Rusty Rotors.... HELP!
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Racer
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Rusty Rotors.... HELP!
I store my 2001 Vert for the winter & the rotors get rusty & pitted when the car is not driven for several months. Is there anything I can put on the roters to prevent rust while the car is in storage?
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St. Jude Donor '05
Don't worry about it... After you drive it for a few miles, it will go away.
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
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Originally Posted by Umrswimr
Don't worry about it... After you drive it for a few miles, it will go away.
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
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From: Hoover Alabama
Originally Posted by Umrswimr
Don't worry about it... After you drive it for a few miles, it will go away.
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
You could try coating them in a little oil to prevent the rust if it really bothers you....
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
If it really bothers you, you could store the car in a Car Jacket. www.carbag.com Its a sealed bag that controls humidity. This is the first season mine will be in one, but I have several friends who have used these and they report the rotors are clean at the end of storage.
Racer
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From: South Park (Pittsburgh) PA
Originally Posted by C5Ken
I store my 2001 Vert for the winter & the rotors get rusty & pitted when the car is not driven for several months. Is there anything I can put on the roters to prevent rust while the car is in storage?
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
After washing the car I always go around the block to dry out the brakes. Either that or they rust like crazy. If they are clean and shinny they shouldn't rust over the winter in a garage. At least mine don't. And I live on the wet coast. You could spray some WD-40 on them then clean them off in the spring with some lacquer thinner or gas and they should be fine. My .02
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