# Rep 091715

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 17, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204 "2015-09-17T21:45:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![RASCAL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/439d5e/32.png) [@RASCAL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RASCAL)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204/1 "2015-09-17T21:45:28Z")

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my 2004 Honda accord has a black residue like graphite on both front wheels. any ideas what this might be?

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204/2 "2015-09-17T21:48:10Z")

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residue from brake pads is common.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204/3 "2015-09-17T22:47:49Z")

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agreed, brake dust. Clean it off quickly and often or soon it won’t come off.

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**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rep-091715/91204/4 "2015-09-18T07:25:13Z")

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> "agreed, brake dust. Clean it off quickly and often or soon it won't come off"

easily.