My garage queen got kicked to the curb and now sits out in the rain, humidity and snow and whatever other elements come along. I pulled up yesterday and almost cried when I saw all the rust on her rotors. Granted, once I drove her in this morning, it was gone from the main part but there's still some where the calipers don't touch. So, without going all over the site to find out, I thought I'd ask you guys if there's anything I can spray on them to keep the rust at bay or do I just have to drive her more or build/find another garage.

By the way, LB, storage down here also costs around $250. I thought you were out of your mind when you mentioned that price for Boston. Sheezh.

 

If you are not tracking your car you can replace rotors with aftermarket versions that have a coating on them. The surface will still rust until driven, but the inside edges where the pads don't touch should stay rust free.

That's all the help I can offer, because I know nothing about these rotors because I use OEM only due to tracking.

 

Granny, that "stuff" bothers Rick too, but I don't think there is much to do about it.

If your car is outside, you might want to consider a custom cover from Cover Craft. They fit like a glove, and ours is under cover right in the driveway.

When we take the cover off in the spring, the car looks great. It's a breathable cover, made for outdoor storage and we've had no problem with it. I think we spent somewhere around $200 + for it.

Rick only puts it on the car when the car is clean and he washes the cover between uses in our washing machine. That's our baby under there!



Patty posted a better picture of the cover in the holiday picture thread.

 

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Gee, thanks Trip and Lain. I have a cover from Covercraft but sometimes, I forget to put it back on because I'm always "thinking about" taking the S someplace and just never get around to it. I still don't like taking it to work but since it's the only place I go on a regular basis.... but the cover still doesn't help much with the rust.

I'll check out those rotors if it continues to bother me, Trip.

Is this a design flaw?

 

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I meant to say that a cover won't help with the rust, but it does protect your baby from some of the elements....

 

I knew that you knew that. I especially hate the bird droppings. We haven't had your kind of snow down here but I'm thinking she'll just have to kick the other car out if we do. Have you noticed any damage to the top because of the weight of the snow? Or does Rick go out and get it off before it gets too heavy? With you watching from the window.

 

Hi Granny,
minor surface rust always appear on the rotors;here are mine,just after washing the car.(they were spotless before washing.)



During the off-season,(read WINTER.)what I do to prevent this,is to rub a rag,sprayed with WD-40,on the rotors;but if your car is only not used,for longer or shorter periods of time,this would not be practical.

 

No, no damage at all. He's not been too concerned about the snow on the roof, and we've been lucky as far as snowfall amounts this year.

Sometimes he also uses the cover in the spring when the pollen is at it's worse, or when our neighbor's cherry tree is losing it's blooms.