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I've been doing this on customers trucks for years already and on this project I am doing a return customers rotors/pads and painting calipers.
There are many different ways people do this but since 1994 this is how I did my first truck and its been working fine ever since on all the cars/trucks I've done. Steven from R1 concepts I've been working with on the gm trucks for years already and I feel R1 Concepts Premimum line rotors slotted only (more surface area better for the trucks) have lasted the best on the gm trucks I have done.
When you get the rotor they come coated but its not all the way to where the pad touches so if you just install them in a few days you will see a rust ring which looks horrible. So what I've been doing is cleaning down the rotors and using Rust-Oleum semi gloss black paint and spraying over the rotors.
So you start with this (you can see coating doesn't go all the way to where the pad touches)
And end up with this
Now when painting the rotor what I do is focus much of the paint on the hub area and the edge right after it meaning the part that doesnt touch where the pads hit on the face on the rotor. I then just do a few squirts on the slots and then on the top edges and inside vaines. This will just keep the rotor free from rust longer giving it a better look especially behind big wheels. I do the same on the backside of the rotor and dont worry if the paint runs on the face of the rotor as soon as you go for a test ride it will wipe the paint away and leave you with a clean surface.
I'll be updating this thread with pictures because I will be doing this truck this weekend. *Next will be the cleaning of the caliper and also painting it with the same paint.
Also dont forget the back plate of the pads
There are many different ways people do this but since 1994 this is how I did my first truck and its been working fine ever since on all the cars/trucks I've done. Steven from R1 concepts I've been working with on the gm trucks for years already and I feel R1 Concepts Premimum line rotors slotted only (more surface area better for the trucks) have lasted the best on the gm trucks I have done.
When you get the rotor they come coated but its not all the way to where the pad touches so if you just install them in a few days you will see a rust ring which looks horrible. So what I've been doing is cleaning down the rotors and using Rust-Oleum semi gloss black paint and spraying over the rotors.
So you start with this (you can see coating doesn't go all the way to where the pad touches)
And end up with this
Now when painting the rotor what I do is focus much of the paint on the hub area and the edge right after it meaning the part that doesnt touch where the pads hit on the face on the rotor. I then just do a few squirts on the slots and then on the top edges and inside vaines. This will just keep the rotor free from rust longer giving it a better look especially behind big wheels. I do the same on the backside of the rotor and dont worry if the paint runs on the face of the rotor as soon as you go for a test ride it will wipe the paint away and leave you with a clean surface.
I'll be updating this thread with pictures because I will be doing this truck this weekend. *Next will be the cleaning of the caliper and also painting it with the same paint.
Also dont forget the back plate of the pads
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