Rust on the Rotors

[3 Deuce]

I have just placed a set of ZR1 wheels with the standard offset on my LT 4 coupe and am not happy with the fact that the brake pads don't seem to sweep the entire face of the rotor...I have a narrow non-shiny outer edge and a much larger non-shiny inner edge (non-shiny being rust color) with the remainder of the rotor clean from the force of the pads...with the turbine wheels this was of course not a problem, you couldn't see in the slots, but now, have mercy everyone can see this....any thoughts besides a complete brake swap?

:confused

 

[c4cruiser]

I use high-temperature paints to cover the rotor surfaces that are not contacted by the pads. You can find high-temp paints (not engine paint!) at your local parts store in various colors that will handle up to 1200 degres. Black painf for barbeque grills works, too.

I have chrome ZR-1 style wheels on my Polo Green 92 roadster and use hi-temp aluminum paint there. On my 87 gold coupe I have GS black spoke wheels and use black hi-temp paint for those rotors.

Just use some steel wool or emery cloth to clean off the surface rust and spray some paint into a paint tray or can and use a foam brusk to paint the rotor areas. It's also a good idea to clean off the surface of the rotor hub where the wheel center sits. Don't use paint there, but put some anti-sieze compound on a rag and rub a thin coat on the rotor hub. That will help to keep rust from forming. Even though the wheel is tight on the hub, you can get rust in there.

 

[3 Deuce]

Great info....thanks

 

[oldace84]

Thanks for the tips.
tony