that they look better than the stock wheels!!!
and draw attention to the rusted disks...
now i have to paint the brake calipers and replace the disks!
have we concluded a solution to the rust problem?
(one thread says plate the edges, but i noticed that the rust is also near the middle)...
anyone found a light weight solution that does not warp?

 

I bet if you Teflon coat the disks they wont rust.

 

I bet if you teflon coat the disks they wouldn't stop as well, either.

 

No, you would NEVER apply some kind of coating to the surface of the rotor...unless you just didn't care about stopping. Cdelena was looking into having a cryogenic process applied to the rotors that would prevent the rust on the hat and on the outer edges. You may want to email him about that.

Other than that, it's just a fact of cast iron, it rusts. Even the MG Racing rotors I have rust on the outer edges, but the hats look beautiful. Doesn't bother met a bit, though...stops like nobody's business. That's really what brakes are for anyway...

 

i wonder why i dont notice the rust on other cars ?
there must be a solution to having good looking brakes that also stop at least as well as ours...
what does porsche use?

 

This solution by Tim S2K is the best I've seen to hide the rust: http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=14340

It's a lot of work to do, but just looking at those pics has convinced me that it'll be well worth the effort.

 

Cadmium coatings keep the non-breaking surfaces from rusting. Most aftermarket rotors are either cadmium coated or can be coated for around $15 more.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gregstevens
[B]No, you would NEVER apply some kind of coating to the surface of the rotor...unless you just didn't care about stopping.

 

cdelena-
1. what kind of paint did you use?
2. how long does it last? does it seem to be permanent, or does it depend on how hot you get the brakes?

 

James and I have the cyrogenically treated and cadmium plated rotors on order from the place the Cdelena recommened, Applied Rotor Technology( http://www.appliedrotortechnology.com/ ). We're installing them on June 22 along with SS brake lines, Poterfield pads, and upgraded fluid, so we'll report on results by the end of the month.

The discs are a great buy, considering what you get for the money: we paid $112.50 per disc in our mini-GB of 8. Shipping was another $160 for the eight discs, shipped in groups of 2 at $40 per shipment. By our calculation, true to what Cdelena noted in another post, if we had bought a set of stock rotors and shipped them back and forth for plating and cyrogenic treatment, it would have cost about the same and been a lot bigger hassle.



[Edited by Rick Hesel on 06-06-2001 at 04:55 PM]