Has anyone else brake disc's started to turn like an Orange color? I have no idea what it is and it's only on the 2 wheels on the same side of my car. I don't know if its getting rusted or what?
I live in FL and as most of you know we've gone through a few hurricanes and its rained like almost everyday. I don't know if this was the cause. How can I fix this? What is it?

Thanks

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oxidation(rust)... Its very typical for disc brakes. It happens in less amounts in zinc coated rotors, etc. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

it looks ugly though. since you can easily see it through the wheels. and my tC is black its very noticable.

there's nothing i can do about it? and why is it only on one side of the car?

 

this is my guess...though u forgot to mention what side it was on...im ganna guess its on the right side?...maybe the mass amount of water running down the curb just abused ur right side of the wheel and rotor...just a guess....good luck with that though....
peace

 

Drive around and mash on the brakes for a little, that should get rid of it if it's on the disc area.

 

thats normal. dont worry too much about it.

when i thought you said orange i thought you meant GLOWING ORANGE. im like holy crap it doesnt have that much braking power

 

its on the outer part of the disc. i think thats what its called the disc brake? its almost all orange it looks really bad.

 

my car was on a little hill so there was no standing water around it. and my other car was parked right next to it. the same side the discoloration is. which is weird.

 

just drive around.. it will go away when you use the breaks.

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i drove around all day today it was still pretty much the same. its on the outer part of the disc. you can easily see it through the wheels.

 

Do they look like this?


btw, which part of Florida are you from? I moved from there last year, I used to live in Coral Springs.

 

no not like that. it's the outer part of the disc. the outside is all orange, the circlular part. i don't know how you call it exactly.

 

Oh....I'm not sure what it's called also? I'm not quite sure how to get that out. If it was on the disc area the brake pads would have rubbed it off.

 

The perimeter?

That's probably the part that the calipers don't touch during breaking, just take off the wheel and used a fine grit sand paper and sand it down.... or paint the outside part of the disc any color you want (i'd assume black to match your car) Don't worry about it not being even, once it dries and you use your brakes, the brakes will rub off the rest and leave a cool paint ring around your brakes :D

 

Check out this thread:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...386&highlight=

Hope that helps.

 

i just wash my car.. and drive afterwards and it goes away..

 

LOL; this must be your first car.
As others have suggested, it is just normal rust and is unavoidable.
The rust on your discs will be removed when you drive, from the friction of the brake pads.
The calipers however will be almost impossible to keep clean from rust and brake dust. Every so often you can repaint them (the coats will NOT last long) or have them anodized. If you are really conscience about them, you can try to clean them frequently.
But the "orange" will show up again whenever the discs get wet (rain, car wash, etc).