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MR 45TH · 06-18-2012, 08:31 PM

Cleaned rims and painted rotors! Makes such a difference

greenmachinedriver · 06-18-2012, 08:36 PM

Looks good man! Post details of what you used and the process.

BRAVO 2SS · 07-19-2012, 07:08 PM

Looks good man! Post details of what you used and the process.

+ 1

Dznts · 07-21-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by greenmachinedriver

Looks good man! Post details of what you used and the process.

HaubSS · 07-21-2012, 06:40 PM

Looks awesome. Nice job. I did the same thing to my '93 with POR-15. Required almost zero prep and held up like a champ!

iKeablr · 07-21-2012, 06:54 PM

How'd you manage to move your brake from the left side of the wheel to the right?

Lol j/k.

Good job. What did you use to paint the rotors?

Pharmaro · 07-21-2012, 11:06 PM

I did this as well to fix my rusty rotor problem. I used a wire brush to get as much of the rust off as possible, taped the rotors/calipers, and then used some high-temp semi gloss black ceramic spray paint.

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Brutal SS · 07-22-2012, 04:26 AM

Would have liked to have seen it before you put the wheel back on though. Nice job!

I'm trying to get motivated to do the same.

Pharmaro · 07-22-2012, 09:41 AM

Here you go! See my write up below, gravity isn't your friend if you look at the bottom of the rotor, it showed up in the picture, but doesn't contrast as much in natural light.

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Here's my quick write up:

After trying to get most of the rust off the rotor hats, I taped off the calipers, studs, and rotor face with some newspaper and painter's tape. If you use small pieces of painter's tape, 1/2 inch or so, you can do the circle pretty well. Then I hit the rotor hats with at least 3 coats of spray paint. ** Do a couple of light passes, if you go too heavy, gravity takes hold and you can get some drips and runs ** After about an hour, using tape and newspaper, I taped off the rotors and began doing the caliper paint. The calipers will require at least 2 coats to level the brush strokes and cover up the original color (At least if you do red). I would do one caliper, then move onto the next.

Good luck!

MR 45TH · 07-22-2012, 09:05 PM

Car only had 100 miles on it so there wasn't too much rust. I just used scotchbrite to clean them up, taped everything off then I used caliper paint. Soooo worth it.

Brutal SS · 07-22-2012, 11:42 PM

Excellent post! Very helpful!

06-18-2012, 08:31 PM	#1
MR 45TH Drives: 45th 2SS Vert Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southampton PA Posts: 472	Before and after! Cleaned rims and painted rotors! Makes such a difference

06-18-2012, 08:36 PM	#2
greenmachinedriver Drives: white 2010 ss and 2011 6.2 silvy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: dfw Posts: 295	Looks good man! Post details of what you used and the process. __________________ 2010 RS2SS, XS POWER HEADERS AND FULL EXHAUST, ROTOFAB COLD AIR AND ENGINE COVERS, MSD PLUG WIRES. PFADT DROP SPRINGS, SPORT SWAY BARS, TRAILING ARMS, TOE LINKS. HURST SHIFTER, BILLET PEDALS. BLACKOUT TAIL PANEL, TINTED TAIL LIGHTS, MAIL SLOT BLACKOUT, WHITE BOWTIES

07-19-2012, 07:08 PM	#3
BRAVO 2SS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 344	Looks good man! Post details of what you used and the process. + 1 __________________ 2010 CAMARO 2SSRS

07-21-2012, 06:40 PM	#5
HaubSS Drives: '11 IBM 2SS/RS LS3/M6 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lemoore, CA Posts: 436 View My Garage	Looks awesome. Nice job. I did the same thing to my '93 with POR-15. Required almost zero prep and held up like a champ! __________________ 2011 IBM 2SS/RS - LS3/M6 - Grey Interior Full bolt-ons + TSP 229/236, 112 LSA Tuned by BROOKS PERFORMANCE BMR Stage 3 suspension Vertini Magic Concave, 20x8.5-20x10

07-21-2012, 06:54 PM	#6
iKeablr Drives: Chevrolet Camaro 2011 RS 1LT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 340	How'd you manage to move your brake from the left side of the wheel to the right? Lol j/k. Good job. What did you use to paint the rotors? __________________ Camaro 2011 VR 1LT RS - Prometheus Prime \|Leather Interior\|Leather Door & Dash Trim\|12" Subwoofer\|Dash ABL\|Plasma DRL\|

07-21-2012, 11:06 PM	#7
Pharmaro Drives: 2011 CGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville Posts: 209	I did this as well to fix my rusty rotor problem. I used a wire brush to get as much of the rust off as possible, taped the rotors/calipers, and then used some high-temp semi gloss black ceramic spray paint. Before: After:

07-22-2012, 04:26 AM	#8
Brutal SS Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dinwiddie, Va. Posts: 4,607	Would have liked to have seen it before you put the wheel back on though. Nice job! I'm trying to get motivated to do the same. __________________

07-22-2012, 09:41 AM	#9
Pharmaro Drives: 2011 CGM 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville Posts: 209	Here you go! See my write up below, gravity isn't your friend if you look at the bottom of the rotor, it showed up in the picture, but doesn't contrast as much in natural light. Here's my quick write up: After trying to get most of the rust off the rotor hats, I taped off the calipers, studs, and rotor face with some newspaper and painter's tape. If you use small pieces of painter's tape, 1/2 inch or so, you can do the circle pretty well. Then I hit the rotor hats with at least 3 coats of spray paint. Do a couple of light passes, if you go too heavy, gravity takes hold and you can get some drips and runs After about an hour, using tape and newspaper, I taped off the rotors and began doing the caliper paint. The calipers will require at least 2 coats to level the brush strokes and cover up the original color (At least if you do red). I would do one caliper, then move onto the next. Good luck!

07-22-2012, 09:05 PM	#10
MR 45TH Drives: 45th 2SS Vert Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southampton PA Posts: 472	Car only had 100 miles on it so there wasn't too much rust. I just used scotchbrite to clean them up, taped everything off then I used caliper paint. Soooo worth it.

07-22-2012, 11:42 PM	#11
Brutal SS Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Dinwiddie, Va. Posts: 4,607	Excellent post! Very helpful! __________________