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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Shackeng on 02 April 2014, 19:29:01

Title: Brake disc rust
Post by: Shackeng on 02 April 2014, 19:29:01
Do modern cars suffer from the sort of 'advisory' brake disc rust problem that seems to plague all Omegas? :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: chrisgixer on 02 April 2014, 19:52:46
Yep
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 April 2014, 19:54:51
All but the worlds most expensive cars use a lump of machined cast iron for the discs.........so yes
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: chrisgixer on 02 April 2014, 20:00:47
Paint them first. Grey or black heat resistant paint.
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2014, 20:06:53
Paint them first. Grey or black heat resistant paint.
Please can I do red, coz i'm chav, innit ;D. Me mate down the pub said it would give we 30bhp more coz itz well wicked.
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2014, 20:07:16
Joinking aside, it does appear to help
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2014, 20:07:26
joking, even  :-[
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: chrisgixer on 02 April 2014, 20:27:33
Paint them first. Grey or black heat resistant paint.
Please can I do red, coz i'm chav, innit ;D. Me mate down the pub said it would give we 30bhp more coz itz well wicked.
No, that's calipers. Eejit. ;D

Your as bad at moaning about rust on the inboard outer face of omega discs as anyone.

Paint them,or buy painted. Such as Ebc#, as they don't rust.


#Jury still out if they can take the abuse, and they are more expensive than gm. But the point is they don't rust until the paint comes off, which is well over a year. Thus extending the point that rust becomes a problem past the wear life of the disc for most people.

Gm really should supply them painted. As a few aftermarket suppliers do now.

Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2014, 20:46:49
Paint them first. Grey or black heat resistant paint.
Please can I do red, coz i'm chav, innit ;D. Me mate down the pub said it would give we 30bhp more coz itz well wicked.
No, that's calipers. Eejit. ;D

Your as bad at moaning about rust on the inboard outer face of omega discs as anyone.

Paint them,or buy painted. Such as Ebc#, as they don't rust.


#Jury still out if they can take the abuse, and they are more expensive than gm. But the point is they don't rust until the paint comes off, which is well over a year. Thus extending the point that rust becomes a problem past the wear life of the disc for most people.

Gm really should supply them painted. As a few aftermarket suppliers do now.
Nah, painting the disc as well is well wicked, innit.


I reckon the rust on mine is due to simply not trying hard enough. Mental note to self, economy is getting far too respectable.
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 April 2014, 20:52:20
Here you go TB...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUBBLEGUM-PINK-BRAKE-CALIPER-ENGINE-PAINT-LACQUER-/230244576923 :y
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2014, 20:54:14
Here you go TB...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUBBLEGUM-PINK-BRAKE-CALIPER-ENGINE-PAINT-LACQUER-/230244576923 :y
Don't show Daz. Or Gixer :P
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: 05omegav6 on 02 April 2014, 20:56:21
Here you go TB...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BUBBLEGUM-PINK-BRAKE-CALIPER-ENGINE-PAINT-LACQUER-/230244576923 :y
Don't show Daz. Or Gixer :P
Daz should still be upto his knees in that 50 gallon drum of KY he got for his Birfday ;D

Can't speak for Reading though ::)
Title: Re: Brake disc rust
Post by: serek on 05 April 2014, 20:23:50
Paint them first. Grey or black heat resistant paint.
ATE,EBC or Zimmerman use some grey staff on there disc to protect from rust