Are brake dust eliminators gay?

[Brian Dieckman]

I HATE the way my wheels look. I wash my car, get them all clean and like 200 miles later, they're black already.

THIS SUCKS

I have seen those clear plastic thingys that you put between the wheel and the hub, but I'm not sure how they'll look. Do any of you use them?

-Brian

P.S. They're just salad shooters, but I still want them to look good.

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

When I bought the car the owner had black painted metal disks on the innerside of the rims. You couldn't really tell unless you were close. I took them off though. If you don't want dust, get ceramic pads. They are basically dust free.

[Shadly]

Ceramic pads squeak and don't stop the car very well. I found this out the hard way. You probably won't be able to see dust shields through salad shooters, but it's just another noise-maker. You could always wash your car every hundred miles.

[ April 27, 2002: Message edited by: Shadly ]</p>

[MustangEater8251]

i hear waxing your rims helps, but I have yet to try it.

P.S. I am not sure if dust eliminators have any sexual preferences.

[Shadly]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MustangEater8251:
I am not sure if dust eliminators have any sexual preferences.<hr></blockquote>I've heard their door swings wide, just not that way. :D

[Brian Dieckman]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MustangEater8251:
...P.S. I am not sure if dust eliminators have any sexual preferences.<hr></blockquote>

God I love this board!

I'm going to order a cheap set from JC Whitney just to see how they look. I'll post some pics IF MY FREAKIN CAMERA EVER GETS HERE.

I ordered a Sony DSC-F707 LAST WEEK and it's still not here. Oh well.

-Brian

[AZ3.8Camaro]

I put some rain x window wax on one spot on my wheel and left the rest plain. The place with rain x on it has less dirt and brake dust than the rest. Coincidince?

[BIG Daddy]

Wash your car, then wax the rims if they are painted. That helps a tiny bit.

Otherwise wash your car. :D

[black98V6]

waxing them makes it easier to get the dust off more than keeping them clean in my experience..

[Brian Dieckman]

Thanks! I have the stock salad shooters, I can't tell if they're painted or just aluminum. I assume they're just bare. (Making them a HUGE B1TCH to clean)

I'll try the wax thing... I need to have the brakes looked at, maybe I'll get some ceramic pads... who knows.

-Brian

[cixelsyD21]

I heard that spraying pam (not spam) cooking spray on them makes the dust not stick to it. Try it on a little part and see what happens. What I dont get is, if Pam is non-stick spray, how the hell does it stick to the pan?!

[GeneralBird01]

yes brake dust covers are gay, get ebc greenstuff brake pads. HUGE differance!!! very little brake dust

[QuicksilverRS]

Ahh the joys of having brake-dust-colored-rims. I bought the OZ superleggeras a few months ago and when they start to get brake dust on them, the grey color just seems to get a little less shiny. You can't really tell as long as they're uniformly dirty and you don't make a clean spot. [img]smile.gif[/img] Check 'em out here:

http://www.members.tripod.com/quicks.../home/id6.html

Later,
Ryan