I just got a new set of rims and they somewhat expose the rotors and calipers. No problem, I like that look except it rained here last night and I go out to walk the dog this morning and my rotors are completely rusted...looks horrible. Is there anything I can do to clean them up or cover them up? This is a brand new car so replacing the rotors right now is not an option.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

J51

Just take it for a drive, that will clear them up. The sooner you drive, the better. Unless the car has been sitting for a LONG time, then it is just light surface rust. It does not need new ones, if the car is new.

Thanks for the advice. There are covers for the rotors right?

Yes there are covers. Search caliper paint. I have used VHT. It works very well. There could be advantages to the paint brush kits.

Hey justsaygo, i'm a little confused, can you explain to me and jargon51 what you do with caliper paint to your rotors? My brake calipers are painted blue with caliper paint, but you dont use it on rotors do you? Just a little confused with the wording. My rotors rust whenever I work on my car and let it sit for even 3 days, but once I start driving again it soon dissapears.

Your post is absolutly correct. Blue looks good. I like red. VHT (Very High Temp) is the name brand of a spray paint that I used. Every brake rotor rusts when it rains. Most people never see it unless they have open vented wheels. Sorry I didn't explain. The instructions are on the spray paint cans and the paint brush kits. The detailed instructions and steps of using the paint kits are on several different web pages. The paint is for calipers, the outside of brake drums, and the unmachined part of brake rotors that isn't shiny from the pad. It would be a big mistake to let paint or anything else get on the friction surfaces of drums or rotors. Sometimes brake rotors are called hats because of how they look and how they slide onto the hub. Hats can be painted but not on the brim of the hat. Covers that I am refering to are colored plastic discs that go between the wheel and the hub to block the view of ugly unpainted brake parts. I haven't seen any of them on a vehicle for years. Covers are rather undignified aren't they? Any 05 W/ 4 wheel disc brakes should have attention drawn to them. Don't cover them up when they can look something like this.
http://www.gbdriver.co.uk/acatalog/Caliper_Paint.html