Painting Brake Rotors

[Lady DI]

I watched some YouTube videos on painting brake rotors. Some guys were just painting the ” hat” while masking off the rotor itself. Others were spray painting the whole brake rotor. That seems strange, should you be painting the area where the brake pad meets the rotor.
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[Cameron]

There are idiots posting videos on YouTube doing all kinds of stupid things to their cars.

No you would never paint an entire brake rotor, just sections that rust up and keep paint well away from the pad contact surface of the rotor. So yes you need to mask up the rotor. Before putting them back on the vehicle give the shiny rotor surfaces where the pads contact,and up to the rotor edge, a good clean up with a fine rated wet and dry abrasive paper and wipe them down well .

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