Newbie rotor question

[fscaife]

I have a 993 with 17" cups, and my car looks great except for the rust colored area in front of the rotors (could be a spacer?). How does everone handle this?

[Gunter]

It's part of your brake rotor and is normal. The cross-drilled section is kept clean by the brake pads. If you have time, you can take each wheel off and paint the rust with Tremclad.

[fscaife]

So I can do that without pulling the rotors? assuming I'm careful?

[Gunter]

Yes, you can. Loosen the lug nuts, raise the car, take the wheel off, clean the rotor hub with sandpaper, paint with a good rustpaint, (I would use Tremclad Silver Alu) when you put the wheels back on, use the right torque on the lug nuts. Fuchs wheels are 96 ft-lbs. Is thast the same for 17" cup wheels?

[fscaife]

Any heat issues with the Tremclad paint?

[tonythetarga]

Quick interpretation from Canadian to US. Tremclad is the Canadian version of Rustoleum. You should be able get it in a heat resistant version in silver and black.

[fscaife]

Now that makes more sense! I thought I had missed something at the paint supply store after all these years! Way to go eh.

[Bill Verburg]

Those are aftermarket rotors, oems come w/ a gray prime coat in that area, you can replicate it easily, I liked to use Wurth Rust Guard, it brushes on drys smooth and is available in black or silver. Heat won' bother it either