smokenpony

I have a desent amount of rust on my stock rotors. I called the dealership and they told me this was normal and suggested that I should get drilled aftermarket rotors to avoid it. Does this sound right?

mrkabc

All rotors rust. That's normal. Drive the car and the rust will go away!

kevinb120

Yea, you need zinc plated rotors so surface rust doesn't form on the hats. It doesnt hurt anything. You can paint them with a caliper kit, even if its just silver so it looks like new.

crucut

Very normal. Doesn't take long to form either. It's gone after the first push on the pedal, unless maybe your car sits out for long periods of time. Unless you're so **** that you want to dry them off after driving it in the rain you'll have to live with it. You could not drive it when it's raining but telling someone in Florida not to drive in the rain is just about as bad as someone telling me not too here in the Seattle area, LOL. Don't sweat it.

kevinb120

I think he's taking about the hats and the vanes

JonCo

Slotted and drilled wont help. It'll actualy cause rust where the brake pads wont be able to clean off. In this situation I've heard some poeple have painted the slotted/drilled rotors with a high temp paint which fills the holes and slotted-ness and the rest of the paint is just "braked" off.

Haha made a few words up there. Hope that makes some sense?

kevinb120

well the zinc plated wont rust anywhere, and a lot of the pre-painted ones do have paint in the holes and vanes.

JonCo

Some of the guys with the RotorPros slotted and drilled had signs of rust showing. Zinc plated also. Oh well, when I get my rotors I'll try that high temp paint solution.

kevinb120

Its probably metal particles in the holes that look like rust(just like when you wash the car). The rotors are zinc plated, so outside the pad sweep area, they still have the plating on them.

RadBOSS

zinc only provides marginal protection

BigDog

Don't worry about the rust; just drive...

USMC_LB

For some reason rust on the rotors that is normal doesnt
bother me... they are brakes.

LB

freyke

hi5.0

rust on brake surface is normal unless you have $$$$$$ ceramic composite discs. just "brake it off".

smokenpony

Thanks everyone, as least I feel better. Didn't know if that would hurt the judging at a car show. I'm registered for the show during mustang week in Myrtle Beach.