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Hey guys,

i dont know about your car's though mine was suffering from major brake dust to the front wheels, i would polish them one day, and 2 days later BRAKE DUST!!

Well a few weeks ago i started using the auto glym alloy wheel seal..... i thought to myself most likely wouldnt work.... just more bullcrap from the shelf..

Believe it or not... IT WORKS!!! no more brake dust builds up on my wheels...!! its abit pricey $20 for the bottle... but worth the money!

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goody ill give it a go, the brake dust is a bloody nightmare on 350GT's

http://www.4wheelplay.co.uk/autoglym-alloy...eal-p-2090.html

It seems like a wheel polish that dosnt let brake dust stick to the rims

http://www.vektools.com.au/autoglym-alloy-...eal-p-3027.html

here is a link to a shop who sells it... i bought my bottle from Repco...

honestly this stuff works! it takes about 3 to 4 weeks before i get a slight dust build....and thats a slight dust build which i cn hardly see....

its a spray that you spray onto your alloy wheel.. and you simply polish it off with a rag....

perfect for all types of alloy wheels... Auto glym is not classified as a cheap product so yes it will be fine with those expensive jap wheels!

+ 1 fantastic stuff; used it on my beema as they have terrible brake dust issues.

basically i removed each wheel one at a time and washed them thoughly (inside and out) with dishwashing detergent.

Dried the wheel and sprayed a nice liberal coat on....waited 30mins and applied a second coat before putting the wheel back on the car.

Process was repeated with other wheels; basically a high pressure hose at the local carwash would remove most of the brakedust and every now and then i would give my wheels a wash with car shampoo.....no need to scrub as the dust just comes off.

I've been using a wheel wax.

I will give giving this stuff a go. A spray would be much easier to use than having to wax on, wax off.

Tried NON acidic wheel cleaner? Spray on, leave it on for a few minutes, and hose off. Sparkeles the wheels, cleans off any crap build up. But you still should use a 2nd sponge to take off remaining residue. Then I would suggest applying this brake dust repellent product.

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