Darkred

Any tips on how to best paint my rotor hats

pewter99

I would say clean 'em up or scuff them with fine steel wool and apint with high heat paint..no experience with this just off the top of my head..

Darkred

Thanks I got that I was hoping for some tips on how some masked off the rotor.

Mark 84ltblu

Make a template out of thin cardboard or poster board. Make sure the hole fits tightly around the hat, tape it down and have at it.

Face

How bad is it for paint to get one the surface that the pad uses?

Awsum98

any paint on the rotor just remove with paint thinner ! worked very good on mine ..

thetorch

This is what I did and it worked perfect. I let the paint bleed a little onto the surface where the pad rides to ensure I would get the whole rotor.

Gonzo

once on the car your brake pads will clean up any small errors.

berryj

I painted my hat. I used masking tape and tore off small amounts of tape about 2" long or so and went around in a circle the best I could. High temp paint from NAPA worked fine. Put on about 3 coats. You can use a little acetone to remove any overspray, but don't worry, the pads will remove anything anyway. My job looks good and I've had the rotors on for about 2.5 months, no problems. Enjoy!

Darkred

Thanks everyone I have plenty of tips just need to paint now..