ekam

I just got a pair of 2 piece rotors and I need to get them plated to prevent rust.

Anybody knows any shop in GTA that does cadmium or zinc plating?

I found this shop in London that does zinc plating.
http://www.precisionplating.com

Also found this shop that does anodizing.
http://www.dependableanodizing.com

Bob Rouleau

How long do you think the plating will last? Pads are abrasive and will wear through the metal of the rotor itself. I doubt the plating will last a few weeks. I also wonder if the plating will affect the friction between pads and rotor. If youo don't know the answers to these questions, it might be worth investigating. My DeMan rotors came with some sort of plating to prevent rust in storage and shipping. Twenty minutes at the track and the plating was gone where the pads touch the rotor.

ekam

Of course the plating will wear off where it rubs with the pads. It's mainly for the area where the pads are not touching i.e. inside the rotor and the edge of the rotor.

PPo

You generate so much heat on a rotor it doesn't matter where you put the coating... you would nees to repeat the process so often it isn't worth it. IMHO

I guess I come from a different world as I have no idea why you would spend the money and time to do this unless it was a show car you NEVER drove...

theiceman

i do see where ekam is coming from however . On my previous Porsche i had Porsche OE rotors on and they actually didn't rust and you could see the "TOP HAT" portion quite visibly through the wheels. a few years later i didn't know better and put some aftermarket ones on and sure enough they got rusted and brown fairly quickly and although still solid it did look like a bit of an eye sore.

webbie

Big question is show car or track car? That leads to different answers.

ltc

Cadmium isn't something I would want hanging around when it ablates.
Not exactly the same as Beryllium Oxide, but not a very pleasant material for the environment.

ekam

theiceman knows what I'm talking about.

Yes all coating will burn off eventually, I know that much. The car will be driven on the track ocassionally. We're living in Canada afterall so I do the best to avoid them rusting out.

I sort of wish I hadn't bought these rotors because the OE rotors are pretty good but I'm not a fan of x-drilled design.

It's going on this year's PCA Conours.

theiceman

damn .. more competition .. I will have to point out the obvious aftermarket plating

Bob D..

A couple of years ago I had a bunch of cad plating (suspension parts, fasteners, brackets, etc.) done here: http://www.activemetalfinishing.com/
They have a minimum charge (iirc, about $200). Their work was fine, and their location was handy.

ekam

Hmm shinny....

Adamant1971

Thread revival.

I dropped of a quantity of hardware with them on Thursday. They were not able to give me a price, when I asked for a guess the guy said 500-600. I immediately said no way and bent down to grab my bucket of nuts and bolts. Then the fellow stopped and insisted I wait for his Production Manager to review and that he would get back to me with a price. Anyways I plan on calling them on Monday and likely just picking up my stuff and go somewhere else.

Does anyone have any experience with any other shops in the Toronto to GTA west?

Henley1

Just did a bunch of yellow zinc at a place called mm plating in scarbrough. Just picked up today. Bout 200 bucks.

Adamant1971

I was thinking of going there. How did your stuff turn out?

Imo000

Adam, you could get a home plating kit for probably that or less and then in the future it will be all profit.