How to keep the rust off your rotors? |
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How to keep the rust off your rotors? |
TravisNeff |
Mar 15 2005, 10:20 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I have a new set of rotors I had on the white car, only have about 500 miles on them. Transferred them over to the silver car and they are getting rusty around the hub area. I bead blasted them clean & wonder what I can do to keep them this way. Do you think that hitting them with Metal ready will help for semi-long term protection?
I could hit it with high temp paint instead, but if I can keep the look of the metal - I am all for it. What do you think? |
Rough_Rider |
Mar 15 2005, 11:38 AM
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Smurf Zone Group: Members Posts: 525 Joined: 16-August 04 From: Beaverton, OR Member No.: 2,547 |
Most paints even high temp one's will eventually flake off. Be warned a side effect of painting is reduced heat transfer. The paint apparently traps heat in the rotor. I guess its the same principal used by the ceramic coatings on exhausts.
Cadium Plating is a possible solution but don't know how it'd cope with track usage. I have it on a street car & the rotors still look shiney new after 12 months. Other solutions, 2 piece rotors with aluminium hats. Or like the early mark 1 Lotus Elises use metal matrix rotors.. |
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