rust on my brakes after vacation

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08-09-2001, 11:30 AM

fsumax

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I went to spain for 3 months with school and my dad drove my max 3 or 4 times. I live on the water so there is a lot of salt in the air. Just noticed that my breaks are all rusty. Is this normals? Will it go away? Thnaks

08-09-2001, 11:51 AM

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you sure its rust and not that its dirty with that rust lookin color,get some brake cleaner and hose it off and drive around and brake it off....if you live by water maybe you should also get your car undercoated if you plan to keep it for a long time

08-09-2001, 11:52 AM

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Drive it and it will go away. Just be a little more carefull w/ the 1st or 2nd stop. From there it's all good.

QUOTE]Originally posted by fsumax
I went to spain for 3 months with school and my dad drove my max 3 or 4 times. I live on the water so there is a lot of salt in the air. Just noticed that my breaks are all rusty. Is this normals? Will it go away? Thnaks [/QUOTE]

08-09-2001, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by fsumax
I went to spain for 3 months with school and my dad drove my max 3 or 4 times. I live on the water so there is a lot of salt in the air. Just noticed that my breaks are all rusty. Is this normals? Will it go away? Thnaks

I also live near the water ( 1 ml. ) My brakes show rust very quickly! When you drive the car it'll clean up. I'm waiting just a little longer to do a brake/rotor upgrade. Hopefully I'll find better rust inhibiting materials, which the new stuff will be made of.