Brake Dust On Rims ****! Any Suggestions?

[HARDVIPER]

Brake Dust On Rims ****! Any Suggestions?
Every time I get back from a drive I have to wipe down my wheels, my wife hates to see my black rags in the laundry. and she is a big women! Any help to fix this problem without making the drums to hot with some kind of cover?
Thanks,JC

RED 2001 RT/10 BELAGER HEADERS, CORSA EXHAUST WITH HIGH FLOW CATS, AUTOFOAM REAR SPOILER, NEW SPRINGS LOWERED 1 INCH, 3.55 RING & PINION GEARS, K&N FILTERS.

 

[Dimitrios]

get a smaller woman??? really thought EBC green pads are the way to go.

 

[SylvanSRT]

put a good coat of wax on the wheels, it will make the dust come of much easier(apply when wheel is cool). EBC's are good but watch them under heavy usage the carbon pads wear exponentially not in the linear fashion organic/metallic pads will.

 

[HARDVIPER]

Wher do I get EBC green pads???????????
PS I like Big Women..........

 

[HARDVIPER]

I polished the wheels then sealed with Zoop Seal. It's easy to wipe off just Aggravating.....

 

[Hisserman]

Call Jon at Partsrack (see Marketplace) at the top of the web site -- he's the best to hook you up and he doesn't care what size your woman is.

 

[speedshftr]

i hate the dirty rags and the dirt hands that go with it.i just use the rag or towle up ,then chuck it.i heard wax was good but i didnt want wax on there if they get real hot sometime.i think just a warm soft cloth is best.clean wheels are a must.

 

[RedEnuf93]

I Zainoed my wheels and now I use only a superdirty California Duster to clean them. Havent washed them for about a year now. Still as shiny as day one.
I use the EBC greens, great for looks, not that good for stopping...

 

[ledfoot]

Viper=brakedust..........giant sponge,bucket of bubbles,three minutes,no dirty towels.......

 

[Rollin4]

Get EBC Greens from JonB @ Partsrack. They will eliminate your brake dust and squeeling, but as mentioned above not great for stopping as compared to stock pads.

 

[IEATVETS]

What they all said!! Stock pads are notorious for putting out a lot of brake dust.

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Paint your rims brake dust gray. You'll never notice anything after that.

 

[MoparMan]

Paint your rims brake dust gray. You'll never notice anything after that.

 

[Bob K]

What works really well for me is a fairly long bristled paint brush about 2 inches wide. I use it dry like a broom and brush away the dust after a drive. It works great and doesn't scratch the wheels. If you use a rag, especially a dry one, you will ruin the high gloss finish on your polished wheels.

Bob K

 

[V 10 MAFIA]

I have Hawk HPS Pads good stopping little brake dust. They do have a slight squeek once in a while until they are warmed up. My friends have the EBC green stuff and are very happy with them. Also you may want to use Mother's Clear Coat Wheel Polish, this works good on stock wheels and conditions the clear coat smooth to the touch. This allows dust to wipe off easier.

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

Clean em often so it doesn't build up

 

[YouWish]

I can't believe you guys haven't said yet to get cross-drilled/slotted rotors. Those rotors cut down brake dust big-time.

 

[Wild Bill]

Not using the brakes is a great way to cut down on the brake dust, kinda ******* the transmission though.

B

 

[Craig 201 MPH]

stop driving

 

[Lee00blacksilverGTS]

Same as Rollin, Zaino them good and then use small california duster, seems the dirtier it gets the better it works. Don't use it for anything else obvoiusly. The small duster fits perfectly in the Gen2 slots in the wheels to swish around. Takes 15 seconds per wheel. I've never had to do anything else. It helps that these wheels have all smooth surfaces. I shudder to think what the ACR wheels must be like to clean.

 

[AviP]

What works for me is not looking at the wheels? Drive it mon and stop looking at it ;-)

 

[Mr U-2]

I've got brakeman 3's...lot of dust. Try Eagle One Wheel & Tire cleaner...spray on...hose off...min wipe down, min dirty rags works great. Wax or Zanio as others have suggested...makes it easier.

 

[Phil Lee 94 red RT]

EBC green is great for steet. You can get them from greatbrakes.com

 

[GTSnake]

I use this stuff called repelX. It was reviewed in Car and Driver last year. It's basically a very durable wax and it is so slick I just hose off the dust. I also put it on the front clip and bugs just hose off as well.

 

[V 10 MAFIA]

OK this is what you do: Be sure to take out the reverse lockout and remove brake pedal (only adds weight and takes up room). Then when comming to a stop ease car into reverse at any speed while car is going in forward direction. Remember it is a lot less work to put down window to get rid of the smoke from the burning clutch then it is to get out of the car and wipe off unwanted brake dust. If you drive the car hard and really had to use a brake there is always the hand brake(you will then only get dust on the rear wheels)

99 R/T 10 (No Brake Pedal)
200 Inch Plasma TV
310 HP John Deere Riding Mower (Did Intake and Exhaust, No
Heavy Brake Pedal)
75,000 BTU Stainless Steel Outdoor Grill

 

[Motor City Mad Man]

I went to EBC greens and it solved most of the brake dust problem, but that was not good enough for me. So I went one step further and removed all 4 brake pads and replaced them with wads of Bounty paper towels (the quicker picker upper). It takes a little longer to stop, but me rims sure stay clean now. The ladies seem to like the clean rims too.

 

[SNKEBIT]

try not to look at the wheels.....


supposed to be lookin' out the windshield.

 

[JWVIPER]

OK this is what you do: Be sure to take out the reverse lockout and remove brake pedal (only adds weight and takes up room). Then when comming to a stop ease car into reverse at any speed while car is going in forward direction. Remember it is a lot less work to put down window to get rid of the smoke from the burning clutch then it is to get out of the car and wipe off unwanted brake dust. If you drive the car hard and really had to use a brake there is always the hand brake(you will then only get dust on the rear wheels)

99 R/T 10 (No Brake Pedal)
200 Inch Plasma TV
310 HP John Deere Riding Mower (Did Intake and Exhaust, No
Heavy Brake Pedal)
75,000 BTU Stainless Steel Outdoor Grill

stop drinking and driving

 

[LIVIPER]

I know that they are not as good as the dusty stock pads, but how would you rate the stopping power of the EBC greens for spirited street only?

 

[Andrew2KRT10]

YouWish...yeah, but those holes are the weak points and more prone to cracks.

AC