dust free pads?
Discussion
I'm putting a new set of wheels on my car (91 c2), basically its been a job I've been meaning to get round to for 3 years or so, the old wheels are grubby, kerbed and generally nasty!
The problem I have is one of the things that has really destroyed the old wheels is dust off the pads, more specifically the shards of metal that bizarrely modern pads contain, when they come out of the pad during braking they are red hot and pit straight through the paint, no matter how much you clean you cant get rid of them.
So are there any pads out there that don't contain nasty bits of metal, or are sold as dustless?
Just don't want to wreck my new wheels!
The problem I have is one of the things that has really destroyed the old wheels is dust off the pads, more specifically the shards of metal that bizarrely modern pads contain, when they come out of the pad during braking they are red hot and pit straight through the paint, no matter how much you clean you cant get rid of them.
So are there any pads out there that don't contain nasty bits of metal, or are sold as dustless?
Just don't want to wreck my new wheels!
The forward facing surfaces of the spokes on the wheels on my 997C2S have this pitting and it has really p'd me off.The dark marks in the pitting won't clean and looks unsightly when the rest of the wheels are mint.
Someone has previously mentioned EBC greenstuff or another pad made by EBC to solve this problem but i have yet to find them.
Someone has previously mentioned EBC greenstuff or another pad made by EBC to solve this problem but i have yet to find them.
I have also heard that the EBC green pads are noted for their low dust properties. On the flip side of this there are many reports that EBC green are crap on 911s... (this is all anecdotal BTW, have not run EBC green myself apart from on an MX-5 where they actually worked rather well)
You're not going to get zero-dust pads purely due to the nature of the solution - the pad has to wear to provide the friction. I would advise against fitting the brake-dust shield covers you can buy to put inside the wheel though - the brakes on Porsches are expecting a good airflow through the system and blocking it cannot be good for the performance or longevity!
You're not going to get zero-dust pads purely due to the nature of the solution - the pad has to wear to provide the friction. I would advise against fitting the brake-dust shield covers you can buy to put inside the wheel though - the brakes on Porsches are expecting a good airflow through the system and blocking it cannot be good for the performance or longevity!
Prestige Detail said:
The best way I would recommend to protect them would be
Klasse AIO and Klasse SG or Carlack 68 and Carlack Sealant
Or Poorboys Wheel Sealant
Brake dust will melt normal wax, so a sealant will work alot better.
Klasse AIO and Klasse SG or Carlack 68 and Carlack Sealant
Or Poorboys Wheel Sealant
Brake dust will melt normal wax, so a sealant will work alot better.
What he said, together with a Pagid non-carbon based pads. I use Pagid RS 29's and a good coat of Rejex. Will not totally cure the problem but not a fraction as bad as carbon based pads....
cyberface said:
I have also heard that the EBC green pads are noted for their low dust properties.
A couple of years ago the EBC Greens were virtually dust free as I had several sets on my S2. However since then they have reformulated then and the new set I fitted about two months ago are just as dusty as any other pad
the problem with so called 'dust free pads' is that the reason they are dust free is because they are made of a harder compound. you will find you will be going through disks/rotors faster. depending on what wheels you have it can be more costly than having your wheels refurbished every 18 months.
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