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As mentioned, a dedicated ceramic coating meant for wheels is the best option. The SiO2 formula is usually a little more potent than the formulas made for paint. McKee's37 has a great wheel coating.
Personally, I use Finish Kare #BWM101 "Hi-Temp" paste sealant on my wheels and my calipers. It is a pure synthetic sealant (great on paint!) that holds up to high temperatures. My Wilwood brake pads dust just by looking at them, and the sealant makes cleaning the wheels and brakes sooooooo easy. I actually use my old California Car Duster to easily and quickly remove light brake dust after a cruise now. It comes right off.
I coat the inner barrels once per year, and coat the spokes, lips, and calipers twice per year. Easy on, easy off...
There are a number of coatings/sealants that will work. Ceramic coat is one of them. I just bought a thing of ceramic pro (for wheels and trim) for $40, gonna give it a try and see how it do.
I put 2 coats of Wheel Wax on my rims and didn’t notice a difference at all. Still searching for a better product.
When I worked for American Racing Wheels, we used "WheelWax" daily to freshen up our display wheels, and to clean returned wheels before we put them back in stock. It worked okay for making them shiny, but didn't do much for protection.
When Autogeek has another 20-25% off sale, grab a can of the stuff I use. Cheap, durable, and the big 15oz can will last forever. Oh, and I highly recommend trying it as a wax/sealant on any of your cars. Good gloss and super durable...
Many years ago it was found that the rear fascia seems to draw a lot of dust and dirt... it was also found that for whatever the reason,,,, Zaino took care of that situation... All I've ever used on my uncoated CCW's is Zaino... when I come home from a cruise.. I simply wipe them down.. takes about 5 minutes or less... for all 4. I use what many say are very dusty pads.. AC Delco Carbon Ferrous metallic pads. The OEM ones.. I would never use ceramic pads on my car. Ive never seen a spec of brake dust on my wheels in 20 years.
Bill
That's the beauty of the Armor All repellent (or any other brand that does the equivalent thing)....there is no wiping after a drive since there is literally no brake dust coating your rims. If starting with a clean rim and coating the barrel and face, I can daily drive my Range Rover and the wheels stay clean for about 2 weeks. The stock pads and Brembos on my truck dust more than anything else I own. But if you touch the wheel, drive through a lot of rain or wash the car, the coating disappears and brake dust will now attach itself to the rim. The coating does make washing the rim very easy since the dust just won't stick like normal but then you have to re-apply.
After a couple of weeks of daily driving, eventually you'll see the brake dust start to pile up inside the barrel in streaks and clumps but not stuck to the rim....you can generally just blow it out with compressed air but by then your car probably needs to be cleaned/wiped down anyway. The key is starting with a clean, dry rim before applying the repellent.
Since brake dust is so nasty and corrosive, first applying wheel wax, ceramic coating, Zaino, etc to protect the rims aluminum and or paint and then coating with a repellent would definitely be best case scenario IMO.
Instead of creating a new thread, just figured I'd bump this one and let my results be known for you guys. I tried out the Armor All brake dust repellent for ***** and giggles and I am pleasantly surprised. I washed my wheels and let them dry for an hour outside in 90ish degree heat then wiped them down vigorously with a microfiber towel. I shook the can for about 30 seconds and applied heavily to all areas (and I mean heavily) and just simply let the car dry overnight. It's been about two weeks and I can barely see any brake dust at all. By the way, this is on the black Z wheels so before you change pads, give this a try. I will change pads to ceramics once I need them, but figured I'd give a 7 dollar bottle of Armor All a shot.
My car has Z06 pads as I do autocross and occasionally open track my car: Z06 pads dust like crazy. I apply WheelWax to my wheels once a year. The brake dust still stick to the wheel, but WheelWax makes it much easier to wash off. I also use Meguiar;s D143 non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner which does a fantastic job of washing dust away during a wash. Once I use up my current can of WheelWax I plan to try a ceramic coating on my wheels.
06-20-2019, 10:00 AM
Brake Dust Repellent
ceramic pads will stop the dust.
