Has anyone ever heard of using Pam Cooking Spray (its used for oven baking so food won't stick to foil) on car rims to prevent brake dust buildup? Would there be any harm to try this stuff? Please, no cooking jokes.....

I Zaino my RIMS whenever I detail the car.
Works GREAT !!!

Shawn S

i suppose i could work. i have no idea what will happen if itīs used long term. i know people use it in the wheels wells when they run at bonneville. they wash it off soon after though.

simple solution.. dont be lazy.. just clean/dust your rims every other day.. doesnt have to be spotless just a quick job.. takes 5 minutes.

Yep, don't wait to wash your car to clean the rims. It doesn't take long and the car will look alot better w/ clean rims.

Old used car sales trick. Cleaning the rims and dressing the tires makes even the biggest pile look decent

McChicken asking for no cooking jokes ?? Ok, welcome to A-CL.com

maybe its just my driving style. But my 6 speed as only needed the wheels cleaned once in a thousand miles. I few addtitional times i spray the wheels with a hose.

whoa .. 1000 miles?.. thats impossible.... does it mean that you dont wash your wheels when you wash your car?..

Not impossible. I dont wash my wheels with ever wash. (just spray). It is a 6 speed so there is a lot of engine breaking. Mostly parkway with a bit of stop and go. I anticipate and don't use the brakes nearly as much as most.
My wife has a 92 Celica 5 speed. Brakes never replaced. Mechanic told me 70% of pads are still there. She has 92K miles on it.

I do this too, but i think i'd rather wear out my brakes than wear out my clutch.
just my

yes.. and i heard that engine braking is bad for the environment.. heheh..

Now c'mon.... you have to write in your original post that you don't want any cooking jokes...but your screename is McChicken !!!!!

just use any kind of cheap wax. turtle wax or anything

You may wanna try these out Wheel Shields

I don't get alot of brake dust on my wheels. They get dirty sometimes in the rain. I never have to clean them real well. I used Zaino on them too. I'd be carefull using Pam. You don't want to get it on the paint, then you will have little specs of oil all over the car. Some tire shines are like that, that's why I don't use them.

When i say I use engine braking I am not saying that I continually downshift. With a manual car all you have to do is take your foot off the gas and the car slows down much faster than an automatic. That PLUS anticipation (can you say defensive driving?). Generally speaking (when not driving on a back road for fun) i dont downshift until after the car has slowed and its time to accelerate again.

Of course sometimes on a back road I downshift and upshift frequently cuz i want to feel like Sterling Moss.. (oppps wrong century)