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So what's your process. I usually wash my wheels first, then the rest of the car. Will you guys wash the wheels, then use the master blaster, and then the rest of the car?
Don’t know if you are asking me? I always wash the car first and then the wheels.
So what's your process. I usually wash my wheels first, then the rest of the car. Will you guys wash the wheels, then use the master blaster, and then the rest of the car?
I wash the wheels last, that way they don't sit there rusting...
1- Wash car, dry it with a master blaster.
2- Wipe door jams, bonnet jam, spoiler and engine cover.
3- Clean outside windows.
4- Wash wheels and exhaust tips.
5- Dry wheels with master blaster.
6- Brillo pad exhaust tips.
7- Check whole car for smudges, goopy stuff on surfaces, love marks,etc.
8- Perform localized detailing of areas identified on step 6.
9- Ask wife to QA/QC work.
Every step above is nurtured with an old fashioned. Add a hint of lavender if feeling cavalier.
An idea, (Swifters Duster). I don't drive steel brakes in the rain if I can help it and use household Swifter dusters on the wheels. No water and I can get 90% of the brake dust off the wheels even after a 100 miles or so. Even on ceramics there is some dust and the swifter gets it all. Also if the car in season sits a week or two and picks up garage dust they work as well. Your wife will never miss them.
Same problem on my Carrera T with the titanium wheels. I do use the large master blaster to dry the rotors brakes and wheels, however the rust still forms in the barrels as dust. I’m going to try a short drive right after the next wash and see if that helps.
An idea, (Swifters Duster). I don't drive steel brakes in the rain if I can help it and use household Swifter dusters on the wheels. No water and I can get 90% of the brake dust off the wheels even after a 100 miles or so. Even on ceramics there is some dust and the swifter gets it all. Also if the car in season sits a week or two and picks up garage dust they work as well. Your wife will never miss them.
I use a dry Wheel Woolie for quick dustings, which can be rinsed out and reused forever. And even though I have PCCBs now and Satin Black wheels I still get normal road dust that settles on them, even with ceramic coating applied: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pack-of-3-W...gAAOSwssBc2TUJ
I use a dry Wheel Woolie for quick dustings, which can be rinsed out and reused forever. And even though I have PCCBs now and Satin Black wheels I still get normal road dust that settles on them, even with ceramic coating applied: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pack-of-3-W...gAAOSwssBc2TUJ
Thanks Bob, I’m getting these. Even looking for something good
What is causing the "rusty dust" is the semi-metallic brake pads on the car. When you wash the car, you are leaving some of these iron particles on the wheel and the oxidize and turn red from the water when they dry - hence the rusty dust. As others have said, blow the wheels and rotors off with a Masterblaster and you solve the problem. For those of you downgrading your pads to low or no dust, be aware those pads don't work very well whey the get hot from repeated stops. If you are just doing commuter driving, you'll be fine, but don't do track days with them or any aggressive canyon carving drives.
What is causing the "rusty dust" is the semi-metallic brake pads on the car. When you wash the car, you are leaving some of these iron particles on the wheel and the oxidize and turn red from the water when they dry - hence the rusty dust. As others have said, blow the wheels and rotors off with a Masterblaster and you solve the problem. For those of you downgrading your pads to low or no dust, be aware those pads don't work very well whey the get hot from repeated stops. If you are just doing commuter driving, you'll be fine, but don't do track days with them or any aggressive canyon carving drives.
I disagree. For me, when I am done washing and otherwise cleaning and polishing the car, I have clean wheels and rusty disks--just like right now. After the first drive, I have wheels coated with brown dust and shiny disks. The oxidation scraped off the disks has to go somewhere--and the wheels catch much of it.
I paid attention to the wheel barrels today at my weekly wash. After cleaning the car, I went for my usual mile or so drive to dust off the brakes.
here is what I found pulling in to the driveway:
(BTW I have a base Carrera, the calipers were painted red by the first owner.)
I am 99% certain this schmutz on the wheel insides was spun out from the brake disk vented area, because it was clean when I left. It cleaned up fine with some detail spray and MF towel.
Something else to add add to my wash process I guess.
06-28-2019, 01:42 AM
