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by **phatman3801** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:42 am

hey i just replaced all the brake discs on my levin and its not bening driven for another few months as the cars still offf the road, but they are alredy getting rust on the discs

is there something i can use to remove it as i want them to be nice and shiny when i finaly bring the car back out!!

by **Chrislost** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:46 am

go for a drive to the end of ur road and back, the pads will remove it nicely

by **Leon** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:48 am

damn coffee on my monitor.

Right, anyway, discs rust when you don't use the car. They will actually even get a light coating of rust overnight.

by **EVLGTZ** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:52 pm

yeah as soon as ya start driving and use the brakes the rust shall be gone

by **aesc** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:03 pm

Haha yeah everytime I wash my car the rotors go rusty. And for some reason they seem to work a HELL OF A LOT better than normally for the first few times I use the brakes, until the rust wears off. Weird

by **ee904age** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:13 pm

aesc wrote:Haha yeah everytime I wash my car the rotors go rusty. And for some reason they seem to work a HELL OF A LOT better than normally for the first few times I use the brakes, until the rust wears off. Weird

That'll be because the pads are gripping a rough surface, instead of smooth shiney metal.

by **phatman3801** » Wed May 11, 2005 4:41 pm

what bout the bit where the pads dnt touch the rotor? ne way of getting that rust off?

by **ChaosAD** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:52 pm

Scotchbrite?

by **Spannergal** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:51 pm

phatman3801 wrote:what bout the bit where the pads dnt touch the rotor? ne way of getting that rust off?

i'm not sure, but i'm positive that my tutor told me when I kept commenting on it last year that it was generally normal unless the amount of rust was excessive

by **Chelles** » Wed May 11, 2005 8:20 pm

Phatman3801:
It's not anything to actually worry about to be honest as there wont be enough surface rust to compromise the rotor.
If you are really worried (and your car is going to be sitting for years) you can buy a silicon spray to protect them HOWEVER you will need to clean them up thoroughly before you drive your car again, the silicon won’t promote effective braking and will be rather hazardous. I stored my race car for months on end without use and I never had a problem. So relax, have a coffee and get your baby back on the road

Cheers Chelles

by **phatman3801** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:23 pm

lol yep cheerz guys, just sucks coz can be seen real easy through my mags:( ah well all good!

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