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Thinking about powder coating my front disc brake rotors

ga66mopar

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I'm thinking about having my front disc rotors powder coated. I have a new set of the big rotors for another 66 I'm building. I hate it when new rotors start rusting in the cooling fins and around the center where the studs are. Powder coating would get up inside the fins and around the outside dia. I could take the bearing erases out take the studs out and once the rotors are coated I could put the rotors on a brake lathe and clean off the coating where the pads touch. The guy that does my coating has a cast iron color that looks natural. I'm thinking they would look new for a long time for not a lot of money. Any thoughts?
 
You could have got them zinc colored (black,gey,white) from the get go. Ebay has them, check it out.
 
is this going to have a negative effect one the cooling of the brake surface or the ribs :dontknow:
 
Way too much over kill IMHO...These parts are mechanical and moving by design and are functioning in their need. Why is it so necessary to do this as these parts are designed to wear out as they are used. Nobody ever sees the brakes on our rides unless we are showing a trailer Queen or a highly modded and Chromed out build. I say save the time and effort and just accept it as part of wear and tear that goes with them. What ever you decide though...Good Luck...:eek:ccasion14:
 
Way too much over kill IMHO...These parts are mechanical and moving by design and are functioning in their need. Why is it so necessary to do this as these parts are designed to wear out as they are used. Nobody ever sees the brakes on our rides unless we are showing a trailer Queen or a highly modded and Chromed out build. I say save the time and effort and just accept it as part of wear and tear that goes with them. What ever you decide though...Good Luck...:eek:ccasion14:

I guess it's the engineer in me that makes want to do extra things. My cars set in the garage most of the time and at the most are driven 2 or 3 thousand miles a year. At that rate I will never wore out the rotors. I like running Torq Thrust wheels and the rotor can be seen. Fifty bucks and 1 hour of time isn't a whole lot of investment. But I see your point.
 
I did the original rotors on the "Cihicken" just like you are talking about. Worked out great and they look awesome. Don't let anyone talk you out of something you want to do to YOUR ride.
 
Not a bad idea. Even though they are "wear" items, you should be able to get at least 50,000 miles out of a set of rotors, barring any problems. If you put on 5,000 miles a year, thats a lot on a cruiser, they will be around for 10 years minimum. Doesn't hurt to spend a little to get/keep your car looking good. Better yet these are the type of parts you can powder coat yourself for very little upfront cost. It's your car spend all the time you want detailing the little things that others overlook, you will be surprised at how much others take note of attention to detail.
 
X2 on the paint. I'm going to try the cast iron manifold paint to preserve the natural look. The other question is: will the powder bake finish hold up to the heat?
 
He said the rotors!?!?

I guess as long as it is not the part where the pads wear on.....
 
He said the rotors!?!?

I guess as long as it is not the part where the pads wear on.....

Yeah the fins and where the studs mount. Sounds like a good idea to me I was just wonder if coating the fins would affect heat dissipation since that's their job
 
As the OP stated..it's the Engineer in him. That being said I can understand his wanting to do this here. But there is the "KISS" principle at work here and at times we tend to "over engineer" things. Just drive them and enjoy them....my 2 cents
 
They will be fine Tallhair. In normal street driving the brakes do get hot but nothing close to what it would be if it was a race application. Any cosmetic powder coating should last for many, many years with the right care.
 
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