16 GT PP Brake Dust

Have we done this one yet? Brake dust is a nightmare on my car. Are there any options to lessen this with pads or rotors?

Picture of clean car...

A different pad will be your buddy, aggressive pads dust and are noisy by nature.

Also, keep those wheels sealed, it makes it way easier to keep them clean.

They look great though.

Austinj427 said:

A different pad will be your buddy, aggressive pads dust and are noisy by nature.

Also, keep those wheels sealed, it makes it way easier to keep them clean.

They look great though.

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Thanks man. I got them in the marketplace on this forum.

What do you use as a sealant?

Jones3jd said:

Thanks man. I got them in the marketplace on this forum.

What do you use as a sealant?

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There are a lot of different options but I remember having great luck on my old Mustang with Black Fire Wet Diamond.

Sonax polymer net shield treated me well, too. I had track brakes on that car and it was never too much of a bitch.

My last car, I went with a coating and was happy with how long it lasted, that was Opti-coat gloss coat. It was probably the easiest thing I have ever applied to a car, just make sure you don't get any high spots. Unfortunately I didn't do the wheels but I have a feeling that would work just fine as well, possibly better.

Do some reading on different detailing forums about wheel coatings/sealants and you'll get a lot of different options. They will all be better than nothing though.

I am going to get my rims coated with a ceramic coating on my '18. From what I've heard it makes cleaning them so much easier.

Jones3jd said:

Thanks man. I got them in the marketplace on this forum.

What do you use as a sealant?

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In used CG Jet Seal on my paint and wheels.
My wheels are satin black. Works great. I just hose them off and the dust and dirt comes right off.

I recommend PowerStop Z26 brake pads! They are carbon-ceramic low dust pads. I've had mine for a couple months already and I can go a couple of weeks without cleaning my wheels. With my OEM PP Pads I would have to wipe them clean every 2 days.
The initial bite isnt as aggressive as the OEM pads which is a good thing IMO. They perform really well for street/spirited driving but im not sure how they would do on a track.
Also, while your car is up in the air you can add some brake motive rotors for $225 (set of 4) for some extra bling. They come with a set of Z16 pads but those are only for street driving. I upgraded to z26 for the extra performance when i do canyon runs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Rear-...475120?hash=item5b3c1bbe70:g:X9sAAOSw0hlZrxWB

JuRuKi said:

I recommend PowerStop Z26 brake pads! They are carbon-ceramic low dust pads. I've had mine for a couple months already and I can go a couple of weeks without cleaning my wheels. With my OEM PP Pads I would have to wipe them clean every 2 days.

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great pads, i use the same ones

I use Hawk HPS ceramics. Great feel and much less dust.

sbrenskell said:

I am going to get my rims coated with a ceramic coating on my '18. From what I've heard it makes cleaning them so much easier.

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I have ceramic Pro on mine. Clean up is silly simple, microfiber cloth and wipe. No elbow grease needed.

Omega said:

I have ceramic Pro on mine. Clean up is silly simple, microfiber cloth and wipe. No elbow grease needed.

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These will be my first black wheels. Hopefully, I like them

JuRuKi said:

I recommend PowerStop Z26 brake pads! They are carbon-ceramic low dust pads. I've had mine for a couple months already and I can go a couple of weeks without cleaning my wheels. With my OEM PP Pads I would have to wipe them clean every 2 days.
The initial bite isnt as aggressive as the OEM pads which is a good thing IMO. They perform really well for street/spirited driving but im not sure how they would do on a track.
Also, while your car is up in the air you can add some brake motive rotors for $225 (set of 4) for some extra bling. They come with a set of Z16 pads but those are only for street driving. I upgraded to z26 for the extra performance when i do canyon runs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Rear-...475120?hash=item5b3c1bbe70:g:X9sAAOSw0hlZrxWB

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I will look into these. Thanks for the direction. And great looking car.

Gotta love those 6pot Brownbo brakes

JuRuKi said:

I recommend PowerStop Z26 brake pads! They are carbon-ceramic low dust pads. I've had mine for a couple months already and I can go a couple of weeks without cleaning my wheels. With my OEM PP Pads I would have to wipe them clean every 2 days.
The initial bite isnt as aggressive as the OEM pads which is a good thing IMO. They perform really well for street/spirited driving but im not sure how they would do on a track.
Also, while your car is up in the air you can add some brake motive rotors for $225 (set of 4) for some extra bling. They come with a set of Z16 pads but those are only for street driving. I upgraded to z26 for the extra performance when i do canyon runs.

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Thanks for sharing that info, as much as I've learned to like the Black PP wheels, it doesn't take much driving for the front wheels to loose there shine to brake dust....I also plan to invest into the Z26 pads and possibly the slotted rotors.

It seems you have to buy the z26 pads separate from the slotted rotors, American Muscle sells the complete kit, but not for a Performance Pack...???

Slap on a set of PowerStop's and you won't have to worry about brake dust any longer.