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YOUR RESEARCHRusty rotors..how to keep clean
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Use leaf blower
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After washing, I use my leaf blower to get most of the water out of the rotors.
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Then I used a wire wheel on the same drill to polish out the rust in the crevices.
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Vacuum & compressed air to clean away the rust dust, then wipe down with auto paint prep.
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Slam on the brakes a couple of times and bing-go bright clean rotors.
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All, I'm doing some spring cleaning on the pcar and wondered if anyone has any tricks to remove rust from their rotors and keep them looking clean. I was hoping to avoid wheel removal, but that may be the only method. Thanks in advance.
Kelly
After you wash it, take it for a drive. Just a little heat will do it. Doesn't take much.
When my mechanic did my big rebuild, he sprayed them with a coat of flat BBQ rust paint. Where the pads contact will wear off in a matter of yards. And the rest is protected from rusting for some time.
Not as bad as many states, but we've gotten more weather than normal this winter. I'm really looking forward to my first full spring with her. New tires coming on Friday, Zaino on Saturday, local PCA meet and great on Sun. I hope the weather holds.
yea, we had snow today in Seattle (again) and there is a "Skills day" thia Saturday... might end up being a "winter diving skills day"
I am going to be a cone jockey so I get to run the coarse...man I hope the weather changes for the better by then!!
The top hats are painted in a flat gray. They rust pretty quick unless you spray them with something like caliper paint before you put them on. Not too bad of a job topaint the ones on the car already, maybe 2 hours total. After a year & 4k miles, mine still look freshly painted.
A word of caution though, after washing, make sure you drive the car for a while that the brakes/rotors are hot enough to dry off. Do not just drive the car and brake down your driveway just for the sake of rubbing off the rust. You won't like the "rust-sludge" that remains around your pads!
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I sometimes "roll" the car out w/o starting it to avoid a start - short run - stop - load - start - go... I did that oncde and it was stuck, thought something was wrong or I had become really weak !
I used one of those flapper sanding attachments on a battery powered drill. The rust flies off. Then I used a wire wheel on the same drill to polish out the rust in the crevices. Takes about 5 minutes per wheel that way. Vacuum & compressed air to clean away the rust dust, then wipe down with auto paint prep. Tape and protect body work, then apply 5 light coats of spray caliper paint. Uses less than one can. I had the car on 4 jackstands and did all 4 rotors assembly line style. Let dry overnight. You can read the part numbers and min thickness numbers through the paint and see the machining marks, where it was just rust before. Makes wheel cleaning easier too. Including raising the car, and wheel removal, just under 2 hours.
+1 for the great idea. I
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to drive my car after it's been cleaned, and I never thought of that. Of course it will be one more thing for my neighbors to laugh me about.
She's out of the garage today and what a difference....still can't believe I asked the question. Full detail and pics this weekend. Thanks again for all the "technical" assistance.
Yeah, I do that too, but I have an electric Black&Decker blower, so it's not that loud. Some neighbors who pass by on their evening walks just give me "That-kinda-smile" when they see me doing that.
The LeafHog's actually quite powerful, so a pretty effective technique to get water out of crevices and all over the car.
