What is a good finish for rotors that will keep them looking nice for a long time.(no rust)

Cadmium plated
Zinc plated
painted
or ?????????
and why.

 

On the actuall rotor surface itself.... u can get anything sort of coating u want u may (and probably will) still get rust.

It doesn't matter if u get rust there tho what's important to protect is the inside of the rotor.

For example I got DBA rotors on the front. The hub is powdercoated and the inside of the rotor appears to be fully powdercoated as well.

I have inspected them a few times and looked for rusting anywhere and could not find a single spot inside the rotor or outside.

As for the rotor surface, it will have surface rust only in moist conditions. this happens because on the contact surface it's always NEW fresh EXPOSED metal. which is perfect for corrosion.

so don't blame the rotors, blame the weather, or the fact it's not in a garage. lol

 

I want to get rid of that thou.
If it rains and I dont drive the car for a couple of days it looks terrible.
I need some that will look good because with my new wheels you will be able to see all.
Ans I dont want nice looking wheels with rusty rotors behind them.

 

Heres a good way to get rid of rust, drive LOL. its not always the rotor rusting its the break dust some times and then it sticks to to rotor

 

Keep driving with them. Theres no way to prevent rust, and if you have any sort of coating a simple drive around the block will wear it off.

 

any coating put on the face of the rotor is pointless

 

A friend of mine said it helped with rust but I think he just said that because he felt stupid for paying extra for it LOL

 

lol yea man.. even grand turismo Brembo brakes.... on 300000$ sports cars DO THE SAME THING.

so don't feel left out

 

I'm mainly concerned with the hub of the rotor staying nice.

 

so paint it with high temp ENAMEL paint and u'll be fine.

go onto the rotor surface slightly and then when u begin driving the paint will rub off to the exact spot u want

 

i'll tell u what..i have ebc zinc coated rotors and that have not rusted all winter.... and we have had some really nasty weather here..snow..rain salt...brand new silver looking
ebc slotted dimpled...i think they were gold colored when i first got them...now they are straight silver...i'm pretty impressed they haven't rusted yet...

 

paint that area with the high temp paint they make for painting calipers

 

BS everyone! He can get an ceramic rotors like porsche has. that way he will preventrust for ever for only 20k bugs

 

my mr2 has no rust on the rotors because it never sees rain

 

lol.... who cars if the rotor face rusts... ur first 2 stops it'll be back to brand new looking.

 

unfortunately the only option against rusting is this
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or as other people said above, just drive