Brake Rotor Prep

[Admin]

I got a new brake rotor made from mild, It was recommended to me to have it bead blasted to remove any scale, Any suggestions on a coating, Leave it raw etc etc? I was thinking to paint the center non used area with some high temp grill paint... Input guys?

[Engineer]

My only input is, Tell us what you do, and how it works out!

[Admin]

Here is the final design, I drew it up in cad and Rick S added the round holes, not the mount holes, and refined some edges etc, so hopefully he double checked my work well, Or i may have a cheap rotor for sale...

[Lance-W]

They sell some ceramic paint in parts stores for calipers.  That might hold up better than grill paint.

[fabr]

Leave wear area bare.

[SPEC]

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[Doug Heim]

I zinc them. Actually zinc di chromate? is that the spelling. Anyway it is the yellow zinc like on gr 8 bolts. I have used engine paint but like master said. DO NOT paint the pad area. I actually did that on my first piranha. first time I hit the rear brakes I soiled myself from the noise and thought I lost somthing major!

[Admin]

Ya, I kinda figured not to paint the contact area...

[Rick S.]

That's a great looking rotor for your first few days using autocad.

[artie on edge]

I zinc them. Actually zinc di chromate? is that the spelling. Anyway it is the yellow zinc like on gr 8 bolts. I have used engine paint but like master said. DO NOT paint the pad area. I actually did that on my first piranha. first time I hit the rear brakes I soiled myself from the noise and thought I lost somthing major!

I agree with Douggie here, or cad plate them. The plating quickly wears off the operating surface.

[trojan]

I agree with Douggie here, or cad plate them. The plating quickly wears off the operating surface.

+1

Nickel is nice and shiny

[Punkur67]

I painted mine and used emery cloth to clean up the overspray on my pad surfaces.