rusted rotors

[01 Lincoln LS]

is it common for brake rotors to always look rusted, i notice they always rust quickly then i drive around the block and they are nice and shiney and hot. Then they are rusted again next morning. They are stock rotors i was wondering this because i was to get dubs soon and paint my calipers and get some drilled and slotted rotors. but i don't think i want those if they will look rusted all the time. Is it just the type of material the rotors are made out of and the aftermarket drilled/slotted rotors will look nicer or will they always look rusted? I do live by the beach so thats one of my concerns but my neighbor has some nice rims that you can see the rotors and they never look rusted.

[CGGorman]

That's typical of the factory rotors. I've got a set of Brembo drilled/slotted rotors that have a zinc plating to help prevent rust in the crevices, but it doesn't do anything on the swept surface. Nevertheless, I don't seem to have nearly as much (if any) surface rust on the swept area compared to stock.

Stay away from the cheap drilled rotors. I've had a nightmare issue with some of them from eBay.