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| kconway |
  Jan 16 2010, 06:16 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,231 Region Association: Southern California  |
Is it a common practice, or even a sane practice to clear coat new rotors to keep iron from rusting? Saw someone do this and I need new rotors so...
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| underthetire |
Jan 16 2010, 09:55 PM
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Not a big fan of WD 40 for most things, not a good lubricant at all, and not a good rust preventive. I'll use it to help get stuck fasteners off, but that's about it. Originally, it was a water disbursement agent for rocket fuel, before they went to the jet A fuel. Cast iron will age, it will get to a certain patina then the rust/aging slows. Applying WD will make the aging last longer resulting in even more rust, if not kept up. I've had ex-customers use it to clean machine tools with it just to watch it make a bigger mess a few years later. Regular oil is better, but I painted my rotors with flat black high temp and it stays on fine, but my rotors were already aged. It's not a track car at all though.
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kconway Clear Coating Rotors? Jan 16 2010, 06:16 PM
Dr. Roger I'm not sure if it's wise to apply a paint... Jan 16 2010, 06:36 PM URY914 WD40 works well. Jan 16 2010, 06:37 PM
Pat Garvey
WD40 works well.
Agree!
WD40 works well to p... Jan 16 2010, 08:16 PM tod914 Kevin, unless your doing DE events, just hit the h... Jan 16 2010, 09:05 PM KevinP You are talking about the brake disc rotors- corre... Jan 16 2010, 09:42 PM tod914 Just paint on the top and side of the hub on the r... Jan 16 2010, 09:54 PM kconway
Just paint on the top and side of the hub on the ... Jan 16 2010, 11:28 PM URY914 WD40 :lol4: Jan 16 2010, 09:59 PM McMark I used flat black paint before having them resurfa... Jan 16 2010, 09:59 PM wobbletop I use BBQ paint on the rotors. Flat black. Cheap a... Jan 16 2010, 09:59 PM bdstone914
I use BBQ paint on the rotors. Flat black. Cheap ... Jan 16 2010, 10:35 PM sww914 Wurth silver paint in a quart can brushed on lasts... Jan 16 2010, 10:37 PM Rand Painting rotors? How long are you storing them, an... Jan 16 2010, 10:49 PM Gint I clear powder coated the rotor tops once. Everyt... Jan 16 2010, 11:10 PM kconway Not the friction surface but everything else as so... Jan 16 2010, 11:22 PM Eric_Shea
Anodizing is only aluminum.
Agree... zinc pla... Jan 17 2010, 01:13 AM wobbletop
Agree... zinc plated is the way to go. Most of ... Jan 17 2010, 08:24 AM buhs914 random and OT but does that avatar with the fly in... Jan 17 2010, 01:48 AM tod914 Kev, here's the link. http://www.nnjr-pca.com... Jan 17 2010, 04:46 PM Eric_Shea Zinc plated with hat painted:
http://photos-h.ak.... Jan 17 2010, 08:52 PM |
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