Brake dust etches your wheels, making it almost impossible to remove How dry brake dust damages your wheels If brake dust is, ah, dust, why can’t you just wipe if off with a rag? Well, you can if you catch it fast enough. But if you leave it on your wheels, it can cause permanent damage. Braking, especially hard braking produces brake dust. The ultra-fine particles contain trace amounts of copper, iron, and manganese as well as zirconium silicate and aluminum oxide. Georgia Tech’s School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences … Read More
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