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Meguiar's brake dust barrier VS ArmorAll dust barrier

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  • Meguiar's brake dust barrier VS ArmorAll dust barrier

    I was curious about these 2 product so I decided to get both of them and try at the same time. I have never used this kind of product so I really have no idea what I expect.

    Car tested: 2011 Lexus IS350c factory brake system.

    I removed both my front wheels and dried them before I spray both products on. I noticed both product will make my rim look greasy but that's only for few minutes. I let both product sit 24 hours to dry.

    Day 1 (Sunny day): Looks good, I see some dust start building up after coming back from work.
    Day 2 (Sunny day): Looks good, I see some more dust building up after coming back from work. Compare to my rare wheel both front wheels noticeably less dust than my rare wheels without treatment.
    Day 3 (rainy day): Both product do their jobs well compare to the ones without treatment. My front wheels still look gray while my rare wheels are now dark gray.
    Day 4 (Sunny day): since all my wheels are dirty, I don't even bother to look at them ....
    Day 5 (Sunny day): I think this is something people may want to know. My rare wheels starts to build up a layer of dust (inside wheel) especially after the rain but front wheels are doing kind of ok. I can see dust building up inside front wheels but not so much. Perhaps rain took some dust away.

    Day 6 (carwash day) NXT carwash is used.
    AA: Dust can be washed away by spraying water. My front wheel is easier to clean compare the rare without treatment. One thing I noticed when I use micro fiber towel to dry, some yellow stuff came out. I can tell this is the treatment of AA. I decided to spray some water on this wheel again and found out treatment is half gone.
    Meg: Dust can be washed away by spraying water as well. It's easier to clean compare to the one without treatment. There is nothing come out when I dry my wheels with micro fiber towel.
    Dust can be water spray away for both product. Due to the lesson I learned earlier I did not dry inside wheels since it's hard to apply.


    conclusion:
    Both products are nice but I really prefer Meg's brake barrier since it won't come out during car wash. If you are the person who will only spray to clean I think both products will do the work. But I prefer to get Meg's since I wash my car a lot and hand dry my wheels after car wash. Both products lasts over 4 weeks (as long as you don't touch AA product).

    Wesley

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    Awesome! Thanks for the write up!

    I've been waiting for some "field testing" before I plunked down for this stuff.

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      Re: Meguiar's brake dust barrier VS ArmorAll dust barrier

      Nice review, Wesley, thanks for taking the time to document your findings comparing the two products and keeping untreated wheels as a control. Your findings are very consistent with our development goals - easy clean up subsequent to application of the product, and the product won't just wash off when you wash the car. On a chrome or aluminum wheel you should also notice that our product doesn't tend to cloud the appearance of the wheel the way the competitor's product often does.
      Michael Stoops
      Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.

      Remember, this hobby is supposed to be your therapy, not the reason you need therapy.

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