What is the best procedure to save these? Already getting new rotors. But want to try and salvage these Atleast. I’ve read cleaning with isopropyl alchohol, leave in them in brake fluid. Rub them with 220 sand paper. Even saw that video of that guy scrubbing them with steel wool in soapy water. Pads are surprisingly well. Let me hear your thoughts. Thanks.
by 3Minotaur3
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Why is everything corroded? Are you near the ocean? Do you store your bike outside?
It looks like more than just your brake rotors are seeing corrosion issues. And the rotors have significant pitting. You need to figure out why the corrosion is happening before you start wasting money on replacement parts and maybe using some sort of oil, grease, or penetrating oil (on non-rotor parts) and maybe some alcohol on the rotors for protection.
Ride em till they get worse. You can try to use a steel brush on a drill to really grind some of that off but that’s pretty much what you already did.
That rust is really nothing.
Dirt and crud settles on the rotor and that starts to build up corrosion. If you have metallic brake pads, the brake dust will corrode when it settles on the rotor arms.
Honestly, I doubt there is any noticeable pitting.
You can lightly scrub it with dry steel wool, then just forget bout it for a while.
Most all rotors are stainless steel. So the rust is not going to be excessive or deep.
Avoid using ANY oil based cleaners or put any protective product on the rotor.
Also, don’t use brake cleaners. That shit is super toxic and the chemicals can hard-anodize aluminum components (like the aluminum center of your center-lock brake)
Just occasionally wiping off your bike is all you really need to do.
Boil ‘em