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Montrose · 08-08-2009, 12:34 PM

it's not safe it can be very bad, there is a reasion that in all service manuals it tells you to clean all oils and protective films off of the rotors when doing brake jobs.

Montrose

tsg1391 · 08-08-2009, 12:36 PM

lol its not safe, but at least when you rear-end someone you will have shiny rotors!!

Montrose · 08-08-2009, 12:40 PM

nonono the best way to get shiny rotors is to use never dull hehehe

Montrose

PQ · 08-08-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jackka

There's a brand new white mustang that's been sitting infront of my on-post dealership and the whole car is looking spanking shiny, except for the brake discs, which are now orangish from rusting.

It's monsoon season here and has been raining and very humid for a few months now, but orange discs on an otherwise new car just looks so very ugly and wrong.

Will this happen to my Camaro in Alabama, where its also very humid?

What can I do about it?

I live here in Bama. Hey Brother

greetings from home.

I park my car at night and when I come out in the morning there is a full coat of orange rust on the rotors. Happens overnight. It's gone before I get to the stop sign. Only problem is it leaves a bit of orange crap on my shiny rims.

But it's perfectly normal.

Surely you've had to wipe it off of your M-16 after a night. I know I did in Kuwait and Iraq back in 91'

FNKNSTN · 08-08-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by UsedTaHaveA68

Just spray some WD-40 on there after every drive and you won't see any rust!

Damn dude, you're right!

I just finished putting a generous coat of Johnson's Paste Wax on my rotors, but now that I think of it, I'm just gonna take the rotors off and dunk them in a bucket of WD-40!!!

All you guys are gonna be jealous of how clean and shiny my rotors stay

KJS · 08-08-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FNKNSTN

Damn dude, you're right!

I just finished putting a generous coat of Johnson's Paste Wax on my rotors, but now that I think of it, I'm just gonna take the rotors off and dunk them in a bucket of WD-40!!!

All you guys are gonna be jealous of how clean and shiny my rotors stay

ClaymoreZ28 · 08-08-2009, 11:21 PM

Dont joke about this stuff
I knew one of my buddies who was worried about his motorcycl brake discs rusting and he did the WD40 thing and then wondered why his bike would not stop...

KJS · 08-08-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ClaymoreZ28

Dont joke about this stuff
I knew one of my buddies who was worried about his motorcycl brake discs rusting and he did the WD40 thing and then wondered why his bike would not stop...

OK

jackka · 08-08-2009, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irpq11

I live here in Bama. Hey Brother

greetings from home.

I park my car at night and when I come out in the morning there is a full coat of orange rust on the rotors. Happens overnight. It's gone before I get to the stop sign. Only problem is it leaves a bit of orange crap on my shiny rims.

But it's perfectly normal.

Surely you've had to wipe it off of your M-16 after a night. I know I did in Kuwait and Iraq back in 91'

Good to see brothers on my favorite community

I guess I had nothing to worry about after all

I've only had one car and it wasn't a sports car or one with brake rotors showing through the rims, haha.

The Camaro is going to be the love of my life, I can't wait to get to Alabama.

SoloSK71 · 08-09-2009, 01:11 AM

You could have them cleaned and phophate coated but that would entail some hefty dollars and does not completely prevent rust.

Or go to carbon ceramic ones ...

- SK

superstockcam · 08-09-2009, 01:41 AM

here is my 2009 white Mustang after only one Tahoe winter!
________
BAHA'I FAITH FORUMS

FNKNSTN · 08-09-2009, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClaymoreZ28

Dont joke about this stuff
I knew one of my buddies who was worried about his motorcycl brake discs rusting and he did the WD40 thing and then wondered why his bike would not stop...

Very clever. Lubricate devices that rely on friction. He should have consulted with Mr Wizard before he sprayed his brakes.

2KZ28_For_Now · 08-09-2009, 01:54 AM

I think using the brakes and friction will take care of those pesky rust spots.

Just dont overheat them once they are back in use. Warpage is cool for a Starship, but not so much for a brake rotor.

<geeks unite>

PS - the WD40 thing is for rotors OFF of the car, not on! :-o

two_wheel_mayhem · 08-09-2009, 03:16 AM

I washed my Camaro today, the rotors had rust on them within 10 minutes of wetting the car, and the rotors were not hot.

It does seem like they rust up unusually quick on these Camaros, oh and my water is softened too. I'll bet they cost an arm and a leg if you had to replace one.

08-08-2009, 12:36 PM	#16
tsg1391 Drives: 79 formula 'bird, 5th gen soon Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: oklahoma Posts: 247	lol its not safe, but at least when you rear-end someone you will have shiny rotors!! __________________ I make my spare spending cash at:http://www.cashcrate.com/1533265 Its legit, you just need to fill out a bunch of boring surveys.

08-08-2009, 11:21 PM	#21
ClaymoreZ28 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cary, North Carolina USA Posts: 480 View My Garage	Dont joke about this stuff I knew one of my buddies who was worried about his motorcycl brake discs rusting and he did the WD40 thing and then wondered why his bike would not stop... __________________ SSMAUG - IOM 2SS/RS/6M Breathing Fire since October 8th 2009 !

08-09-2009, 01:41 AM	#25
superstockcam Member Drives: 2010 ABM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Where you vacation...Tahoe Posts: 928	Some things are rusting on my Mustang too! here is my 2009 white Mustang after only one Tahoe winter! ________ BAHA'I FAITH FORUMS Attached Images Last edited by superstockcam; 04-19-2011 at 03:03 AM.

08-09-2009, 01:54 AM	#27
2KZ28_For_Now SS Shotgun Ride?!??! :-) Drives: 2000 Z28 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,549	I think using the brakes and friction will take care of those pesky rust spots. Just dont overheat them once they are back in use. Warpage is cool for a Starship, but not so much for a brake rotor. <geeks unite> PS - the WD40 thing is for rotors OFF of the car, not on! :-o __________________ LT LS RS SS LS3 LSA-Z28 (Skip the body kit)

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08-08-2009, 12:34 PM	#15
Montrose USN CPO Drives: 08 Titan,2103 Challenger 392 SRT-8 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cherry Point, NC Posts: 89 View My Garage	it's not safe it can be very bad, there is a reasion that in all service manuals it tells you to clean all oils and protective films off of the rotors when doing brake jobs. Montrose

08-08-2009, 12:40 PM	#17
Montrose USN CPO Drives: 08 Titan,2103 Challenger 392 SRT-8 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cherry Point, NC Posts: 89 View My Garage	nonono the best way to get shiny rotors is to use never dull hehehe Montrose

08-09-2009, 03:16 AM	#28
two_wheel_mayhem Would rather be riding Drives: No car no more Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,750	I washed my Camaro today, the rotors had rust on them within 10 minutes of wetting the car, and the rotors were not hot. It does seem like they rust up unusually quick on these Camaros, oh and my water is softened too. I'll bet they cost an arm and a leg if you had to replace one.