I'm fixing up my 93 FD starting from the ground up. I just got new tires and touched up my OEM wheels but now I am onto my Brakes and Rotors.

I want to paint my brake caliper covers but notice that there are only covers on the front wheels and none on the back. Is this normal, or has someone stolen the rears covers while the car was sitting?

I also would like to do something to get the rust off of my rotors. Of course they are shiny where the pads hit them, but both outside and inside that area is nothing but rusty metal. Is there anyway to remove the rust without removing the rotor?

Thanks for your help and suggestions!

 

I think it would be best to get new rotors. My front calipers are painted.

 

rusty rotors are hard to clean. i would recommend new rotors if you want the rust gone.

 

i believe you need to get some kind of zinc coated rotors in order for it not to rust.

 

The front calipers are pretty, but the rears are not. There are no caliper covers -- that's just what they look like.

You need new rotors to get rid of the rust. If you really want to keep them pretty, you should get a zinc or cadmium plating on the new ones. Another cheaper but not nearly as effective alternative is to get some new rotors and paint the parts that aren't swept by the pad with some hi-temp paint. I usually spray my rotors with a little silver paint before installing. I have some cardboard rings that I put over the swept area to mask that part of the rotor.

If you really want to be cheap about it and you have some time, remove the rotors from the car and clean the rust off with a wire brush. Then paint them and reinstall.

-Max

 

caliper covers, or dust shields, help your brakes heat up

they also direct airflow if you have the 99 lip +brake ducts

other than that, you can remove them, and you shouldn't have overheating problems with your brakes as much, or so i've been told by some 240sx guys