Brake dust central

benji-m · Post by **benji-m** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:44 pm

Is it just me, or are the front brakes on the F an absolute demon at producing brake dust. Mine has the upgraded brakes (not ceramic), and every time I go for a spirited drive into Wales the front calipers/wheels/half of Wales are covered in brake dust! No idea if I am using them harder than the average or not, but jeez.

Anyone else having this issue? And anyone have a good wheel wax recommendation to stop it sticking?

Joemax · Post by **Joemax** » Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:49 pm

I did about 750 miles over the weekend, Monza to Rome and back, front wheels were ok, bit of dust but not black. Dry condition all the way. What were your conditions out of curiosity?
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The Jagster · Post by **The Jagster** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:27 am

Nothing overly excessive to report from my experience.

One thing I have noted however is how quickly the front discs rust, which also creates quite a lot of dirtying up of the wheels, but easy to rust brake discs are usually a sign of effective braking components due to increased friction qualities of steels with a low chromium content.

Tel · Post by **Tel** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:47 am

The F-Types do produce a large amount of dust form the brakes and also rubber bits from the tyres. Juts look at the rear deck between the taillights after a run.

They seem to be a magnet for dust...that is until after about 6 months, at which point it seems to die down a bit.

I have a suspicion that the pad compounds are pretty soft, and it has something to do with the painting technique these days; Static charging the body.

benji-m · Post by **benji-m** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:17 am

Yeah, this was the end result after a good run in Wales the other day, car was cleaned before and the weather was fair, not much road dirt or water. It only seems to be the fronts, but obviously they take more of a pounding than the rears.

The Jagster · Post by **The Jagster** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:58 pm

The secret is...don't use your brakes Clown

benji-m · Post by **benji-m** » Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:16 pm

don't think my insurance company would like that driving style

m_101 · Post by **m_101** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:06 pm

Yeah Benji mine are just as much a magnet for dust. I'm going to get the wheels coated in GTechniq c5 then exo to try to make them a bit more dust resistant. The pads are soft I think. Might try replacing them with ceramic pads next time I get them changed.

Arne · Post by **Arne** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:04 pm

Just to hose off :)

bellingerp · Post by **bellingerp** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:31 pm

Just to hose off :)

So what's in the bottles? Are you using some sort of 'rim wax' ?

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