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Originally Posted by stbm5
The two best things you can do to speed up and simplify washing is ceramic coating the vehicle and getting low dust pads. There’s also some autofiber products that help with windows and the “mitt on a stick” that can make things easier.
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****Low dust pads cut brake dust down 90+ %. Worth every flipping cent I spent on them. I installed them myself and cleaned the rims well while the wheels were off for the new pad install. I have several hundred miles on the new pads doing a variety of driving and the wheels no longer have that goldish tint on them from the stock pads dust on my nice black (stock) M8 rims.
The wheel magnets are still clean and the inside of the rims are as well now, versus caked with brake dust like with the old pads before replacing them and cleaning everything thoroughly first.
I *hated* the stock BMW pads as even after a thorough wheel cleaning you could see dust on them already collecting within 2-3 miles of city driving.
Others with BMW's have mentioned how clean my wheels are as they look at how dirty their wheels are even shortly after detailing their car.
The dust that does come off with the new pads is very very easy to wash off, even with just regular car wash soap and a light brushing.
Anyway, best mod on my car by far in terms of time savings. Car looks much better and the wheels stay cleaner for *much* longer.