sgp99

I am looking to replace my front and back rotors. The current rotors are drilled and slotted, but show a lot of rust, especially in the holes and slots. Normal brake use does not clean-up the rotors well. Is there a particular type of rotor that does not rust? Do all drilled and slotted rotors rust? If I have to live with the rust, how do you clean the rotors?

Mehfoud

I think titanium rotors do not rust $$$$$.

spiral04vette

If you search the forum I have seen some threads about sanding the rotors and then using a high temp black paint that prohibits rust. Like the stuff they paint BBQ's with. Good luck.

sxeC7

I put on a set of cad plated cross drilled and slotted rotor several months ago and no rust.

Richin Chicago

All rotors will rust in the pad contact area. The first few stops will clean that rust. Drilled and slotted rotors have areas the pads don't contact so the rust stays.

GRAYT VERT

I bought the drilled and slotted rotors from Sportbrakes.com a couple months ago. They are zinc washed to prevent rust. I pulled my wheels off the front last night to paint my calipers, and the rotors still look nice and clean, good as new (well, except for the area the pads have worn)!

Vetteman Jack

Zinc washed rotors will resist rust. Mine has stood up very well over the past 6 months.

Evil-Twin

you can get 4 drilled and slotted and zinc coated rotors for 249 dollars plus 30 dollars shipping from sportbrakes.com
The zinc coating will prevent rust.

http://www.sportbrakes.com/

iceburgh

here is a tip even with zinc washed rotors.
Buy VHT silver high temp paint. Use a Qtip and paint the holes and slots...it will blend in and look great all the time

89Corvette6spdFX3

Wow, thats a great looking wheel/ brake set up!

boatboatboat

That is a great tip Ice.

Has anyone ever painted the slots the color of the car?

mdbennes

Can you use raybestos pads on those rotors?

CAJUNY2KC5

Fantastic set up Iceburgh

Vector

If the holes and slots are rusting they were zinc washed before they were machined - not a very good practice!
I still have stock rotor on mine but when I changed brake pads I couldn't stand the rust on the center and edges. I pulled all four rotors off and took them to a local plating company. They cleaned and 'Bright Cadnium' plated all four rotors for $50 in a couple days. End of the rust story!

AC54ME

EridaSpeeds.

Evil-Twin

Eradispeeds 1100 dollars
sportbrakes rotor which are actually brembos, 249 dollars.
Both are drilled , slotted and zinc coated.