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Ramrod1977
02-01-2009, 04:01 AM
Ok so im buying new rims with my tax returns... but i have a problem!!! So what does a guy gotta do to get rid of this rust!!!! Do they make this part in stainless or something that won't rust and im not talking about the caliper??? God its so ugly i cant stand it:angry:!!!

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trdmsprts27
02-01-2009, 12:39 PM
Well what you can do and this will solve it for now. Go to your local parts store and get two things of caliper paint. One in black for the center part of the rotor and another in a diff color for the calipers and once the paint is on youll no longer have the rust issue
hulkster
02-01-2009, 12:53 PM
..or you can get new rotors. theres some inexpensive (drilled/slotted)ones out there with the center already in black(other colors). and some painted calipers will look nice with new wheels.
trdmsprts27
02-01-2009, 01:11 PM
Yea i think you can get a set off ebay for about $100 or so shipped.
Ramrod1977
02-01-2009, 01:30 PM
So kind of a noob question to follow it up. If i should just paint them how hard is it to take the caliper off of could i just paint it while its on there? Same question for the rotor.:shrugs:
trdmsprts27
02-01-2009, 01:36 PM
Its not hard at all. Theres 2 bolts for each caliper and once you have those out the caliper can be moved so you can paint it with the caliper paint kit. Just follow the instructions and itll look good and last a while. once the caliper is off the rotors may or may not come off by hand. When i changed mine i had to use air tools and bolts to remove mine lol.
Ramrod1977
02-01-2009, 01:42 PM
So do you think the paint will stay on there even with all the rust??? Should i prime it first or use some of that adhesive stuff or just paint it?
Ramrod1977
02-01-2009, 10:29 PM
Can anyone answer that last question for me?
trdmsprts27
02-01-2009, 10:55 PM
Not sure if it will. You may need to sand the rust off first. The caliper paint kit comes with a cleaner but dont believe it works on rusted areas.
WHITEKNIGHT2000
02-02-2009, 05:22 PM
Rustolium (spelling??)
openeye71
02-02-2009, 05:26 PM
make sure you get paint that can handle some heat for the rotors.... if not it will burn away
trdmsprts27
02-02-2009, 06:01 PM
caliper paint with stands the heat.