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Help!!! Z4
- Kenneth111
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Help!!! Z4
Hey!!!! 2005 2.5i BMW z4 ..........my brakes and rotors are UGLY RUSTY, not bad, but aaaaaack !
Any you guy do what??? Remove the tires and sandblast them and clear coat the rotor "heads" (??) ....no the working rotor ITSELF, just its base
its just cosmetically UGLY...... any suggestions????
pic of my baby:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134746128 ... ateposted/
Any you guy do what??? Remove the tires and sandblast them and clear coat the rotor "heads" (??) ....no the working rotor ITSELF, just its base
its just cosmetically UGLY...... any suggestions????
pic of my baby:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134746128 ... ateposted/
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- Kenneth111
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Not had this issue myself but I’m not sure you need to remove the tyres
- philbo909
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Wheels off, wire brush rust off, degrease, mask off and paint with suitable paintKenneth111 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:07 pm Hey!!!! 2005 2.5i BMW z4 ..........my brakes and rotors are UGLY RUSTY, not bad, but aaaaaack !
Any you guy do what??? Remove the tires and sandblast them and clear coat the rotor "heads" (??) ....no the working rotor ITSELF, just its base
its just cosmetically UGLY...... any suggestions????
pic of my baby:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/134746128 ... ateposted/
Check out chrisfix on YouTube, he's bound to have a video on it
Sapphire black z4 coupe 135,000miles young
- ZedConvert
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Is this what we are referring to?
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If I were you I would buy some new discs and paint thei centre part with zinc primer.
- Kenneth111
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yes, thats it !!!ZedConvert wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 2:09 pm F7D5EEA4-4E83-4B3D-B857-CFE8EE4C8593.jpeg
Is this what we are referring to?
- Kenneth111
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heres a pic of the rotors, brake pads about the same look
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- buzyg
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Oh that's not a pretty sight. As above you can take the wheels off wire brush the heavy stuff off. Then genolite or similar, wipe that off and paint, primer then colour. Be sure to use heat resistant paint plenty available for engine blocks and calipers etc.Kenneth111 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:07 pmheres a pic of the rotors, brake pads about the same look
- patriot66
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Wire brush any loose rust off ,wipe down with a petrol soaked cloth to remove any grease and apply Hammerite Smooth in the colour of your choice. No primer, one coat and no rust. It copes absolutely fine with brake heat also
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I paint the center of my discs in Hammerite silver, not had any rust and it seems to bake on nicely.