Hi everyone,

So, i'm finally about to get my rusting rotor hubs painted. I can't DIY because i don't have the space to work at my home.

I'm taking it to a reputable local shop that does wax and other appearance work for some high end vehicles, including for shows.

Here's are my concerns:

1. They want to paint the entire rotor (hub and rotor) rather than masking the rotor. They say they've done it many, many times and the paint will just wear off the rotor in a day leaving the hub perfectly painted. Isn't this stuff really hard paint? can it affect the pads?

2. They want to use spray rather than brush. Every DIY i've read on this board has said the spray won't last nearly as long as the brush option (G2 for example).

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Blue beach

 

high temp paint is not exactly thin stuff.

No offense but this 'reputable shop' of yours just sounds a bit lazy to me. It's really not all that hard to mask off the rotors.

 

fyi if you let the high temp paint stay on untill it dries you will affect your stopping distance and cause yourself and other's the risk of an accident.it's like riding a bike going in water they will work but not as good.to do the job right is what i am trying to tell you.you can do it wrong the first time and pay the price or you can do it right the first time wait an hour or so and drive your newly painted car down the road without the worry of your brakes fading,collecting wet paint,slowing down your braking distance etc...etc...etc..in my opion..
i work in a shop and thats the last thing we would do to a car.it's not a model it's a car you drive!!!!!

 

If the mask was a little big and a small bit of the swept area got painted it probably wouldn't be a big deal. But the WHOLE rotor?! For one thing it's probably going to cause some nasty smoke, not to mention unpredictable braking. And I'd worry about the pads being contaminated long after the paint rubbed away. What's so hard about creating a circular mask? Make a sheet out of painter's tape, mark with a compass and cut.

 

Yes, they sound lazy indeed.. I did my rotor hubs with another forum member and even I did some masking!! And I'm pretty damn lazy let me tell you.... :P

 

I did mine last week, and hand painted the wheels without tape. I did paint about 1/8'' into the rotors in some spots. After 10 or so miles the brakes had worn the paint off to a perfect circle. Dont appear to be any issues with the brake pads a week later.

 

Damn, they must be so damn lazy, you could even mask the rotor without the compass and just tape the whole thing up literally.

 

Yea, that is pretty jacked up. Bound to get lots of stuff on the pad if it is done like that.

 

Hey, just a stupid question but is sort of related. I was getting ready to paint the my calipers and hubs in a day or two and I was got the tools out to take off the lug nuts on the wheel. But there is a wheel lock on each wheel and I don't have the tool to take it off. Where do I get this? Doesn't it seem that if it came from the factory with wheel locks that it would come with something to take them off? Or do you purchase this seperatly?

 

Disregard that last post. Just found it in the instant mobility system. I got all excited when I picked it up and heard something small rolling around.

 

This just doesn't sound like a good idea. What color paint are they planning to use? How much of your suspension, brake lines, and / or inner fender will these clowns overspray on? Sounds like they will be painting the back of the brake pads as well. Also the safety concerns. Chunks of dried paint could find their way into places you don't want them to be in. Ask them to spend the extra 5 minutes to do it right or find another shop.

 

its been 3 months, i think he made the decision already. hopefully he listened

 

I had the luxury of a large industrial oven and a lathe. I Painted the whole rotor face, then put the rotor on a lathe and fine sanded the paint down to a perfect circle. Much easier for me than masking and the rotor surface is fine....

(p.s. white rotor hubs with 500deg paint is a BAD idea... silver with 1200 paint is a fantastic idea)

 

Paint/coatings can contaminate pads.

Ive seen people struggle with cad plated rotors as an example, and once they learned that if you scrubbed them with dummy/cheap pads, then put in the REAL pads they wanted to use, they no longer had issues.

I sell brakes..thats it..its all I do. Ive seen/heard it all.

 

brakes-SME

awesome. I need new rotors, use your magical brake skills and find me the best deal, ready go!