painting new rotors

[richardpalinkas]

just picked up some slotted rotors, and i want to paint them black this thursday, and fit them on saturday.
just wondering what should i do appart from the obvious (clean the oily residue off, make sure they are dry etc) as the rotors are new and have no wearing on them.
do i paint the whole lot including the shiny bit or how do i go about painting them without getting any on the part where the brakes get applied?
the only reason i want to paint them now is because they are new and i dont want them to rust.
i have also searched the threads, but they are not for new ones and my question differs, its obvious where to mask up if they have marks and wearing on them.

all help appreciated

[Dz811]

i painted mine when i bought them, i used drum and caliper paint (for the same reason, stupid rust on the hub of the rotor).

I didnt mask mine up i just tried not to get too much paint on the actual braking surface. and when i used them for the first time they sounded a little funny, but a couple of brakes later they worked fine and the excess paint had just rubbed off. looks awesome once its done, i'd reccommend it to get rid of that stupid rusty look

[impulsive]

mask the area off with newspaper and masking tape, then paint.. that way u dont have to worry...

[Benboy]

This one is easy. Get a piece of soft cloth or cotton wool, spray some WD40 or other oil based spary such as moiosture repellant onto the cloth and use that to wipe all over the disk face. After spraying (note - no paint will adhere to the 'oiled surface') use another cloth with some petrol then disc cleaner and away you go. Easy peasy !

[PaulSV6]

just picked up some slotted rotors, and i want to paint them black this thursday, and fit them on saturday.
just wondering what should i do appart from the obvious (clean the oily residue off, make sure they are dry etc) as the rotors are new and have no wearing on them.
do i paint the whole lot including the shiny bit or how do i go about painting them without getting any on the part where the brakes get applied?
the only reason i want to paint them now is because they are new and i dont want them to rust.
i have also searched the threads, but they are not for new ones and my question differs, its obvious where to mask up if they have marks and wearing on them.

all help appreciated

Painting the Rotors!! Huh! dont u mean the caliper?
Why u worrying bout em rusting! mine only rust abit when the cars outside & its been raining.

[dylan13n]

Hi, I would definetly mask off, wouldnt really want paint to dry into the new pad material. "when i used them for the first time they sounded a little funny," first few brakes would smell funny too..
Good idea to prevent rust, the VHT drum and caliper paint works best, one can will do all four if your not silly with it. minimal surface prep required with this stuff as it bakes the paint on to adhere really well after the brakes get heated up the first time.. and the colour lasts ages...

[impulsive]

Painting the Rotors!! Huh! dont u mean the caliper?
Why u worrying bout em rusting! mine only rust abit when the cars outside & its been raining.

Yes he means the rotor's, it looks a lot better then rusty rotors. Maybe you need to do the same.

This one is easy. Get a piece of soft cloth or cotton wool, spray some WD40 or other oil based spary such as moiosture repellant onto the cloth and use that to wipe all over the disk face. After spraying (note - no paint will adhere to the 'oiled surface') use another cloth with some petrol then disc cleaner and away you go. Easy peasy !

wow, that sounds a bit strange spraying wd-40 on a brake rotor, bye bye brakes... masking off OR not even worrying bout a little bit of paint on the rotors would be easier, after all the brakes will clean it off

[richardpalinkas]

Cool thanks everyone. I get the idea with rubbing wd40 on them, and when it's all dried up just clean them with brake cleaner. Might give it a go and mask bits up as well. They are already oiled up in the plastic that they cone in so il give them a clean to begin with then go from there

[azazeldeath]

It is best to just mask it off, failing that the WD40 works well. And if you read all his previous post he said clean it off with petroleum and brake cleaner. The second would suffice with no compromise in safety.

[paynetrainvy]

I could only find engine enamel 300 deg C is that ok to use or should I get caliper paint for my rotors???

[impulsive]

should be fine, i used export paint last time i did mine, they still look the goods

[acarmody]

To mask them off all I did was put them back in the clear plastic them came in, stretched it over the hub, cut just a tad too small around the top of the hub, and then pushed the hub through the plastic, instant masked off. Not one bit of overspray of drop out of place.

[richardpalinkas]

i did mine, perfect job as well. what i did is got a rag with engine oil, rubbed it on the bits i didnt want to get overspray on, then when it dried, just got some turps on a rag and wiped over the oiled up parts. came up a treat and looks great. i also just went to autobarn and bought caliper paint, and it hasnt flaked or discoloured yet