What is a good way to clear out brake dust from a vehicle. I have a 2006 Mustang. It is not the brake pads I have had them checked twice. Lots of black grime on the wheels.
2007-08-21 08:13:56 · 8 answers · asked by leigh 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The reason your experiencing excessive brake dust is Ford still uses semi- and full metallic brake pads. Eventually you'll be PO'd enough to switch to either organic based or ceramic disc pads.
If you've ever noticed Toyota's never have crap on their aluminum wheels. The reason is their standard pads from the factory are organic based. The real beauty is they will not eat-up the brake rotors and they never grind, squeal or vibrate.
Premium ceramic pads are almost as good as far as cleanliness go. Both Ceramic and organic pads stop as well or better than full or semi-metallic.
2007-08-21 08:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The black grime on your rims is probably brake dust. They wear very slowly, but do put some dust out. Easy way to take care of it is getting a brush and some rim cleaner. Scrub them good, and when clean add some wheel/rim wax to the rims. This will make future cleanup easier.
2007-08-21 08:20:25 · answer #2 · answered by zanilth1984 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is break dust. I like to swap out OEM brake pads with a bit nicer ones from the local hardware store. They last longer, work better, and don't create as much of that brake dust.
2007-08-21 08:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by yeper 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the brake pads, that is what they do when they wear.
They are still good for servoce, but they will give your rims a nice coating of brown crap.
All you need is a spray on rim cleaner, and a pressure washer.
Rinse them off, and you can apply a thin coating of wax to aid in this in the future.
2007-08-21 08:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brake dust is one way of telling sooner or later you need a brake job. So every thing seems to be OK. Stop by a place with a air hose and blow it off that way.
2007-08-21 08:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time, get the ceramic brake pads. It is the brake dust that you see. Cheap pads do that.
Good luck!
2007-08-21 08:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by Mazda man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its normal to have brake dust on the rims, just use a power washer to wash the rims
2007-08-21 08:18:54 · answer #7 · answered by willliam d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a couple of cans of break clean take off the tires and then spray the breaks
2007-08-21 10:45:35 · answer #8 · answered by Peter M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋