Originally Posted by RCSign

Graham
After reading your last post I went out and with my pen light and checked holes in the rotors, their clean. I have the same pads that you do MXD 1550AB. Possibly the difference is I don't get stuck in the rain much, while you guys over the pond don't get out of the rain to often. I do power wash my wheels and brakes a couple of times a year. It's a lot easier to get to the rotors and calipers with the Detroit wheels. The brake dust is one of the biggest reasons I wash my car. After a couple of hours of driving the hills put your hand on the quarter and it will be black with a fine dust.

Originally Posted by DevSpider

I agree. My car's finish is usually silky smooth, because I keep it garaged and detailed. The wheels are another story. Even though I recently changed both, the rotors and pads, I still get perceptible layer of brake dust, which quite frankly irritates me. The car wash guys always ask me why I am washing the car. I simply point at the wheels and they get it.