Paint them so they look like this:

I dont' think this was mentioned yet, but, for the painting of the callper, a very good paint to use is called G2 Brake Paint. A lot of the old threads here recommend it and it's on Ebay too.

The caliper is that big bulky looking thing positioned at the '10 o'clock' area and it kinda sits over/around/on top of the rotor. The rotor is the big rusty thing you are trying to fix, with the shiny area on it. Just outside of the rust in the middle.

The caliper is where the brake pads are, and it's job is to use pressure (brake pedal) and force the pads against the rotor to slow the car down.


PS. Cleaning and painting the calipers is a fairly time consuming job so be prepared!

I got new OEM rotors (yota dealership) in the rear and they actually came painted (silver). No rust on the rear.

That's good, rust on your rear is a pain in the butt. LOL!

how much for the new rotors?

i honesly dont think you need new rotors

I'm with lexusondubs, don’t buy new rotors because you probably don’t need them. Just go to a Pep boys or a local home improvement store, and buy a wire brush that attaches to a drill and some high temp caliper or engine paint. Clean off you rotor and calipers thoroughly with the brush and then mask everything in the wheel-well that you don’t want paint on and paint the calipers and rotors. Apply a few coats then let it dry, I think you will be very pleased with the end result, and you will have only spent about $15 dollars. Once you paint the rotor and calipers you wont have to worry about anything rusting or corroding anymore, they will look as good as new.

Here is a picture of my rims with the cross drilled/slotted rotors and painted calipers.

Man, there is a much simpler process to answer this:

Your rotor is basically a two-surface part that both the wheel attaches to, and the brakes clamp to stop the car.

The part that is rusted is the part that doesn't get clamped by the brakes, hence it doesn't stay rusted. The other part is simply a repository for rust, unless it is plated with something to prevent rust (zinc or cadmium/cadium). Even this can wear off though.

Here is a pic of the before....

And the after

(okay, a brainfart on why I painted the front of the rotor... but whatever)

And finally - with the rim on.



Oh yeah, please don't dis my 'small' rotors

Oh, one final comment:

For the caliper painting / cleaning process:

1 Can of Rotor Paint
2-5 cheap brushes (2 smaller, 2 larger)
1-2 tupperware containers (spray the paint in these, use to dip brush in)

About 2-3 hours total labour, including jacking and wheel removal.

NOW - for the most key part - USE A DREMEL WITH A WIRE BRUSH ATTACHMENT to remove the rust. It will take 1 / 10000th of the time. And do 100x the better job.

1. Remove wheels (jack car up to do this, leave on stands)
2. Use dremel to remove rust
3. Spray brake cleaner and wipe down to ensure cleanliness
4. Brush on 1st coat of paint (whatever colour) onto caliper. Make sure you get the undersides as well ). Let dry (30 mins)
5. Apply 2nd coat. Let dry (30 mins)
6. Apply 3rd coat. Let dry (30 mins to 24 hours so it hardens)
7. Reinstall wheels.

NOT a diffficult process. I waited a year before doing mine, and once it was done I was like, "Why the hell didn't I do that earlier??"

Fun to do, to be honest. Really adds to the look.

you got some really rusted stuff there man...

heheh, problem #1 with being in Canada.

Looks nicer now though