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Brake Dust - 5/3/2008 2:53:20 PM
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brody04
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I'm looking for suggestions to prevent the quick build-up of brake dust on my 2006 A6 wheels. Any suggestions? Has anyone tried the aftermarket shields? Thanks,
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RE: Brake Dust - 5/4/2008 2:24:20 PM
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CaptTrev
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there are some guys on her that have talked about cleaning them really well and then waxing the wheels...supposedly allows you to just hose it off.
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RE: Brake Dust - 5/4/2008 7:43:00 PM
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trapped
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If you put pam on the wheele it will wipe of very easily, but the only way to prevent brake dust is buy special pads. I think you sacrafice stopping power, but I have seen pads that "say" no brake dust around.
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RE: Brake Dust - 5/4/2008 9:16:58 PM
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formulagigi
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Wax for wheels or low dust brake pads....
ECB green stuff used to be sold as low dust pads... not sure about their quality though, Tirerack dropped them!
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RE: Brake Dust - 5/5/2008 7:11:53 AM
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Joeski
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You want to stay away from wheel shields as they have the tendency to hold in heat which will degrade stopping power. You need to purchase low dust brake pads, like Hawk, EBC, etc.... A old neighbor of mine had EBC's on his M3 and he said he loved them. I have Hawks and I have no complaints. There is no such thing as dust free pads. Just be diligent and keep washing those wheels!
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RE: Brake Dust - 5/6/2008 7:10:24 PM
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ppgoal
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When I had my brakes done at 110k my indie shop recommended/used Centric pads. I've noticed very little dust build up and stopping is the same as OEM. Since I don't race the car, that's just fine.
I also thoroughly wash and wax the wheels before mounting each season. There's always a small amount of brake dust build-up and it comes off with much less effort when the rims are waxed, especially on the inside.
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