Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Quick brake rotor question - rust

[Dennis Liu (BigHeadDennis]

Yeah, I'm not worried about the swept area under the pad, just basically
whether the rusty hats will remain rusty forever.  It's so light though, a
quick hit with a scouring pad should clean it off.  I just wanted to prevent
it from recurring, if it was easy...  :-)

Merry Xmas!

vty,

--Dennis
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Stark [mailto:MStark [at] Copper.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 1:14 PM
To: BigHeadDennis [at] earthlink.net
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Quick brake rotor question - rust

Light rust can be removed using phosphoric acid.  Body shop supply houses
sell it as "MetalPrep."
~Marty
Xmas in Boston and still driving the TR. Next year I'm planting palm trees

Dennis Liu wrote:

>Time permitting, I might be able to shuffle around in the garage this 
>weekend and install new brake pads and rotors.  Well, the pads are new, 
>the rotors are stock, taken off before installing track stuff.  (Going 
>back to stock street, due to the fact that I have a track car now, and 
>I'm kinda tired of having to clean brake dust off the wheels after 
>EVERY drive {not that I actually do it!}, and the squeaking is getting 
>a bit annoying on the street car.)
>
>Anyway, about to reinstall the stock rotors, and noticed last night 
>that they have a very light layer of surface rust.  I know that this is 
>to be expected from stock iron rotors, and doesn't particularly bother 
>me, but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best way to 
>clean them off before installation.  And what sort of coating, if any, 
>to put on the hat to prevent re-rusting (if possible).  I know that the 
>rotors will rust up after being driven in the wet and put away without 
>being "squeegee'd" by braking, so I don't care about that, but is there 
>a way to keep rust from building up on the surfaces not under the pad?
>
>Thanks,
>
>--Dennis
>
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