The brake rotors are sprayed with geomet 360 at the finishing line in order to protect it until it is installed on the vehicle.
Polymer coated brake rotors vs uncoated.
The uncoated cast rotor has a bare unprotected exterior which is prone to corrosion.
But my car failed inspection today because of the brakes.
Even with coated brake rotors the quality varies.
There is a reason brake rotors develop rust and start looking like ancient archeological dig items after a few months but that s not something we have.
Not all rotors are created equal.
Are the coated with a longer warranty worth the cost.
I need to replace the worn front brake rotors.
Oh the car is 2006 ford focus zx4 ses.
This slows the corrosion process but barely.
Same as the cheap brake rotors.
Consequently a special polymer coating is applied to brake rotors on late model vehicles to prevent this damage.
The wheel design and model year of your car will determine whether coated or uncoated rotors are your best option.
Tested to withstand 400 hours of salt spray equivalent to 18 southern michigan winter months coated brake rotors edges and vanes stay cleaner longer optimizing air flow and performance.
Brake rotors aren t exactly known to be the cleanest part of the car.
He said he could get me 1 year warranty normal uncoated for 100 though.
The specially formulated polymer coating is applied to the entire rotor offering total protection for optimal performance and longer life.
Mechanic at first tried to sell me two coated rotors with a three year warranty for 156.
After the coating cures it ends up as a thin dry film approximately 8 micrometers thick and gives the rotor a metallic silver look.
Some manufacturers use the same cheap brake rotor and paint a coating or even worse powder coat them.
But the truth is not all brake rotors have to be hideous.
I see some companies making electrocoated brake rotors where the center part where brake pads don t touch is coated painted with black stuff.
I live in boston where i need to worry about rusting things.
Geomet brake coating is the highest quality of brake rotor coating on the market today.
I need new front brake pads and rotors.
Or will the regular ones suit.
