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Rust on the rotor or disc of brake...HELP!!

Old Mar 23, 2007 | 12:52 PM
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Rust on the rotor or disc of brake...HELP!!

It drives me crazy to see th 8 all shined up, wheels looking great and tires have a showroom shine...all to see the little bit of rust on the brakes. Sticks out like a sore thumb. And idea how to get rid of that ?
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Drive it to get it off the rotors.
If there is some elsewhere that remains, try a Mr Clean Magic eraser (works very well on rust) or if its bad, some Nevr-Dull.
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Rusty brake rotors are a common issue on the 8. I had mine repainted at the dealership. You can just remove the wheels and clean/prime and paint them with some high temp paint.

Like this.

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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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I'm in the process of doing mine, taking wheels off and taking steel wool to the rotor hubs then i've got a silver caliper paint kit to repaint them with, then i'll be posting some pics
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Do a search here for rusty rotors, and you'll find tons of posts on it. Dealership can paint it for you, or you can just do it yourself (probably doing mine tomorrow).
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 01:50 AM
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i painted the calipers black on my BB and while i was at it, i painted the inside of the rotor as well. it looks great and it helps with the rust problem. hope this helps
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Old Mar 24, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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after a couple thousand miles brake dust will build up and cover it
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Old Mar 25, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Replace the rotors with 2006 rotors... these come with the centers finished in a medium-dark grey.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PhotoMunkey
Replace the rotors with 2006 rotors... these come with the centers finished in a medium-dark grey.
How much did the new rotors cost you?
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tiggerlee
Rusty brake rotors are a common issue on the 8. I had mine repainted at the dealership. You can just remove the wheels and clean/prime and paint them with some high temp paint.

Like this.
Those are brake calipers. I hope no one paints their rotors!!!!
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MP3Guy
Those are brake calipers. I hope no one paints their rotors!!!!

Look again. He painted the center part of the ROTOR which is where the rust is particularly noticeable on the 8.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MP3Guy
Those are brake calipers. I hope no one paints their rotors!!!!
Its funny you say that...I've seen it done.
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Old Apr 21, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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The rusted rotor hubs drove me nuts. I painted the hubs and calipers black which really cleaned up the look of the car.
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