Hwilli1647545487 Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Anybody know of a good way to prevent surface rust on rotors? My car has been sitting for a few weeks, and is starting to have it. The car is going up on stands here soon, so I won't be able to drive it off... kind of annoys me. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Light coating of oil usually does the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraGlue Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Light coating of oil on brake rotors?!?! Are you NUTS?!?!?! Man, if you hate Howard then just tell him. Don't try to kill the guy. tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badmuthrfkr Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 I spray mine with Pam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Did I say DOUS them in oil..no. They come "lightly oiled" with some sort of lubricant when you buy then. I would presume also..that he would clean them off before the next 160-0 dash tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Originally posted by The TSi U Fear: Did I say DOUS them in oil..no. They come "lightly oiled" with some sort of lubricant when you buy then. I would presume also..that he would clean them off before the next 160-0 dash tongue.gif ditto /\ I used to intall'm, they all came oiled. Jsut shoot'm with WD40 every once in a while. the brake preaseure will be more then enought to overcome the lubricant. Just expect your first stop to take a bit longer then most, and be alote smokier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badmuthrfkr Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Brett actually sprayed off my Powerslots with brake cleaner before installing them since they had that light coat of oil on them. Dip them in vegetable oil for long lasting protection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 your better off letting them rust oil of any kind on your rotor is bad if you do decide to spray something on them make sure you clean them up good with some sort of brake cleaner before driving around if you don't the oil can get in the brake linings and ruin them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renner Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Brake pad material is porous, so whatever is on your rotors the first time you drive your car after a while, will get imbedded in the pads, and it will stay in the pads for a little while. If you really don’t want any rust on your rotors, take them off first, and then coat them in WD-40. Just clean them off with brake clean very well before re-installing them. I would not spray them with oil while on the car and let the pads burn them off. Depending on what pads you have, the oil could cause them to break down faster then they normally would have. Not to mention the problem with having a layer of oil in-between your rotor and pad surface. A small amount of rust won’t hurt anything, it may just make your pads squeak for a little while when you start driving the car again, because the rust will now be imbedded in the top layer of the pads. But since it’s not going to penetrate deeper into the pad like the oil would, it will burn off shortly and won’t really hurt the life of the pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueski02 Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 So in short it seems, take them off, or lube em' up. I prefer olive oil nice scent. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 two letters... KY smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Let em' rust, it isn't going to hurt anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Nitrousbird: Let em' rust, it isn't going to hurt anything!Your forgetting Howards a ricer.. Rust doesn't match his yellow calipers tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Just coat them in butter and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueski02 Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Originally posted by Buck531: two letters... KY smile.gif I was gonna say that but i held back.....comedy. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest turbojc Posted November 14, 2002 Report Share Posted November 14, 2002 I use Pam on the dirt bikes with no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted November 14, 2002 Report Share Posted November 14, 2002 just use a thin oil with a low frying temp. The first time you apply the brakes, it'll vaporize right off. Anyone hear familiar with the Porsches brake cooling system? It sprays water on the brakes under heavy peddlin'. Doesn't seem to hurt anything tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renner Posted November 14, 2002 Report Share Posted November 14, 2002 Originally posted by BlackBird: just use a thin oil with a low frying temp. The first time you apply the brakes, it'll vaporize right off. Anyone hear familiar with the Porsches brake cooling system? It sprays water on the brakes under heavy peddlin'. Doesn't seem to hurt anything tongue.gif Close, but not quite. The ones used on Porsche's actually spray water mist into the cooling duct leading to the brakes, just like water/alcohol injection for your engine. It just cools the air before it gets to the rotor, since water evaporation is an endothermic process. Spraying cold water directly onto a hot rotor would definitely cause it to crack. The cars that I have seen use it were mid to late 80's 930 turbos that were making huge power, before bigger and better brake upgrades were available, especially since they had to fit them under the wheels, which weren't available in 18" sizes with the proper offsets for a street car at those times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Ben Posted November 15, 2002 Report Share Posted November 15, 2002 Once in a while I get a light coat of rust on my slotted rotors. All I do to clean it off is drive down the street and push the brake pedel that makes the car stop tongue.gif and the rust comes right off. It's not a big issue at all unless you let the rust build up too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Just leave them be. They may rust, but the break pads will strip the rust off the very first time you drive the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Originally posted by Renner: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by BlackBird: just use a thin oil with a low frying temp. The first time you apply the brakes, it'll vaporize right off. Anyone hear familiar with the Porsches brake cooling system? It sprays water on the brakes under heavy peddlin'. Doesn't seem to hurt anything tongue.gif Close, but not quite. The ones used on Porsche's actually spray water mist into the cooling duct leading to the brakes, just like water/alcohol injection for your engine. It just cools the air before it gets to the rotor, since water evaporation is an endothermic process. Spraying cold water directly onto a hot rotor would definitely cause it to crack. The cars that I have seen use it were mid to late 80's 930 turbos that were making huge power, before bigger and better brake upgrades were available, especially since they had to fit them under the wheels, which weren't available in 18" sizes with the proper offsets for a street car at those times.</font>http://www.hepcnet.net/bbssmilies/teach.gif Preach on, preacha!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipowered Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 damn, i want those brakes for my porsche... not that it needs them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwilli1647545487 Posted November 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Thanks for all your advice dicks. I wrecked my car. The brakes didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Originally posted by 13: Thanks for all your advice dicks. I wrecked my car. The brakes didn't work.YAY tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 You seriosuly put grease on your break rotors??? Geeze.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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