how to clean up brake rotors

[yuke175]

my car has been sitting over the winter and the hubs of the 13" baer brakes i have on the rear are starting to rust a little, how do i clean this up and protect from future troubles?

 

[Sinned83]

You can use wire wheel cleaner and a wash cloth. I know there is a rust removing gel in the auto stores too but I have not used it.

 

[Javi]

the rotors, just take the car for a spin around the block, drive the car back and forward on the drive way applying the brakes firmly

 

[yuke175]

i mean the center portion of the rotor where the pads dont hit, i have used polish and compounds on them but was wondering if anybody had any recomendations on what to use

 

[Javi]

Oh, isnt that the part where the back of thw wheel mounts to ?

 

[badass96gt]

I painted mine with 1500 degree paint and then wire wheeled the braking area leaving the paint where the pads dont contact.

 

[SRT Handz]

clean the area with a wire brush, the prime and paint the area with some High temp paint.

Should look great!!!

 

[yuke175]

could i spray the whole rotor? i ask because i know that you can powdercoat them, assuming the pads will just rip through the paint and create a clean area

 

[SRT Handz]

Yeah, you can paint the whole rotor. No need to take off because the pads will remove the paint where the pads touch the rotor.

 

[badass96gt]

Just be careful, not removing the paint can cause the pads/rotors to glaze and cause issues.

 

[yuke175]

hmmm care to explain?

 

[Sinned83]

wire wheel cleaner and forget messy paint.

 

[SRT Handz]

I re-read you question and understand it better.

Here is what you need to do...

Take the rotors off and clean all the rust off with some emery pad. doesnt need to be perfect.

Go and get some Rustolium BBQ Paint. This stuff is high heat and will grab very well. Paint the entire rotor front and back with a couple coats. I would do like 3. Do not tape off any area of the rotor. Paint everything.

When you go to brake the first time it will take off the paint where the brake pad touches, but leave everything else painted.

 

[yuke175]

haha thanks handz i understood u i was asking about what 96gt said about them glazing? I appreciate the help tho guys, that whas my plan but i figured some detail gurus like you handz would be the guys to ask

 

[SRT Handz]

Naw, it wont graze. the last rotors i bought came coated with a coating and the the rotors just took it off.

 

[Dalamar]

Emory pad, or wire wheel on a grinder.
polish and seal up after words.
and listen to handz.

 

[Bubbaman99]

Gonna have to do the same thing to my rotors.

 

[MustangChris]

sand-papered mine, then high-heat painted them... came out pretty good.

 

[Dalamar]

Pix?

 

[DropTopPony]

hmmm care to explain?

What he meant was paint can get between the pad and rotor and be dangerous. If its just some overspray thats unlikely to happen but if you put too much paint on the pad area is what he was warning against.