Fixing Rusty Brake Rotors With Evapo-Rust Solution
If you're like me, you have a few extra parts around the garage that are waiting on assembly or are from a past project. In the case of these 1997 Ford Mustang GT rotors, they have been in the garage for a few months waiting on assembly. I bought them rusty from a salvaged car, and just hadn't been in the place to assemble them to the 5-lug swap on WideFox.
The time has come to get them assembled on the widebody build, but I couldn't put them on in their rusty state. Evapo-Rust solution worked awesome on the other spindles that I dipped and cleaned, so I'm again using the same bucket of solution to clean up these brake rotors.
Each rotor was soaked overnight in the solution and then cleaned with warm water and a green Scotch-Brite pad. After dry, they were dipped in the same solution and then allowed to drip dry. I did scuff the center hub on the rotor with 150 grit sandpaper, spray with etch primer, and then a black paint as a finishing touch.
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My name is Canaan Manley and I am the proprietor of Basin Motorsports. Basin Motorsports is a small garage in South Central Oregon aimed at rebuilding vehicles, making one-off custom parts, and documenting the process step by step for viewer enjoyment and intrigue. I'm an Engineer and Consultant by day, and have been a motorsport enthusiast for the last 27 years.
My car projects to date include a Nissan Versa/Tiida hatchback (Project Meep), a Nissan 240sx S14 (Project Zenki Redux), a '92 Ford Mustang Foxbody Notchback (Project 9deucecoupe), and an '80 Ford Mustang Foxbody Notchback (Project WideFox). Follow along in my adventures from car shows and car builds and I'll entertain as I give you all my secrets to build your next project.
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