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Not too long after my purchase, I notice the brake rotors rusting. Not the normal rust from the pad/rotor contact area, but actually on the rotor near the wheel hub.
I doubt it's anymore than cosmetic light rust right now (seems to be increasing), but since I have the 5-spoke wheels, it is pretty glaring.
I was just going to take the rotors off, remove what rust I can with a wire brush and paint them matte black with a high-temp paint. Sound reasonable?
Any suggestions, considering removing the rotors and calipers? Wheel sensors, etc. The last FWD car I replaced the pads on, the rotor would simply slide off after wheel and caliper was removed. My old truck, the rotor rides directly on the bearings, so you have to remove a nut. I could just mask and paint the rotors on the car, but rather not risk the over spray.
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2010 TDI Sportwagen
I doubt it's anymore than cosmetic light rust right now (seems to be increasing), but since I have the 5-spoke wheels, it is pretty glaring.
I was just going to take the rotors off, remove what rust I can with a wire brush and paint them matte black with a high-temp paint. Sound reasonable?
Any suggestions, considering removing the rotors and calipers? Wheel sensors, etc. The last FWD car I replaced the pads on, the rotor would simply slide off after wheel and caliper was removed. My old truck, the rotor rides directly on the bearings, so you have to remove a nut. I could just mask and paint the rotors on the car, but rather not risk the over spray.
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2010 TDI Sportwagen