Wheels & Brake Dust

[n33k0]

I have a set of rallye wheels from the later square body trucks (16-slots) on my 72, and I like the way they look on the truck. Keeping the brake dust off of them is a full-time job, especially since my wheels are painted white. I tried different brake pad brands and materials, some release less dust than others, but in the end they all release some amount of dust that eventually stains the white wheel. The previous owner of my truck painted the wheels black to hide the dust, but I don't like the look of black wheels. I thought about buying different wheels (smoothies), but that is expensive and I like the current wheels I have. I thought about welding the back of the slots closed, but I don't know how that would affect the wheel balance, and I'd have to pay someone to do the work.

Has anyone used a brake dust shield on their 15" rallye wheels? I don't mean the disc brake dust shield that mounts behind the rotor, I'm talking about a thin aluminum sheet that is sandwiched between the rotor and the wheel. Something like this that basically blocks any possible brake dust from exiting through the slots on the steel wheel.

I'm hoping this type of shield will work... does anyone have any experience or advise?

[Sicklajoie]

Put a really good coat of wax on the wheels and the brake dust will come off a lot easier.