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    Default Rusty look on discs

    Anyone got any tips on how to get this off the brake discs....... Looks crappy.

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    ...and the hubs or the discs?

    If its on the discs...drive the car more.

    On the hubs. Paint.
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    take ya wheels off, get a wire brush and some turps and.....wash, clean, scrub, wash, clean srub, wash, clean then paint

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    yep, clean then paint. if you dont paint them they will rust up again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Yeah VHT paint works a dime. Get the High Temp gear, rotors warm up fairly quick eh.
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    Its a good idea to paint them as i found out. Redid all my brakes, painted the calipers. Thought nothing of the hubs. 4months later it looks like its been in the ocean for a year.

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