Rust on Rotors
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Where is the rust - on the firepath? Driving it will clean that up. If you're talking about the rotor hats and the edges, you will have to clean it up with steel wool and several members have reported using high temperature paint to protect the untreated surfaces.
You could buy zinc plated rotors thatwill resist rusting. I have Wilwood rotors and they rust on the firepath when they get wet - but as soon as I drive it, the surface rust wears off.
You could buy zinc plated rotors thatwill resist rusting. I have Wilwood rotors and they rust on the firepath when they get wet - but as soon as I drive it, the surface rust wears off.
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You can do a search of Evil Twin's tips on cleaning rotors. Labor intensive but worth the effort! I did a search for the same reason and I found this : The Rotors.....are clean:-) )(dialup be warned) 
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Cheapest way is to paint the hats on your existing rotors yourself - cost will be very minimal. You'll still get rust on the area that the pads contact, but that goes away with the first drive.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Cheapest way is to paint the hats on your existing rotors yourself - cost will be very minimal. You'll still get rust on the area that the pads contact, but that goes away with the first drive.
I had the GM slotted and drilled rotors installed, but the installer did not paint the rotor hats first, so after a week they looked like the rotor hats in this car:
\Notice the nice rust accents??
I brought it back to the installer and they painted them silver. Now, after a year the rust is showing through. I think I want to paint them black. What prep must I do and what paint do I need to use?
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if there is already rust on there, you've got to get all the rust off or it's just going to show through again eventually. Best to paint them when they are new
I use whatever cheap black spray paint I've got laying around the house, yes it'll bubble and melt off after a few track days, but then again, it's about time to replace them by the time that happens. For autoX and street use, I've not had a problem with the cheap paint and have gone through several sets of NAPAs in the last 2 years
I use whatever cheap black spray paint I've got laying around the house, yes it'll bubble and melt off after a few track days, but then again, it's about time to replace them by the time that happens. For autoX and street use, I've not had a problem with the cheap paint and have gone through several sets of NAPAs in the last 2 years
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Originally Posted by vettephysician
Any suggestions on how to "treat" this condition? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Vato
I had the GM slotted and drilled rotors installed, but the installer did not paint the rotor hats first, so after a week they looked like the rotor hats in this car:
Notice the nice rust accents??
I brought it back to the installer and they painted them silver. Now, after a year the rust is showing through. I think I want to paint them black. What prep must I do and what paint do I need to use?
Notice the nice rust accents??
I brought it back to the installer and they painted them silver. Now, after a year the rust is showing through. I think I want to paint them black. What prep must I do and what paint do I need to use?
