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JcQr
09-18-2001, 09:00 PM
Anyone notice how after a day or two of hard driving your wheels are covered in brake dust? I guess that's why they made the Type S' wheels gunmetal insted of silver (at least here in Canada) it makes sense that the bigger brakes on the S kick up more dust. I just found a great solution, after cleaning the wheels, put baby oil on them with a clean cloth (careful to keep it off the rotors!) I've driven for 3 days (one of them it was raining) and my wheels are still shiney. There is dirt on them, but I actually had to run my finger along to confim that as the wheels still look clean!

cobrakai
09-21-2001, 09:07 AM
That's a good idea.....They also make dustless brake pads for cars. They are inexpensive and work great. I had them on my BMW and i never saw a single spec of brake dust on the wheel. If you think the RSX is bad with brake dust, try driving a german car. You can drive down the street for 10 miles and your wheels will be covered in brake dust again.