Have you tried the Armor All product?
It's the best product I have seen for brake dust... so far.

 

Do you think it would affect the looks on black centerlock wheels?

 

I noticed a subtle change in the appearance of my wheels post application. Had the product not worked so amazingly I would have thought more about it.

I applied the product 3 or 4 times over the past few months, and last week did a complete cleaning and polishing. There was no lasting effect so I would say it was safe to try.

 

I'm sure it's been said. But get ceramics the next time. I have zero brake dust.

Jay

 

Mothers wheel cleaner didn't perform too badly.

 

Not yet, I haven't seen it and I haven't finished the Armor All yet either. I will need another can probably next month so I'll try to seek it out and let you know what I think.

I'm very impressed with the Armor All product. We drove my wifes DD 750 miles and the wheels remained clean for the entire trip. I am not using it on my DD and it is working well on the face but not as well on the barrel.

 

If it's not too late....don't try this stuff. After 3-4 Months I noticed it was starting to wear off. The bad thing is that it appears to be almost like a clear coat paint. No big deal because I have chrome wheels so some Gumout and a rag I can melt that stuff off but if you got painted wheels.....I have not idea how you'll get the stuff off.

 

Thanks for the heads up.
I'll stick with Armor All.

 

Get a pack of Glossers from Cleantools for an occasional wheel wipe.
Of course, ceramic brakes are the expensive way to solve the problem.

 

For reference I started using Armor All on the C32 wheels and I am very impressed. 450 miles and the wheels remain dust free. For reference I can see exactly where I didn't apply the spray and they are as black as coal! The stuff really works.

I also noted that the MB wheels don't seem to lose their gloss due to the paint type.

 

I use the Armor All as well and I am happy with it. My wheels still get brake dust on them but about 20% of before and wash off easily with the hose. Water acts like mercury on the wheel surfaces and just rolls off.

Good product, I think MeGuire just came out with a similar product as well.

 

I use wheel wax twice a year, it's the Wheel Wax brand.

Buy a California Dash duster and dedicate one for your wheels it takes the brake dust off no problem without having to use any liquid. As long as you don't let the brake dust cake on the Duster is awesome.

 

Hi all,

I was wondering if there were any more long term testimonials regarding the Armor All product.
I'd be using it on black powder coated rims.

Also, has any one used Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating:
http://www.autogeek.net/pinnacle-wheel-coating.html

I've been pretty happy with Pinnacle products so far, but would love to hear reviews if there are any.

Thanks!

 

I installed the Hawk Ceramic Brake Pads HB667Z.622 on my 997.2 CS and the amount of brake dust is about 80% less than I had before. Previously the fronts would be twice as dirty as the rears. I only installed the Hawk Pads on the fronts only and now the rears are consistently much dirtier than the fronts. No squeal, very little dust, and braking performance is no different than the OEM pads I had on there. I had tried the armorall wheel protectant as well as Rejex, both made cleaning easier but I was interested in reducing the amount of brake dust vs. making cleaning easier. I now plan to switch the rear pads to Hawk Ceramic pads as well once the weather warms up a bit.

BTW - no affiliation

 

I've been using the Armor All product for two years now on every rim I own. It's shown no ill effects to any rim yet and works extremely well.