Grabber Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 My front rims have a slight ring of rust around the rotor housing right where the rim makes contact. I don't like the look, so today I did some detailing. This job took about 2 hours. My floor jack would not fit under the front of the car, so I used my pallet jack with some wood blocks. It worked great (Rated for 5000 Pounds). This is the rust that I am talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 So I took the tires off, and cleaned the entire inside of the wheel well and then used a scuff pad on the surface rust on the rotor housing. After removing the surface rust, I applied some black brake caliper paint to the rusted area. I simply cut it in with a small art brush (2 coats). It cleaned that ring up nicely. I cleaned the inside of the rims while I had the tires off. I then put the front tires back on. 100 Pounds of Torque is required. I am happy with the detailed clean look, with no RUST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 It was then time to do the rear rims. There was no RUST ring to prep and paint so it went faster. My floor jack worked too. Of course I cleaned up the inside of the wheel well so you could eat off of it. Then all I had to do was put the rear tires back on. I detailed the rest of the car yesterday, so now with the rims completed, I am done....untill the brake dust builds up again. Here's the finished look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Morris Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Awesome job Rob. I wonder how well you could do on a Red SS. How much is a plane ticket to Atlanta??? michael morris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Oil Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Rob, If & when you switch to the Porterfield pads, they provide an aluminum oxide spray, and a prewash soap, that eliminates this issue all together....it leave a consistant silver finish on all areas where the brake pads do not contact....Looks really good silver finish on the vented outer hoods of the rotors.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Rob, If & when you switch to the Porterfield pads, they provide an aluminum oxide spray, and a prewash soap, that eliminates this issue all together....it leave a consistant silver finish on all areas where the brake pads do not contact....Looks really good silver finish on the vented outer hoods of the rotors.... When these pads wear out I will be doing that. It could be a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcthorne Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I think you need the stillen drilled rotors that are zinc plated to get rid of the rust on outside rim of the rotor too......The surface rust would be gone if you DROVE the car a bit more.....;-) Looks good Grabber, thanks for the detailed post with photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard 95 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 lol, you have to much time on your hands. Looks good though, better get that rust of the rotor surface now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Did you apply wax or ice to the inside of the rims? It does help when cleaning the loose dust off with a hose. Your pics also show the installation clips on the rotors that cause people with aftermarket rims such difficulty. It's the first time I've seen them. Does the pallet jack seem to be a better device than the floor jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 That surface rust on the rotors appeared over night because I washed the car with water. It goes away as soon as I put on the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard 95 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 That surface rust on the rotors appeared over night because I washed the car with water. It goes away as soon as I put on the brakes. Your suppose to drive it every hour to keep that rust off, what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarecat Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 15 Yard Penalty for misleading post title Nice work, I'm thinking about doing the same now that I've got my lift back under my control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT2666 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 15 Yard Penalty for misleading post title Nice work, I'm thinking about doing the same now that I've got my lift back under my control Yeah that post title could have taken us in a very different direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 It's a rim. Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT2666 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Grabber not familiar with the Rim Job ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Grabber, the title screwed me up....lol Anyway, back on topic. What did you use to clean the back sides of the rims with and the wheel well housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Grabber, the title screwed me up....lol Anyway, back on topic. What did you use to clean the back sides of the rims with and the wheel well housing? I used Ice car wash soap in a bucket with a rag and a brush on the rims. Then a dry old towell. On the wheel wells I used some spray simple green and a damp rag. The wells were not that dirty. This is the cleanest my car has ever been. I had yesterday off and my kid was at school and my wife was at Taekwondo practice. The weather was crappy, so I figured I would do some detailing on my car. I actually enjoy detailing my car. I turn on some tunes and relax while I work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT2666 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I used Ice car wash soap in a bucket with a rag and a brush on the rims. Then a dry old towell. On the wheel wells I used some spray simple green and a damp rag. The wells were not that dirty. This is the cleanest my car has ever been. I had yesterday off and my kid was at school and my wife was at Taekwondo practice. The weather was crappy, so I figured I would do some detailing on my car. I actually enjoy detailing my car. I turn on some tunes and relax while I work on it. WOW that inner fender looks amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FST ASP Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I must say, that I wished I had your passion: AMAZING !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 WOW that inner fender looks amazing... I figured I might as well clean it when my tires were off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryGuy Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Grabber not familiar with the Rim Job ? I'm sure he would NEVER admit it!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker45 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Looks good Rob. Nice pics too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted June 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Looks good Rob. Nice pics too! Thanks Joker. I had a comment about your avatar, but I will keep it to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Money Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 +2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharabi Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I will ask keith to spill it out....he knows some about bouncing (...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500HP GT Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 At least it's out of the bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIAMike Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Grabber, Why the Intel banner on the wall? Just wondering. I worked for Intel from 1978 until I retired in 1998. At Fab 3 in Livermore then in Folsom. FIA Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted June 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Grabber, Why the Intel banner on the wall? Just wondering. I worked for Intel from 1978 until I retired in 1998. At Fab 3 in Livermore then in Folsom. FIA Mike It got thrown away during the logo change, and I dug it out of the dumpster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cknight Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Rob, you have to much time on your hands. Can anyone tell me how to enlarge an avatar for better viewing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Rob, you have to much time on your hands. Can anyone tell me how to enlarge an avatar for better viewing? Sorry, I don't change my avatar much, so I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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