Alloy protection

[andybond]

In a few months I will be taking my meg onto track. I have Ds2500 pads on and they seem to be the dustiest pads known to man.

Is there anything I can use to stop the hot dust easting into the paint after a track session ?

 

[Clarkey]

Drive faster and all the dust blows away

 

[Clarkey]

You tart....

 

[andybond]

Genuine LOL there.

It was more a case of when I bedded in the pads the hot metal dust embedded itself into my freshly redone alloys. Will the same happen ?

 

[detailR]

Quartz coatings

http://turborenault.co.uk/t38887/

 

[Haz]

https://www.kleenwheels.com
Although I'm usually more worried about scratching the roof on track days.

 

[Chris Smith]

Well worth protecting the wheels....

Mine are only protected with wheel guard (not bad stuff but not the best either. But until I can get the wheels off and do them correctly it will do)


Didn't get any before shots of the wheels but they weren't to bad but where black from brake dust (fords are bad for it, wheels where cleaned 5 days ago)
front wheels are sprayed with
chemical guys citrus wash And brushed with a wheel brush after a few mins

back wheels are just drums brakes so only soapy water brush on


Then all pressure washed off.... front wheels still have some putting but that's old pitting that I really need to get off before I fully protect them.

Simple 5 min clean on the wheels.. All that is needed after a track day.

 

[DaveL485]

You tart....

This

 

[sparkie]

if you get bits of pad debris stuck in your alloys, use OCD finish 'Purple Haze'. it dissolves the iron and the painted surface is left as new. I suspect it converts the iron into some sort of sulphite salt, as its stinks of eggs. there are other ones available such as Iron X....

 

[andybond]

if you get bits of pad debris stuck in your alloys, use OCD finish 'Purple Haze'. it dissolves the iron and the painted surface is left as new. I suspect it converts the iron into some sort of sulphite salt, as its stinks of eggs. there are other ones available such as Iron X....

I have this @sparkie , but I think the pad material is getting too hot and eating into the paint. When I use the purple stuff it seems to remove it , but leave a small white dot behind.

I was hoping to get something that stopped the hot material even sticking in the first place.

 

[sparkie]

ahhhh, I wouldn't see that as my alloys are white.