ian kam

has anyone done this to stop the god awful rust from showing. I was told about 30-40 per rotor canadian bucks. I was thinking of paint but ...has anyone done either ??

Porsche-O-Phile

I was just going to paint mine with high-heat paint. Powdercoating does look nice but seems a waste of $$$ on a throwaway part.

Epic2112

I've heard that grill paint for a bar-b-q works great, but I haven't tried it myself.

Ski

I just painted mine with high heat black engine paint - after a good cleaning, wire brushing, and then clean again with paint thinner. This was done two years ago and still not a spec of rust.

ian kam

intresting for 120.00 to 160 for all 4 rotors I may just get them powder coated the way I drive on the street and only one the road for max 6months of the year my rotors should last many years to come. I will post pics when they are done in a few weeks.

Sam Lin

BBQ paint after prepping following Ski's directions. Powdercoat will not hold up to the heat. The best approach would be a cadmium or zinc plate. Doesn't cost very much if you find someone local to dip it for you.

Sam

David Floyd

High temp engine paint as per Ski's instructions is what I do, holds up great.

Zero10

Plating would get into the vents as well, keep that area from rusting. If you powder-coat inside the vents, you will slow heat transfer from the rotor to the air, but plating will effect it very minimally.

Good idea on the plating. I think I know a place in Calgary that can do it.

Eyal 951

zinc plate it, its cheaper, gets EVERYTHING, and looks fine. Powder coating is baked on at about 400 degrees, and if you do any type of performance driving, your brake rotors will see that temp... that means BYE BYE powder coating.
~Eyal

dhallilama

have done BBQ paint on many of my previous cars... never an issue with it coming off. havent gotten around to it on the 951, yet... too busy driving it and chasing boost leaks.

Perry 951

I have the hats on mine P-coated and they are just fine after 10,000 miles and some track time. Do the hats before you re-surface the rotors to make sure they run true when you put them back on the car.

I think paint would work well too.

Julian Allen

Just use spray on zinc in a can, mask off the rotor surfaces, you can even paint the spaces inside the vents. Matches the factory finish exactly and holds up to racing temps.

JustinL

Ian, I'll split a can of paint with you if you decide to do this. I have 4 new rotors sitting on my floor that I wouldn't mind rust proofing.

Let me know,
Justin

DDP

I just went to autozone. I saw the VHT spray paint for the brakes and beside it was the BBQ can. MMMM the choice was 10 bucks VHT or 3.50 for BBQ. The VHT is rated to 600 degrees F and the BBQ was rated to 1200 degrees F. I was going black anyways so it didnt matter, yeah, you get the picture.

NZ951

You can get 1350 VHT...