brake disc rust
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Track Day
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brake disc rust
Every time I wash my car, the discs throw rust all over the wheels. Is this something I have to live with?
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Last edited by ashbad66; Aug 30, 2007 at 12:54 PM.
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I'd say yes unless you throw $$$$ at it and get ceramics. No rust and very little pad dust.
I found driving around the block(s) after a wash and then clean off the wheels helps. The rotor heats up and tends to dry off the water before it oxidizes and drips on the wheels.
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Or...wash your car...drive it up the street a bit, applying the brakes a few times (taking all the "rust" off the rotors), then dry and detail.
Wheels shouldn't gather any more "rust dust."
(Like what AP997S said. He's a faster typer, too.)
Wheels shouldn't gather any more "rust dust."
(Like what AP997S said. He's a faster typer, too.)
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Between washing my car, I just use a micro fiber cloth (from Costco) to carefully wipe off the dust on the wheel. The Costco price is so good that I just throw the used cloth away, but one can actually rewash them and use them again.
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