Need advice:

I have the big reds and found it impossible to clean the wheels. Every time after I did a car wash, I would see a pool of brown water at the bottom of the wheel---that I can clean. The problem is, even after I left the car to dry for more a day, the brown stuff would still spray all over the wheels once I drove it.

Well, obviously the solution would have been getting the PCCBs. But are there anyways to clean them? I have AMG wheels on my MB550 and never had this problem.

Thanks!

 

I use stoners wheel cleaner and Rejex on the inside of the rim, I do have a deionizer for rinsing, and I use copressed air around the lugs..

Try appling the brake a little for a few feet to dry the disc's..

Gee-Bee

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I'm soooo glad you brought this up! I'm in the same boat. Please more info.

 

Thanks, Gee-Bee. I think applying the brake should definitely help. Once I spray water on them, these disc's will never dry. BTW, I had coated the wheels with Rejex before they were put on.

Also, other than changing to the PCCBs, are there any parts I can replace to reduce the dusts?

 

I'm having some difficulty understanding your description...are talking about brake dust or iron oxide building up on the discs?

 

sorry, i hope i can explain it this time: basically, after a wash, i cleaned the wheels inside out and everything would look perfect. then the car was left in the garage until the next day. however, when i drove it the following day, some brown stuff would splash all over inside the wheels...i assume the brown stuff were the brake dust?

 

The brown stuff would be rust.....

 

I agree. I think you are getting splatter from the rotors. I'd use a leaf blower and dry off the brakes and wheels after you are done drying off your car.

 

I do that ( Gas Blower ) but I didnt want to tell anybody !

I blast the taillights , mirrors , brakes,door jams to remove excess water

Gee-Bee

I dont have that rust problem now, I did paint my hubs high temp black....

Gee-Bee

 

If you use an air compressor to blow the water out of the rotors' cross-drilled holes, you won't have the ''brown splatter'' problem next time you drive the car.

Just go around the face of the rotor till it looks dry. You don't need to do the back of the rotor.

And, as someone else mentioned above, also do the wheel lugs.. a lot of water sits in there, and blowing it out will keep it from spraying out onto body panels next time you drive.

 

Don't be shy!

Most detailers use something like an Air-Max (designed to dry pets) to blow dry a car from top to bottom so that they don't have to hand dry it. Keeps swirls from occurring when you dry your car.

I just use a Toro blower.

 

LOL...Try the Mr. Clean car wash...basically it's a glorified distilled water gun but
it does help a great deal in the drying process...

Using the purified filter the water spots are reduced significantly...and you only need
touch up drying.

Use a cold setting blower...w/out heat on the rotors to prevent rust build up.

The brake pads are "soft" and big red brake dust is a result of that. But I havent used any special wheel cleaners except soapy water and a soft bristle brush to agitate and the wheels come out spotless...left stationary

 

Agree with what everyone has said...get the rotor dry (air or towel) and you'll stop the brown rust residue on next drive.

As far as general brake dust, i switched my cars to Carbotech Bobcat brake pads; significantly less dust than stock....on a scale of 1-10, with stock being 10 and PCCB being 1, I would rate the Carbotech pads at a 3.

Bill

 

Try using RejeX - works really well - lasts a couple of months.

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You need to clean and seal the wheels. You need a good wheel cleaner so you can spray down the caliper and rotor as well to get some of the gunk off so it doesn't drip down after you clean the wheels.

Brake dust is impossible to avoid with steel rotors. You can literally drive 100 feet and it will already be visible if you run your finger on the wheel.

Your best line of defense is frequent through cleaning of the wheel inside and out and behind the spokes (easy to do with a grout sponge and an wheel brush). Also sealing the wheels with a good polymer based wheel sealant will help, because the dust won't stick to the wheels as easily.