Rusty Disks

Asterix · Post by **Asterix** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 6:41 pm

I left my car overnight on friday and on saturday one of the rear disks was very rusty, by the time sunday came around all of them were, is this common?

I know it has been wet and damp over the weekend but still... (swindon ish way if that makes a difference!)

On the way home the ususal squeek came back, I was hopeing with all that rust it would have gone.....!

Is there anything I can do to stop the sudden build up?
Asterix

teddy206 GTi · Post by **teddy206 GTi** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 7:57 pm

they are bare iron discs...it's natural...only light though...and completely normal!

steve-o · Post by **steve-o** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 8:43 pm

yea, normally all ya gotta do is so much as wash your car and rust will appear when the brakes get wet...once ya start driving it all gets knocked off again...

steve

clarelee · Post by **clarelee** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:37 am

it hapens

charlieannear · Post by **charlieannear** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:52 am

At this time of year your brake discs don't just get a good soaking in road water, they get a good soaking in rusty road water 'cos of the salt the highways depts put down to melt road ice.

This is the main reason that cars rust so much in the UK.