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yzinger · 11-05-2018, 01:35 PM

Hey guys, any thoughts on when it is a very humid day (this weekend, November 3rd 21degrees) so it creates a lot of moisture on my wheels, rotors etc...Newpaper maybe?

ChibiBlackSheep · 11-05-2018, 02:33 PM

You can remove the rims, sand down the rotor hats and paint them with high-temp paint. The face of the rotor will come clean once you apply the brakes.

Heel2Toe · 11-06-2018, 07:51 PM

My aftermarket wheels have a lower positive offset than stocks rims, wheels really shows the rust on the rotor mounts. I plan to do what was already suggested, and paint them like a metallic gray as my wheels are blacked out. Hate that rust look!

yzinger · 11-07-2018, 09:02 AM

yeah i have no problems with removing the rust - a quick drive cures that - I just wondering if there was anything you guys might know to try to absorb moisture as opposed to it getting on wheels.

ChibiBlackSheep · 11-07-2018, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by yzinger

yeah i have no problems with removing the rust - a quick drive cures that - I just wondering if there was anything you guys might know to try to absorb moisture as opposed to it getting on wheels.

Nothing you can really do, minus parking the car in a humidity controlled garage. It's the nature of the metal that the rotor is made out of.

11-05-2018, 01:35 PM	#1
yzinger Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - IOM - LS3 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 302	Rusting Rotors Hey guys, any thoughts on when it is a very humid day (this weekend, November 3rd 21degrees) so it creates a lot of moisture on my wheels, rotors etc...Newpaper maybe?

11-05-2018, 02:33 PM	#2
ChibiBlackSheep Drives: 2012 2SS/RS, 1968 SS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southeast, PA Posts: 2,092	You can remove the rims, sand down the rotor hats and paint them with high-temp paint. The face of the rotor will come clean once you apply the brakes. __________________ LS3 Crate Engine Swap \| CSP Custom Cam 232/240 .615/.615 113 +3 \| Stainless Power LT Headers \| Z28 Intake \| Borla S-Type Exhaust \| FTI Triple-Disc Billet 3200 Stall 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS \| 1968 Camaro SS \| 2020 Cadillac CT5 Premium Luxury \| 2021 Spark LS

11-06-2018, 07:51 PM	#3
Heel2Toe Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Versailles, OH Posts: 3	My aftermarket wheels have a lower positive offset than stocks rims, wheels really shows the rust on the rotor mounts. I plan to do what was already suggested, and paint them like a metallic gray as my wheels are blacked out. Hate that rust look!

11-07-2018, 09:02 AM	#4
yzinger Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - IOM - LS3 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 302	yeah i have no problems with removing the rust - a quick drive cures that - I just wondering if there was anything you guys might know to try to absorb moisture as opposed to it getting on wheels.