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MSG_McKee: Your doing a wonderful job, a fantastic job- in detailing and personalizing your SOL.

But being a real 'old techie'-and stickler for detail (as I see you also are) may I respectfully make a suggestion for your Wheels/rotors 'long term welfare'.

Take a look at your pics: rotor before, rotor after. even where you painted the rotor - and you see the rust where the rotor mates to the wheel.

On your 'caliper before- you also see the axle hub -with the 5 studs- all rusty. Clean off the rust with a wire brush, and paint that axle mounting surface- where it mates the the inside of the rotors.

If you haven't already, paint the entire rotor mounting faces - inside and out- the areas that fits over the studs, and mates with the axle hub, and the front rotor face where it mates to the rear surface of the wheel.

Then before you mount your rotor, and your wheel-silver paint the mating surface of the wheel (high temp silver of course). Use a schmear of std (vs copper based) anti seize on the axle hub/rotor and the rotor/ painted area of the wheels. NOT THE STUDS!

Now when your remove your wheels- you will cut that rust down to a bare minimum. I find on my Concours Jags, that I can keep the rust away for about a year.

Best wishes and thanks for your service to our country!! Sherman

PS:I served in SE Asia, and both my parents were DOD USAF career civilians, may they rest in peace). In fact my father was in the USArmy AIr Corp before that in the 1920's.
Many stories.

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	Rdstrs 4 50yrs Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbia MD & Goldvein, VA	MSG_McKee: Your doing a wonderful job, a fantastic job- in detailing and personalizing your SOL. But being a real 'old techie'-and stickler for detail (as I see you also are) may I respectfully make a suggestion for your Wheels/rotors 'long term welfare'. Take a look at your pics: rotor before, rotor after. even where you painted the rotor - and you see the rust where the rotor mates to the wheel. On your 'caliper before- you also see the axle hub -with the 5 studs- all rusty. Clean off the rust with a wire brush, and paint that axle mounting surface- where it mates the the inside of the rotors. If you haven't already, paint the entire rotor mounting faces - inside and out- the areas that fits over the studs, and mates with the axle hub, and the front rotor face where it mates to the rear surface of the wheel. Then before you mount your rotor, and your wheel-silver paint the mating surface of the wheel (high temp silver of course). Use a schmear of std (vs copper based) anti seize on the axle hub/rotor and the rotor/ painted area of the wheels. NOT THE STUDS! Now when your remove your wheels- you will cut that rust down to a bare minimum. I find on my Concours Jags, that I can keep the rust away for about a year. Best wishes and thanks for your service to our country!! Sherman PS:I served in SE Asia, and both my parents were DOD USAF career civilians, may they rest in peace). In fact my father was in the USArmy AIr Corp before that in the 1920's. Many stories. __________________ [SIZE="1']*Sherman D Taffel, Columbia MD*[/size] SLY,EBONY leather, Lightside Tan Roof, AUTOMATIC,All packages,A/C, 6CD-MP3, Monsoon, XM, Sport Pedals.Mats, Chrome wheels,Airbag headlight adjusters, Sly Mudflaps, Bra.Vin 111997 Birth: 9/26/06; Delivery 1/25/2007;#18 in Collection,Named"Chai"(#18 in Hebrew ="Chai"(Love, Life). Friends: TR4, 4 Jags, 5 Jensens, 2 Fieros, Daytona Turbo, RAM HEMI Avatar=1st gas@1940's Goldvein,VA General Store