Author Topic: Door Mirrors and washing your car ANNOYING!!  (Read 4876 times)

Offline Greenouse

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Re: Door Mirrors and washing your car ANNOYING!!
« Reply #30 on: 05 September 2008, 22:20 »
Rusty disc faces - probably because you lot never let a jet wash get near your car:rolleyes:  The calipers/discs/pads can collect brake dust, which has microscopic metallic particles in it - hence a large metallic surface area.  This large metallic surface area then "faciltiates" the rapid rust build up - obviously being most evident on otherwise shiny disc faces, but also forming on the actual brake pads too.  Take a close look at the edges of the pads if you doubt me.  :tongue:

Give your discs and calipers a thorough rinse with a jet wash (obviously being sensible about not being too close), and the rusty discs should be reduced.  Also, next time you remove your wheels, put a thin smear of anti-seize paste on the mounting face, and the centering hub of the wheel mount, and a smear on the wheel bolt threads and conical face - and this will massively prevent galvanic corrosion.  :nerd:  :smug:

Nope! jet wash my car every week without fail, and always wash the calipers off so the discs get soaked........ then guess what? horrid orange rusty discs!!! Obviously a quick blast round the block gets rid, but that then covers the inner and outer of the wheel with rust  :angry: