Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

[saturn2]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

That's Truth wheel dust on a German car looks like somebody literately came over and spray painted your wheels.

[STRIFE]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Sounds like something I would like in my arsenal.

Currently I use Megs Brightener 4:1, spray on let sit for 45 secs, then hose off. I then use APC+ at 10:1 on the wheels, but I use a brush to agitate, then hose off. This routine work great for me, but I wash my wheels quite regularly. And I have a lot of Megs stuff...& I don't detail on the side (for $$$)....guess I just want to use up my supplies.
I'm hopeful that once I apply this brake dust barrier...I can skip the APC+ step in my routine.

[Bet99ty00]

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Cool, will definitely pick this one up. I hate cleaning wheels.

[Marc08EX]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Waxes and sealants are easily broken down by heat and wheel cleaners and generally need to be reapplied every time you clean the wheels. Brake Dust Barrier acts sort of like a new clear coat with an extreme hydrophobic and non stick component (no, it's not PTFE) and it will hold up through multiple washings. And it just does a far, far better job of preventing braked dust from sticking to the wheels.

Based on this statement, why can't we just use this product on our paint? Sorry if it sounds like a very stupid question since its intended application is for the wheels. This might not add gloss to the paint but if the paint is properly polished and prepped then there's really no need for an additional gloss. If this product can withstand the heat from the brakes of the car (when waxes can't) then it should last forever when exposed under the sun. If you want to add more gloss then top it off with UQW or something.

This sounds like a non-permanent opti-coat.

[davey g-force]

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^^ Yes, I was thinking the same thing..

[PhantomMagician]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

So no need for MAG and aluminum polish to protect the wheel after using this ?
if i use it, what should i apply first ? thanks Mike

[Alfisti]

Opti Coat lasts forever on wheels.

I've retired my Michelin wheel coating.

[imz4n]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Looks like something to add to the lineup, BMW'S enough said. LOL

[STRIFE]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

^ lol....I have 2 friends who recently picked up new M3s......i'll be sure to tell them about this product

[wifpd4]

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This product becomes available mid winter. I pull the car inside, remove the wheels, clean them, make sure they are room temperature, coat them, and reinstall them. What is the drying (curing?) time of the Barrier before I head back out into the snow, ice and salt? Or is the Barrier more of a spring, summer, and fall product for those of us in the winter wonderland?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

So no need for MAG and aluminum polish to protect the wheel after using this ?
if i use it, what should i apply first ? thanks Mike

Well, Mag & Alum Polish doesn't offer any protection, it just brings the shine back to dulled bare aluminum. So you'd want to use that first to restore the original appearance of the wheel, then coat it with Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier for protection and easy clean up next time around.

This product becomes available mid winter. I pull the car inside, remove the wheels, clean them, make sure they are room temperature, coat them, and reinstall them. What is the drying (curing?) time of the Barrier before I head back out into the snow, ice and salt? Or is the Barrier more of a spring, summer, and fall product for those of us in the winter wonderland?

Sounds like a great plan, David, and the product dries in a matter of minutes. If you pull all four wheels off at the same time, clean 'em all up and coat them with this, you should be just fine to install them on the car right away. It will be dry by the time you put things away and/or the customer arrives to take delivery.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Based on this statement, why can't we just use this product on our paint? Sorry if it sounds like a very stupid question since its intended application is for the wheels. This might not add gloss to the paint but if the paint is properly polished and prepped then there's really no need for an additional gloss. If this product can withstand the heat from the brakes of the car (when waxes can't) then it should last forever when exposed under the sun. If you want to add more gloss then top it off with UQW or something.

This sounds like a non-permanent opti-coat.

While in theory there may be some merit to this, the real problem would come from the sprayer on the bottle. It was chosen to give a fairly narrow spray pattern so that it's easier to control when spraying onto wheels. If you tried to lay this down uniformly and evenly over a flat area the size of a hood, or even a fender, odds are with that spray pattern you'd end up seeing some banding or other unevenness. Then there are issues with proper paint prep prior to applying something like this, overspray issues on trim, etc. Sure, you might find a few guys out there with the skill to lay down a nice, uniform coating on the whole car with this sprayer, but for the vast majority of people it would be an exercise in frustration culminating in phone calls to our CCC asking for a way to take it all off. We wouldn't be shocked to find someone experimenting with this, but we highly discourage anyone from attempting it.

[Marc08EX]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

While in theory there may be some merit to this, the real problem would come from the sprayer on the bottle. It was chosen to give a fairly narrow spray pattern so that it's easier to control when spraying onto wheels. If you tried to lay this down uniformly and evenly over a flat area the size of a hood, or even a fender, odds are with that spray pattern you'd end up seeing some banding or other unevenness. Then there are issues with proper paint prep prior to applying something like this, overspray issues on trim, etc. Sure, you might find a few guys out there with the skill to lay down a nice, uniform coating on the whole car with this sprayer, but for the vast majority of people it would be an exercise in frustration culminating in phone calls to our CCC asking for a way to take it all off. We wouldn't be shocked to find someone experimenting with this, but we highly discourage anyone from attempting it.

So if the problem is in the application, then maybe one can try spraying the chemical in a foam applicator pad and then apply it to the paint? If one applies this very thinly then it should evaporate rather quickly. I'm sure users will be conscious of this because of the possible "high spots".

Interesting.......

Thanks so much for your response Mike!

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Hot Rims Brake Dust Barrier

Well, if a product is designed to be sprayed on then there are certain "carrier ingredients" that allow it to perform properly. Those same ingredients may not work so well if you were to try to wipe it on. The product hasn't been tested for that sort of application because it's just not intended to be used that way. When a product is designed to be wiped on, like our M188 Deep Crystal Coating that we offer in the Asia-Pacific market, or products like Opti-Coat and similar coatings, that wipe on process is part of the design of the product so it is formulated to self level. That same consideration isn't necessarily given to a spray on product as the delivery of product to surface is vastly different.

Again, we do not recommend using the product in this way and will discourage people from doing so.

[Marc08EX]

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Thanks Mike.