Keeping brake rotors from rusting in storage?

[Oldblueaccord]

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I got a car in storage and the rotors are rusting. Looking for something you can put on but wont hurt the braking. Doubt there is something out there that does both.

[2oodoor]

Gotta be something organic or waterbase you could use that wont penetrate but just coat and clean off easy with soap n water or brake ckean.

[mykwikcoupe]

Wouldn't that be nice. I've got 2 complete front and rear aem big brake kits on cars with rotors that look like a part from the titanic. So disheartening to know I'm going to replace rotors due to lack of use.

[Oldblueaccord]

Wouldn't that be nice. I've got 2 complete front and rear aem big brake kits on cars with rotors that look like a part from the titanic. So disheartening to know I'm going to replace rotors due to lack of use.

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Found this gonna try it when i can.

Sodium nitrite solution.

[Dr_Snooz]

How long are you storing this car for? Usually the first couple stops after you start driving again remove all the rust. Depends how long it's been sitting, of course.

[Oldblueaccord]

How long are you storing this car for? Usually the first couple stops after you start driving again remove all the rust. Depends how long it's been sitting, of course.

Few more months until spring.

[carotman]

Is it stored inside a garage? I've never had serious issues with rotors rusting from storage so far

[2ndGenGuy]

A little surface rust won't hurt anything. After a quick spin around the block, it'll be gone. I'd say after a winter season, you'd be just fine. If it were a number of years, I might consider replacing them. Even then... a quick turn on a brake lathe might be all they need.

[lostforawhile]

if they have been inside, just clean them up and put them back on, they rust even with some humidity in the air, mine have been sitting for years, I'll just bead blast them and they should be fine

[statlerjames]

To get rust off , and to protect it now use S100 spray. this works great won't kill the pads or if you over spray won't kill the paint. and don't use WD-40 that stuff will break down metals after a while use a Movit product less crap in it. try the S100 it does wonders. Just my 2cents

[Oldblueaccord]

Well I think I meant this more for me other cars than my Honda so should have been in the off topic section but any way.....my Hondas been on the lift for about 2 months and with the weather it will be a while before I drive it again the roads are salted white.

I went at the problem a little different and looked up rotor prices for my Challenger and very surprised that the rotors and pad sets might be under $100 a piece on rockauto. So buying rotors wouldn't be that big of a deal. The dealership prices when I checked last spring were more in the 300$ range.

They don't turn the rotors its not recommended. I don't really buy that but I don't have a way to turn them or really a place to get them turned around here any more.

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[Dr_Snooz]

They don't turn the rotors its not recommended.

I had a dealership tell me that for my BMW. Of course, I never heard that from another shop again and the aftermarket rotors I bought had a minimum thickness cast into them, soooooo....

Dealerships seem to find ways to make repairs cost more than they should. I would get a second opinion.

I've had rust much worse than in your pic. Within a few stops, it all rubs off.

[Oldblueaccord]

Yeah they quoted me like 285 a rotor last year. Well see there fixed caliper set up.

[VIPER1988]

They can't turn them because they are slotted. I have been told by several shops that slotted, drilled, or dimpled rotors can't be turned.

[Oldblueaccord]

They can't turn them because they are slotted. I have been told by several shops that slotted, drilled, or dimpled rotors can't be turned.

Plus theres no one in town that i can think of to turn them let alone i trust.

[Ichiban]

You could try abrasive blast cleaning.


Or the brake pedal.