How Do You Guys Stop Brake Disks Rusting?

[aido]

Hi guys, fitted my new brake disks a couple of weeks back and they're already rusted to hell and look bloody awful!

How do you guys stop this from happening?

I'm running Pagid's at the front and Blueprint ADL at the rear....

Any ideas would be appreciated...

[Jiberjaber]

Have you tried driving the car?? ;)

[jasestu]

Paint them with primer to stop the rust. Works great!

...until you use the brakes and all the primer peels off.

If the discs sit unused for any length of time they will oxidise, faster if they're wet. It's unavoidable.

[Kremmen]

I read somewhere that metal that is heated resists and can remove rust ?

After I wash the car the discs all turn orange and there it sits until Monday morning when I drive to work. After the 21 mile journey all the orange has gone and they are back to normal.

I wonder if the heat around the wheels area is what is helping corrosion stay away from my wheels as well ?

[waddy]

It's pretty unavoidable - driving the car keeps them clean.

Or you could coat them in vaseline or oil to stop the oxidation :winky:

Seriously though - do not put vaseline or oil on your brakes

[norkep]

I colour coded mine about a year ago, no rust on them at all. Only the disc surface was left free and looks OK, even after 1 year. Used Hammeright Smooth and left for a day to completely dry, even with heavy braking, the paint never came off but I did sand the surface's to give a key for the paint

[star a]

three things needed for rust to form is iron, oxygen and water, remove one of these and you're laughing.

realistically though, drive after you've washed the car. don't take it out in the rain, and keep it in a warm airy garage.

[aido]

Sorry guys I should have said, it's the drum / hub part that concerns me, as you say, the calipers sort out the contact area in no time!

Sounds like Hammerite is the way to go for that part of the disk then :D

I could remember something about Lexus doing something to their OEM one's to stop them rusting, just wondered if anyone knew what that was?

[Mr Morse]

Painted mine (drum/hub) with hammerite black and it's fine. Need to have a steady hand though

[marcus]

Painted mine (drum/hub) with hammerite black and it's fine. Need to have a steady hand though 

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yea like Mr M............ says (hammerite) is best.........i will be doing my drum/hubs in time for the weekend :winky: i was hopeing to get the car back into the bodyshop so they could repaint the car but he told me he needs it for a week, so now its going in on Monday 26th ........... and it should all be done in time for the POD meet :winky:

me drum/hubs will look better than the car

[Mark D]

Is there a brake disc avaiable that doesn't rust - motorbike brakes don't rust.

[Fargo]

vasaline

[MartinC]

I found engine laquer is better than hamerite smooth, dries a lot quicker and seems to clean up better.

Place I bought mine from does black, blue and silver, so good colours