About my wheel rims

> Why do my wheel rims get this black?
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Because during the braking process, the pads wear out, and as they wear,
they produce brake dust.

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Richard Sexton - 12 May 2006 05:06 GMT

>> Why do my wheel rims get this black?
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>Because during the braking process, the pads wear out, and as they wear,
>they produce brake dust.

...which is very very HOT.

Strip the wheel down, sand it nice and smooth, apply 3 coats of Wurth wheel paint,
2 coates of Wurth cleal, wait a while then wax them. Wash them once a weel. Wax
again as required.

They're still get messed up, but not as quickly and they're stay cleaner longer.

Some people use brake sheilds to reduce this problem. Some peple swear by them,
some swear at them for causing warped rotors.

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Jeff Strickland - 13 May 2006 22:37 GMT

>>> Why do my wheel rims get this black?
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> them,
> some swear at them for causing warped rotors.

Some of us get harder brake pads that don't produce so much dust.

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Richard Sexton - 14 May 2006 23:24 GMT

>Some of us get harder brake pads that don't produce so much dust.

Some of you can find them. Who has ceramic pads for the cars below?

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<without even looking>
It's brake dust.

> Why do my wheel rims get this black?
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Why do my wheel rims get this black
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6937/image0898so.jpg (http://imageshack.us
what you have is the typical complaint that all "bmw owners have" :/ & hate its brake dust thats stuck on there. thats simply caused by driving the car down the road that creats a static charge on the rims and when you use the brakes bang!! the dust gets attracted right on to the rim. and a lot of times is hard to keep them clean because of that. However there is really good product out in atlanta that a chemist has just come out with ok. its brand new on the market and its called "RIM ICE" look for it this stuff! it will remedy any bmw or mercedes rims! from allways looking black. when i find the AD i will post it up for you :cool

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Why do my wheel rims get this black
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6937/image0898so.jpg (http://imageshack.us
what you have is the typical complaint that all "bmw owners have" :/ & hate its brake dust thats stuck on there. thats simply caused by driving the car down the road that creats a static charge on the rims and when you use the brakes bang!! the dust gets attracted right on to the rim. and a lot of times is hard to keep them clean because of that. However there is really good product out in atlanta that a chemist has just come out with ok. its brand new on the market and its called "RIM ICE" look for it this stuff! it will remedy any bmw or mercedes rims! from allways looking black. when i find the AD i will post it up for you :cool
Heres the site www.shadetreemechanic.com/hot_items.ht

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