I don't think that will help, unless the coating can repel high velocity bits of ferrous material. That is the drawback of aggressive metallic pads. The dust itself is metallic and it embeds itself into the paint, kind of like rail dust.I may sealant/coat my wheels then. Just in case.
Some claim to be able to. Will have to do some more research.I don't think that will help, unless the coating can repel high velocity bits of ferrous material. That is the drawback of aggressive metallic pads. The dust itself is metallic and it embeds itself into the paint, kind of like rail dust.
I normally only wash my car once a month... so by the time I finally get a chance to wash it the wheels are caked in brake dust. I haven't had an issue with getting the brake dust off nor have noticed any substantial effects to the wheel finish.
Yeah, I may bite the bullet and try. My wheels are not super expensive either so worst case, I have them blasted and repainted.I normally only wash my car once a month... so by the time I finally get a chance to wash it the wheels are caked in brake dust. I haven't had an issue with getting the brake dust off nor have noticed any substantial effects to the wheel finish.
I would take my experience with a grain of salt though... my wheels are plain ole black and I'm not the cars and coffee type so I couldn't care less of how the wheel finish looks.
HP+ in street duty will eat your rotors faster then Carbotech/G-loc pads at least as far up the food chain as 12's. As in, much faster. Dust is the little problem (about the same for HP+ or 8's through 12's that I know of). 8's and 10's are down a lot closer to an HPS level of rotor wear and you'll toss the rotors for excessive heat-checking before you'll wear them down below spec.FWIW, Carbotech has always bragged about having less corrosive dust. I went from HP+ on my C6 to Carbotech 1521s (their aggressive street pad) and the dust was MUCH more manageable and easy to clean.
That is encouraging to hear. I'm not a C&C guy either, but it pains me to think about ruining the finish on brand new wheels I haven't even mounted up yet!I normally only wash my car once a month... so by the time I finally get a chance to wash it the wheels are caked in brake dust. I haven't had an issue with getting the brake dust off nor have noticed any substantial effects to the wheel finish.
I would take my experience with a grain of salt though... my wheels are plain ole black and I'm not the cars and coffee type so I couldn't care less of how the wheel finish looks.
No, not Z26.For those Power Stop pads, I assume you guys are talking about :
POWER STOP Z261792 Z26 for PP/brembo
or
POWER STOP PST1784 for standard/non PP ?
If so, those prices are ridiculous. Are these usable on the street at all (i.e. could you get home from track without killing anyone)?
I once took my SRF to the Family Day car show at work. Complete with the dust, grime, and rubber marks from the track from the race the week before. The hard core car show types did not like me.HP+ in street duty will eat your rotors faster then Carbotech/G-loc pads at least as far up the food chain as 12's. As in, much faster. Dust is the little problem (about the same for HP+ or 8's through 12's that I know of). 8's and 10's are down a lot closer to an HPS level of rotor wear and you'll toss the rotors for excessive heat-checking before you'll wear them down below spec.
I'm not a C&C kind of person either, but if I ever did go to one I might just show up with brake-dusty wheels as a subtle sort of nose-thumbing.
Norm