Break Dust Prevention? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

TechnoMaster4 · 05-26-2017, 11:58 AM

Just recently got some new brake pads. They are wonderful, however they release a wee bit more brake dust than the stock pads. Before it was weeks before I needed to give the wheels a good wash. Now it is enough to where my white wheels are a shade of black within 2 to 3 days of work commute alone.

Anyone have any recommendations on how to prevent the buildup? I don't know if there is a good spray, wax, etc. I don't mind cleaning my wheels; I do so regularly. But to keep its white shine I would have to wash them down after every work commute, which is a wee bit much.

FirstWinter · 05-26-2017, 02:14 PM

Part of the price of performance pads. You could wax/coat in OptiCoat or something else the wheels to make it easier to wash off. You'll still have to wash them of course but it'll be easier. If you have a pressure washer it's even easier.

JD001 · 05-26-2017, 02:31 PM

Don't brake... interesting to see the word "wee" used.. are you Scottish?

TommyW · 05-26-2017, 02:33 PM

White wheels? Good luck with that.....

dattran86 · 05-26-2017, 02:40 PM

Everything come with sacrifices.

my SBC RPF1s looks like gun metal 90% of the time being covered in brake dust.

rt · 05-27-2017, 10:07 PM

I had white wheels on my old car and Soft99 Dust Blocker was a lifesaver.

Tcoat · 05-28-2017, 12:29 AM

Mr.ac · 05-29-2017, 12:30 AM

Pretty much wax your wheels.
And you know....white wheels, white car, = dirt magnet.
Nature of the beast.

navanodd · 05-29-2017, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

White car, white wheels, never any brake dust. I KNEW there was a better way!

sirbobbinhood · 05-30-2017, 01:52 PM

Had a buddy tell me about an Armor All product for wheels. I have EBC yellows and they dust pretty bad. I tried a wheel wax before and it worked ok but the Armor All Wheel Protectant seems to work pretty good. You have to put it on after every wash but it's pretty cheap and effective for keeping dust off.

Clipdat · 05-30-2017, 01:59 PM

No calipers, no problems!

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

churchx · 05-30-2017, 02:25 PM

Heck. Really no calipers. Somehow missed that bit from pic

. Though then again .. why one needs disks there if front brakes are not functional w/o caliper (for lightening reasons? for lessening rotational weight?) ? :/

TylerLieberman · 05-30-2017, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by churchx

Heck. Really no calipers. Somehow missed that bit from pic

. Though then again .. why one needs disks there if front brakes are not functional w/o caliper (for lightening reasons? for lessening rotational weight?) ? :/

Lol it's because those rotors were dummies and actually covered the realy brake caliper/rotors. Stock brakes on an old Jetta with 19" wheels looked odd, so they wanted to fill up the space.

NLS8520 · 06-29-2017, 12:13 AM

Try a rim specific coating product like Gyeon Rim.

05-26-2017, 11:58 AM	#1
TechnoMaster4 Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Location: Georgia Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Break Dust Prevention? Just recently got some new brake pads. They are wonderful, however they release a wee bit more brake dust than the stock pads. Before it was weeks before I needed to give the wheels a good wash. Now it is enough to where my white wheels are a shade of black within 2 to 3 days of work commute alone. Anyone have any recommendations on how to prevent the buildup? I don't know if there is a good spray, wax, etc. I don't mind cleaning my wheels; I do so regularly. But to keep its white shine I would have to wash them down after every work commute, which is a wee bit much.

05-28-2017, 12:29 AM	#7
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Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,369 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,558 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Pretty much wax your wheels. And you know....white wheels, white car, = dirt magnet. Nature of the beast. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

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FirstWinter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: Car Location: Location Posts: 646 Thanks: 374 Thanked 422 Times in 254 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Part of the price of performance pads. You could wax/coat in OptiCoat or something else the wheels to make it easier to wash off. You'll still have to wash them of course but it'll be easier. If you have a pressure washer it's even easier.

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JD001 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: UK Posts: 6,030 Thanks: 7,654 Thanked 6,188 Times in 3,475 Posts Mentioned: 25 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Don't brake... interesting to see the word "wee" used.. are you Scottish?

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rt @rayhere Join Date: May 2017 Drives: BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 65 Thanks: 13 Thanked 89 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had white wheels on my old car and Soft99 Dust Blocker was a lifesaver.

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Heck. Really no calipers. Somehow missed that bit from pic . Though then again .. why one needs disks there if front brakes are not functional w/o caliper (for lightening reasons? for lessening rotational weight?) ? :/

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