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kutch720 · 10-01-2009, 12:18 AM

OK, I pretty much have all the details on how to store my car for winter, except I wanted to know what I can do to prevent my brake rotors from rusting up. Just wondering if there were any products that might help, or any tricks that may have worked well. Thanks

mrcowboy · 10-01-2009, 12:19 AM

Winter must really suck for you guys up North..I can't imagine having to store my car for months on end.

kutch720 · 10-01-2009, 12:22 AM

Yeah its gonna suck putting the car away, but at least I can get the Suburban out and beat that for awhile.

Banshee · 10-01-2009, 12:41 AM

As long as their dry when you store and stay dry with a dehumidifier, you should be ok.

I store my 67 and my Harley in garage and have had minumal issues with rust flash.

You may want to invest in a dehumidifier for the garage though.

Bismarck318 · 10-01-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mrcowboy

Winter must really suck for you guys up North..I can't imagine having to store my car for months on end.

Just be thankful you aren't here then, you folks in the south don't know how good you actually have it.... I live near an expressway & have salt leeching into my garage through the floor mostly in the winter but all year.

This is not the place to live for a car enthusiast... winter takes a toll on a car even if it is off the road.

I'm not sure if I have the storage down pat myself, but as someone suggested a dehumidifier, these don't tend to work at all in the colder temps.

HDDAN · 10-01-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Banshee

As long as their dry when you store and stay dry with a dehumidifier, you should be ok.

I store my 67 and my Harley in garage and have had minumal issues with rust flash.

You may want to invest in a dehumidifier for the garage though.

Harleys have stainless steel rotors so I've never had a problem with this. How does you '67 react to storage? This will be the first time that I have ever put a car away for a winter. What do you do about the battery? Trickle charger? Do you ever start it up, or do you just leave it? Do you cover it? Do you ever take it for a ride if the streets are clean?

TooCool5 · 10-01-2009, 03:19 PM

Trickle chargers do the trick, i start mine every two or three weeks and move it up and down the driveway to clean the rotors.

zen · 10-01-2009, 04:00 PM

Put the car on stands and just rotate the wheels when they get rust. There is enough drag on the pads to do the job.

Captain Awesome · 10-01-2009, 04:09 PM

What if you got a case of those dessicant packets and poured them out on your car and stuffed them in the wheels?

len56 · 10-01-2009, 04:41 PM

My Camaro's going to be a man and stick it out in the cold. And enjoy it.

jonm38 · 10-01-2009, 04:55 PM

The last time I put a 1998 Camaro on lift and started it and put it in gear it gave me a DTC for 2 tires not touching a surface. If the road is clear with no snow or ice, I would take it out around the block to get things charged up, like going to the gas station.

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Originally Posted by zen

Put the car on stands and just rotate the wheels when they get rust. There is enough drag on the pads to do the job.

10-01-2009, 12:18 AM	#1
kutch720 Drives: Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 353 View My Garage	Parking all winter. OK, I pretty much have all the details on how to store my car for winter, except I wanted to know what I can do to prevent my brake rotors from rusting up. Just wondering if there were any products that might help, or any tricks that may have worked well. Thanks Attached Images

10-01-2009, 12:41 AM	#4
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	As long as their dry when you store and stay dry with a dehumidifier, you should be ok. I store my 67 and my Harley in garage and have had minumal issues with rust flash. You may want to invest in a dehumidifier for the garage though. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

10-01-2009, 03:19 PM	#7
TooCool5 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009 Location: LS Posts: 4,244 View My Garage	Trickle chargers do the trick, i start mine every two or three weeks and move it up and down the driveway to clean the rotors. __________________ 2010 Camaro Auto, Inferno Orange, Titanium Interior, Gearhead Wheels AIRAID CAI

10-01-2009, 04:41 PM	#10
len56 Drives: 2010, or 2011 Yellow Camaro2LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 337	My Camaro's going to be a man and stick it out in the cold. And enjoy it. __________________ camaro love.

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mrcowboy Drives: SS Camaro RJT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South TEXAS Posts: 508	Winter must really suck for you guys up North..I can't imagine having to store my car for months on end.

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kutch720 Drives: Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maine Posts: 353 View My Garage	Yeah its gonna suck putting the car away, but at least I can get the Suburban out and beat that for awhile.

10-01-2009, 04:00 PM	#8
zen Drives: 2011 CTS CPE & 2010 2LT/RS CGM Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Nevada Posts: 337	Put the car on stands and just rotate the wheels when they get rust. There is enough drag on the pads to do the job.

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