I know a basic rotor has the ingredients to start rusting immediately. And a rusty rotor does not mean its functionality has been compromised.

However, I am getting new suspension, wheels, sway bars installed. Also will be painting my calipers. So from an aesthetic standpoint, I want to keep a uniform look of new and fresh in that area. I was wondering if there are any possibilities to keep it from rusting? Be it from the material its made of, a specific resurfacing process, treatments or what have you. I also in a snowy climate state so every bit of protection would go a long ways.

Thanks.

 

I don't know of any coatings you can apply. And if there were I would be skeptical about the effects they have on braking performance. I would just drive the car every now and then to get the rust off.

 

Drive car, press brakes, rust is gone.


If you're referring the hub (a la the non braking surface) you can just use some primer or paint to protect it.

Any type of coating on the braking surface is a recipe for disaster..

 

Or do the opposite and don't clean off the rust preventative coating rotor manufacturers put on before shipping to prevent rust (cosmoline?) and don't drive car.

 

Get ceramic brake rotors.
I hear they're pretty affordable.

 

I installed this set of silver zinc plated rotors a couple months ago and they still look like new. Paid under $200 for front and rear rotors and ceramic pads.

 

^the zinc coating evenutally comes off and eventually after a wash or rain, rotors will have surface rust.

who cares about surface rust, as one sweep of the rotor, all of that shit is gone.

 

I just plastidip the whole rotor


no rust

 

Any coating you apply to the braking surface will be gone the first time you hit the brakes. Same applies to anything plated on. I wouldn't do this as it would compromise braking. Function > Form especially when it comes to the stop pedal.

 

When I first read it, I took the OP to be looking for rust-proofing the non-braking surfaces

 

i.e. the hub

 

Hub, clean and paint.

Like everyone said, The surface of the rotors themselves are being "cleaned" every time you brake. it would remove any surface rust.

I have heard someone tried to clean their rotors with WD40

 

It only works if you get the tire tread as well. Everything shiny.

 

People of the R6 forum I was on used to shine the whole tire, tread and all

 

^ a bike tire???!!?!?!?
there isnt much contact
wtf!

 

#darwinism

 

This kills the rider.

Although, judging from the chicken strips on most R6s, since they only straight line ride to the Hooters and then hard-park, it's not that dangerous.

 

Just do a burnout before riding.

but what you gonna do if the rotors are "shiny"?

 

Look cool duh