Andy, brake pads which provide excellent braking performance produce brake dust because they're soft enough to stop your car without the power assist ... such as in an emergency situation when the engine dies. Harder composition brake pads which produce less brake dust will not perform as well, and will likely wear the rotors prematurely. If you drive conservatively install Kleen Wheels to keep brake dust off your wheels. I use them on our MB automobiles without any adverse effects. Although some folks will recount horror stories of warped rotors and degraded braking performance resulting from Kleen Wheels. I use Textar brake pads exclusively.

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Fred Hoelzle