Cleaning up Bear Eradispeed Rotors
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Cleaning up Bear Eradispeed Rotors
I posted this over in Car Care products but don't think it really classifies under detailing and waxing... So I'll post it over here too
Anyway, I've had my 2 pc. Bear Eradispeeds for about 6 months now and have about 2k miles on them. I pulled my wheels off last night to do some work and noticed that the slots and holes have brakedust buildup in them. I tried to wipe it out with a rag to no avail. I'm entering my car in a fun show on saturday and would really like them to sparkle without removing them from the car, sanding them, and painting them with either silver or clear piant... Any suggestions are appreciated!
Anyway, I've had my 2 pc. Bear Eradispeeds for about 6 months now and have about 2k miles on them. I pulled my wheels off last night to do some work and noticed that the slots and holes have brakedust buildup in them. I tried to wipe it out with a rag to no avail. I'm entering my car in a fun show on saturday and would really like them to sparkle without removing them from the car, sanding them, and painting them with either silver or clear piant... Any suggestions are appreciated!
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Do not paint them. 
As soon as you apply the breaks the paint will come off . They will look worse.
As soon as you apply the breaks the paint will come off . They will look worse.
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Originally Posted by yellowvette837
Do not paint them. As soon as you apply the breaks the paint will come off . They will look worse.
As soon as you apply the breaks the paint will come off . They will look worse.
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Hey Rob,
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint
Follow this write up
Gary
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint
Follow this write upGary
Last edited by GB Vette; Oct 12, 2005 at 12:22 PM.
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I used a wire brush and scrubbed the hell out of mine to get the build-up out of the slotts and holes. It will remove the the build-up but you will probably want to use some brake parts cleaner to get them really looking sharp 
. Good Luck. 
. Good Luck.
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I just finished detailing my car last week and what I did was take some fine steel wool and used it to clean out the slots and holes in my Eradispeeds. Made a world of difference.
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Originally Posted by GB Vette
Hey Rob,
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint Follow this write up
Gary
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint
Follow this write upGary
Damn you Gary, why did you have to go and post that picture again... It makes me so jealous...
Anyway, I've heard that the Brake Parts cleaner will take off the powdercoating on my Z06 calipers... is this true?
P.S. Will the CRC cleaner or really fine steel wool take off the Zinc coating on the rotors?
Thanks for the replies guys!
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Originally Posted by scaperman
What about a dremmel tool with the fine wire brush attachment
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Anyway, I've heard that the Brake Parts cleaner will take off the powdercoating on my Z06 calipers... is this true?
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Originally Posted by CUlookin
I posted this over in Car Care products but don't think it really classifies under detailing and waxing... So I'll post it over here too
Anyway, I've had my 2 pc. Bear Eradispeeds for about 6 months now and have about 2k miles on them. I pulled my wheels off last night to do some work and noticed that the slots and holes have brakedust buildup in them. I tried to wipe it out with a rag to no avail. I'm entering my car in a fun show on saturday and would really like them to sparkle without removing them from the car, sanding them, and painting them with either silver or clear piant... Any suggestions are appreciated!
Anyway, I've had my 2 pc. Bear Eradispeeds for about 6 months now and have about 2k miles on them. I pulled my wheels off last night to do some work and noticed that the slots and holes have brakedust buildup in them. I tried to wipe it out with a rag to no avail. I'm entering my car in a fun show on saturday and would really like them to sparkle without removing them from the car, sanding them, and painting them with either silver or clear piant... Any suggestions are appreciated!
Same with StuzVette...
...I used dremel bits with 2 shaped tips to sand out each hole then a steel wire brush on my drill to clean the slots...
...no paint...
I have pics somewhere...
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Originally Posted by GB Vette
Hey Rob,
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint Follow this write up
Gary
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint
Follow this write upGary
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Originally Posted by GB Vette
Hey Rob,
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint Follow this write up
Gary
CRC Brake Parts Cleaner in the red spray can (Pep Boys, AutoZone) works well for the initial cleaning. If you want to really make them bling paint the slots and dimples with some VHT high temp paint
Follow this write upGary
Did the same thing...works like a charm
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Some 00 grit steel wool, found in the paint department of Home depot, and a paint stirring stick/..///
put the steel wool on the end of the rounded part of the stick...
run it up and down the slot, like trying to start a fire with a wooden stick... the slot will shine like crazy it takes about five minutes to do one rotor...thats for the slot... you need some 60 grit emery paper for the holes...and a dremel... you can do the holes "On the car in five minutes.. this will last a little while without coating them... but when you use a dremel with emery paper.. those holes will look like diamonds..you will also make the rotors stronger, because you are putting a radius on the holes, this will relieve heat stress at the hard angles of the holes...
Any process to remove the baked in brake dust will also remove any zinc coating that remains in the holes or slots...
you can use the steel wool on the outer edges of the rotor to remove rust also...
These front rotors have over 50,000 miles on them in this picture. They are the first set of two piece Baer Eradispeeds in the country. Car is sitting high because it just came down off jack stands.
put the steel wool on the end of the rounded part of the stick...
run it up and down the slot, like trying to start a fire with a wooden stick... the slot will shine like crazy it takes about five minutes to do one rotor...thats for the slot... you need some 60 grit emery paper for the holes...and a dremel... you can do the holes "On the car in five minutes.. this will last a little while without coating them... but when you use a dremel with emery paper.. those holes will look like diamonds..you will also make the rotors stronger, because you are putting a radius on the holes, this will relieve heat stress at the hard angles of the holes...
Any process to remove the baked in brake dust will also remove any zinc coating that remains in the holes or slots...
you can use the steel wool on the outer edges of the rotor to remove rust also...
These front rotors have over 50,000 miles on them in this picture. They are the first set of two piece Baer Eradispeeds in the country. Car is sitting high because it just came down off jack stands.
Last edited by Evil-Twin; Dec 14, 2005 at 07:26 AM.