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Old 11-26-2017, 12:19 PM
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Hopefully, this has already been covered..............................brake dust is awful What have you found is the best way to keep it off?
 
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Old 11-26-2017, 12:36 PM
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Nano coat your wheels then use Sonax to clean.
 
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Hopefully, this has already been covered..............................brake dust is awful What have you found is the best way to keep it off?
Switch to Porterfield brake pads.
 
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What is the 'Sonax' you refer to? I thought I had seen most of the cleaners.
 
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Sonax and other iron removing wheel cleaners do a great job of cleaning the wheels. Coating the wheels will again aid in making the wheels easier to clean. To minimize dust you have to change pads. The Porterfield R4S is the best option right now. The only other aftermarket pad out there right now is the the EBCs which are terrible IMO.
 
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Old 12-04-2017, 08:05 PM
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Sonax works well. Smells horrendous however so do yourself a favour and lock it away when stored somewhere the vapours can't escape.
 
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Sonax works well. Smells horrendous however so do yourself a favour and lock it away when stored somewhere the vapours can't escape.
+1 on coating & porter field pads

I also used Sonax and it works great. I then found Griot’s Heavy Duty Wheel Cleaner and like it better. Doesn’t smell bad and it sprays on sudsy and covers better with less product. Results same as sonax, just my preference.

https://www.griotsgarage.com/product...eel+cleaner.do
 
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i've gone through about every iron reacting wheel cleaner on the market. the best value with least smell i've found is gyeon iron. carpro ironx lemon isn't bad but i had 2 bottles with major leaking/dripping problems, so i won't go back.
 
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Are these products safe to use on coated wheels?
 
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Are these products safe to use on coated wheels?
Sonax is safe to use on coated wheels. I can't speak to the others.
 
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Thanks so much for the info It seems to be getting better, but will definitely change out the pads when new rims are put on.
 
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Are these products safe to use on coated wheels?
Griots is safe too
 

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