycaster: Are y'alls car washes restricted as well?
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F-n-I If y'all are under water restiction for car wash;
I'd highly recommend ONR (rinsless wash product)

No hose required

It works great.... check out this how too on Autopia down about post 6.
& this is the product... Optimum No Rinse
 
fire-n-ice said:
Flycaster: Are y'alls car washes restricted as well?
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Yup...@%$**&#. Can only wash 4-8am or 5-7pm on Sundays, and that's it. Our lakes around here are looking good, but the big O is still down quite a bit. But, there is talk that the restrictions may be lifted from one day to two days...
 
As you may have read in another thread I have just purchased a jack and torque wrench (came with a Creeper and two jack stands too as a set from Sears for $100). So I can just take the wheels off for easy cleaning with a sponge and soapy water.
 
pvr said:
you forgot the plasters which you need when you cut yourself at the dust guards ... 😉
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Oh man, you too? I have the M wheels and I started using a wheel cleaning thingy I bought from a mail order catalog, can't remember where, but I can now reach in there and clear the inner wheel and not cut myself! What a great improvement.
 
the brake dust bugs me as well. this week since i got my car detailed last week, i spray the detailing spray on them and wipe away when i get home.....then i go wash my hands. gotta learn to get get along with the brake dust better. we'll see if this behavior continues.
 
I personally have always used Hawk ceramic pads on all my cars. That combined with Wheelwax, I actually have more dust on my rear wheels accumulate (which of course is almost nothing!) than on the fronts. Great pads, better bite than stock by far, and no dust:)
 
The brake dust makes me nuts. I could wash my wheels everyday and they still wouldn't stay clean. All nice and shiny, drive down the hill, dusty by the time I get to the bottom :cry: If it wasn't for the warranty, I'd switch over to the Axxis pads today. Instead, I find new cuts on my little hands every week from constantly cleaning my wheels :(
 
I put a nice little cut in my knuckle yesterday from the brakes....meh a little blood donation never hurt anyone and it improves the car's attitude knowing I bled for it.


On a side note, due to the sun/heat and me not paying attention during the drying process I noticed one side of the car only said 3.0 instead of 3.0i.....so yeah now both sides say 3.0 and I'm |_| close to just debadging it.
 
20ducks said:
SoCalSizzle, did someone tell you that by changing over to Axxis brake pads it would void your warranty?
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No. Will it void my warranty?? If that's the case, I think a good reason to continue to "deal" with the brake dust.... :o
 
pvr said:
What is difficult about the 107s? You can get your hands everwhere. On my previous 103s - I could not get anywhere near the back
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+1. I find the style 107's very easy to wash. If one thinks they're difficult and take too much time to wash, try washing my BBS RGR's, or the CSL's/ZCP's. :D The thing about the 107's that I found is if you need the wheels to "appear" clean, you really could cheat and quickly wash the very outer surfaces of the rims and all 4 wheels combined would take about 5 minutes.
 
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