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Old Jul 20, 2002
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i just got my new rims and i see now that my front brake pads look kinda rusted, is there an easy way i can go to clean them?
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Only thing I can suggest is drive on them. Your brakes will look like that...
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i just got my new rims and i see now that my front brake pads look kinda rusted, is there an easy way i can go to clean them?[hr]

I am not sure if there is any easy way of cleaning rust....did you ever consider painting your calipers? A red or silver would look sick on your car...easy enuff to do in an afternoon....then you will never have to worry of rust again...


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P.S...by the way, who is the chick in your icon?? She's a good lookin gal!


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If it's the rotor's that's rusted, just drive them, if it's the calipers, you'll probably just want to take a wire brush to it and then paint it with some high temp paint.
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wd40? brake parts cleaner?
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i just got my new rims and i see now that my front brake pads look kinda rusted, is there an easy way i can go to clean them?[hr]

I am not sure if there is any easy way of cleaning rust....did you ever consider painting your calipers? A red or silver would look sick on your car...easy enuff to do in an afternoon....then you will never have to worry of rust again...


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how do you paint the calipers, and the back brake? where can i go to get this done?
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i just got my new rims and i see now that my front brake pads look kinda rusted, is there an easy way i can go to clean them?[hr]

I am not sure if there is any easy way of cleaning rust....did you ever consider painting your calipers? A red or silver would look sick on your car...easy enuff to do in an afternoon....then you will never have to worry of rust again...


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how do you paint the calipers, and the back brake? where can i go to get this done?[hr]


Just take off your wheels and I layed and wrapped some plastic wrap over the rotor and other components and went nuts with the spraypaint on the caliper....or you can take the caliper off, look in the DIY section to see how to remove your calipers....the back rotors I hand painted. Make sure you use quality paint for the calipers, something that is high temperature. You can get that stuff at a place like Pep Boys or Auto Zone...take a look at my ride in the rides section to see what it looks like....some easy that you can do yourself...


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i dont think i'll be able to do it myself, anyone know where i can go to get my back brake drum painted?
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