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deamicls 11-08-2006 10:55 AM

Rusty brake caliper.
 
Alright. So i've been keeping an eye on my calipers since they started developing some rust and noticed that the rust is growing everyday. Should I worry?

Is this something that can be fixed under warranty?

sonicblue6 11-08-2006 11:07 AM

Your caliper or your rotor? It's a bit unusual for rust on a caliper to grow rapidly, I think. However, I don't think you'd ever get a dealer to do anything about it, as it won't affect the performance/function of the caliper at all, and the oxidation of a piece of metal exposed to the elements is normal, in general.

That being said, grab a bottle of G2 brake caliper paint, take your wheels off one sunny day, give them a good scrub/clean with a degreaser and/or some brake cleaner and paint those bad boys!

deamicls 11-08-2006 12:41 PM


Originally Posted by sonicblue6
Your caliper or your rotor? It's a bit unusual for rust on a caliper to grow rapidly, I think. However, I don't think you'd ever get a dealer to do anything about it, as it won't affect the performance/function of the caliper at all, and the oxidation of a piece of metal exposed to the elements is normal, in general.

That being said, grab a bottle of G2 brake caliper paint, take your wheels off one sunny day, give them a good scrub/clean with a degreaser and/or some brake cleaner and paint those bad boys!

Thanks for the advice. I might just paint them silver or black. Should i use a brush of some sort to scrub the rust off with the degreaser and brake cleaner?

It just seems odd that these calipers would rust so fast. I have 31k miles on the car and have had the car for 1 year and 3 months now. I was my car pretty often too. It just doesn't seem right. Just makes the car look cheap....sigh.

Anyone have this happening on their calipers?

Razz1 11-09-2006 12:58 AM

I still think you mean rotors not calipers, but any way yes, use wire brush and brake cleaner.

Docj78 04-21-2008 09:51 AM

Actually, all four of my calipers are rusty. The rotors have some too, but not as bad as the calipers. Is it agreed that a wire brush and some paint is in order? How do I paint them without removal? Brush paint them very carefully?

I may just get some aftermarket brakes anyways. I'm at nearly 23k, and have some squeaking anyways.

Snakebite202 04-23-2008 09:50 PM

Actually my left front caliper has some rust too - I was wondering if anyone else had that happen to theirs. I guess so...

deamicls 04-23-2008 11:08 PM


Originally Posted by Razz1 (Post 1607262)
I still think you mean rotors not calipers, but any way yes, use wire brush and brake cleaner.

I'm pretty sure it's the calipers that I'm talking about.

DOMINION 04-24-2008 04:08 AM

You can just get a small can of rustolum from homedepot and repaint them :)

swoope 04-24-2008 05:01 AM


Originally Posted by deamicls (Post 2424642)
I'm pretty sure it's the calipers that I'm talking about.


a year and a half and your are not sure what you are talking about?

beers :beer:


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