Brake Dust
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Brake Dust
Holy crap does my car create alot of brake dust. I washed it saturday. I cleaned the wheels like there was no tomorrow. Parked the car in the garage and it was looking very very nice. I took it out yesterday and by the time I got home there was already quite a bit of dust on the front wheels. 
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Well the front brakes are used more often than the rears and are larger. Brake dust is a downfall of these soft OEM brake pads, which also gives the rotor's firepath a nice shine. If you want less dust switch to ceramic pads, but be prepared for your rotors to turn a nasty color. 
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The ceramics create dust, too - but the dust is much lighter in color, as opposed to the black. I run Hawk HPS pads with Wilwood rotors, I get dust, but if I wipe the wheels down every couple of days it's not too bad. Also with chrome wheels, the dust seems to come off easier.
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
The ceramics create dust, too - but the dust is much lighter in color, as opposed to the black. I run Hawk HPS pads with Wilwood rotors, I get dust, but if I wipe the wheels down every couple of days it's not too bad. Also with chrome wheels, the dust seems to come off easier.
I have Raybestos Ceramic pads. They create much less dust and the dust is lighter in color and does not show up nearly as much.
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I have the Hawk HPS pads on mine too. The dust is definitely less noticable than before.
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I pull my wheels off and wax the whole rim. I have the stock polished aluminium wheels. I do this about every 3 months and the brake dust does not stick on them as easy and they are much easier to wash and shine up.
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Originally Posted by Mitch C
I have Raybestos Ceramic pads. They create much less dust and the dust is lighter in color and does not show up nearly as much.
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Originally Posted by Jim2003
I pull my wheels off and wax the whole rim. I have the stock polished aluminium wheels. I do this about every 3 months and the brake dust does not stick on them as easy and they are much easier to wash and shine up.
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Originally Posted by Icemanskis
Well the front brakes are used more often than the rears and are larger. Brake dust is a downfall of these soft OEM brake pads, which also gives the rotor's firepath a nice shine. If you want less dust switch to ceramic pads, but be prepared for your rotors to turn a nasty color.
But be assured you still have some dust with ceramics!