Annoying Brake Dust
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2000 S500
Annoying Brake Dust
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to reduce brake dust? The brake dust on the front wheels on German cars is brutal. Not a big deal, but I can wash my car, have it spotless, then take a 2 mile drive to the grocery store and back and I can already see that "haze" already accumulating on the lips of the wheels. I have black wheels, but the lips are chrome and with the black wheels the lips really put it all together, until the brake dust "crashes the party." I saw some brake dust shields on the internet, but I am not sure if they are for the OEM wheels only. I have also seen those "disc" looking things that are custom painted and fill the entire wheel. My car is already flamboyant enuff so I dont know if I want to go that route. Thanks in advance for the suggestions.... 
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From: DFW
BMW M850i Gran Coupe
Originally Posted by dmike67
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to reduce brake dust? The brake dust on the front wheels on German cars is brutal. Not a big deal, but I can wash my car, have it spotless, then take a 2 mile drive to the grocery store and back and I can already see that "haze" already accumulating on the lips of the wheels. I have black wheels, but the lips are chrome and with the black wheels the lips really put it all together, until the brake dust "crashes the party." I saw some brake dust shields on the internet, but I am not sure if they are for the OEM wheels only. I have also seen those "disc" looking things that are custom painted and fill the entire wheel. My car is already flamboyant enuff so I dont know if I want to go that route. Thanks in advance for the suggestions....
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From: NYC
W220
Originally Posted by blackstunna
from my knowledge brake dust shields wouldn't work with your wheels, onlky works with stock wheels... change your brake pads....
Besides that brake dust shields would cover brake disc and caliper with dull plastics, which IMHO totally destroys the look of any wheels!
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From: NYC
W220
Originally Posted by MBZFAN55
... be the new ceramic pads (Akebono being #1), but I'm not sure it's available for the W220...
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From: So Cal
07 GL450, 91 NSX, 12 Prius
Akebono pads only for ML and SLK applications.
found something in brakeworld.com.
rotex gold Kevlar.
http://www.brakeworld.com/catalog.as...tem&invid=4401
sounds interesting. $90 a pair.
found something in brakeworld.com.
rotex gold Kevlar.
http://www.brakeworld.com/catalog.as...tem&invid=4401
sounds interesting. $90 a pair.
Last edited by fkong777; Jan 23, 2005 at 10:42 AM.
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From: NYC
W220
Hmmm...
Originally Posted by fkong777
Akebono pads only for ML and SLK applications.
found something in brakeworld.com.
rotex gold Kevlar.
http://www.brakeworld.com/catalog.as...tem&invid=4401
sounds interesting. $90 a pair.
found something in brakeworld.com.
rotex gold Kevlar.
http://www.brakeworld.com/catalog.as...tem&invid=4401
sounds interesting. $90 a pair.
Have anyone have any experience with these ROTEX GOLD KEVLAR pads?
that is the most incredible/beautiful sclass ive seen, love the fenders, and rims, the brake dust is a b!tch
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From: Gwinnett County, GA
2005 E55 AMG
Originally Posted by fkong777
so how do you use rejex to minimize the brake dust problem? 
and
"RejeX should be applied to a cool (less than 85° F) dry surface out of direct sunlight. If the surface is too hot, the coating will cure before it has properly bonded to the surface, and it won’t perform up to its potential. RejeX is wiped on, allowed to dry to a haze, wiped off, then allowed to cure for 12 hours.
Curing is required to allow the 'monomers' (polymer building blocks) that make up RejeX to attach themselves to the surface being treated and to polymerize (crosslink) into a water-clear, impervious film. It is very important to allow RejeX to cure 12 hours after the haze has been wiped off. If the coating is exposed to contamination such as oil, fuel, soot, water, cleaners, etc. before it’s cured, the contaminants will interfere with the film, preventing the RejeX film from achieving it's maximum performance."
