sup guys, it seems everytime i wash my car and drive, this dirty or rusty like water keeps building up and slings all over my rims and car. Im not sure what is causing it. Today i decided to take some pics and see if yall could help me. I washed my rims and rinsed them off. then i got in my car and drove down the driveway and drove back. I get out and this stuff will be slung all over my rims. then i'll take a water hose and aim it at the brake and rotors on each side and the dirty or rusty water will pour down. i cant figure out what is causing it. is it the brakes, rotors, rust maybe? not sure. I had rims on my car before these and it didnt do this at all, now that i got some volk gt-s rims on, it does this. see if yall can help me out. thx.

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the rotors rust when you wash its happens to every ones rotors. when you move up and down the driveway the rust is "shaved" off and mixes with the water still on the rims and there ya go.

 

aight cool, so does this mean i need to get new rotors?

 

This means you can combat most of it by drying off your wheels properly before you go for a spin.

You should never, when possible, let water (clean or dirty) sit on your wheels.

 

Nice wheels BTW, always liked GTS's.

 

+ 1

 

One of the biggest problems with wheels is there is no easy way to dry them - unless you use the little trick I use. I take my leaf blower and blow all the water off the tire, wheel, brake caliper and the lug nuts.

They all hold a lot of water and even though you dry the wheel spokes and lip with a towel, the next time you drive it all that hidden water gets slung out.

Try drying it with the leaf blower then drive the car briefly with several 30-40 mph to 5 mph stops to heat, dry and "polish" the rotors. That will get all the rust that forms after washing off of the rotors. Since the wheels and every thing else are dry, the rust doesn't stick to them.

 

+1^

 

thx guys, the leaf blower sounds like a good trick, might try that. i always dry them with a microfiber towel. but if the rotors are rusty, would nissan give out new ones if still under warranty?

 

No. The rust from washing your car is just 'flash rust'. It is nothing damaging to the rotors and there is no reason to even worry about it. After I wash my car, a quick drive up the street into the cul-de-sac and back into the driveway with a little braking takes all the rust off and the wheels can be dried. No worries.

 

rotors are generally cast iron, iron rusts with contact from water

On mine, I wupe it down with a microfiber, and use the shopvac to get the water that has accumulated in the lip

 

 

It's normal as pointed out above. BTW - brake rotors and pads are considered consumable or "wear" items and aren't really covered under the warranty.

 

after washing my car, i dry it off completely except for the wheels, then i immediately take it for a drive around the block so the water in the wheels evacuates completely, then i take a towel and polish everything up

 

Be sure to use a different towel than you use on the car. Once I dry a car with a microfiber towel, I transfer it to the "wheels" stock.

It's a microlayer of rust, literally a thousandth of an inch thick or less. It's not a warranty thing, and Nissan doesn't cover wear items as Dave pointed out.

 

thx for all the your help!

 

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A quick shot of WD40 on a weekly basis keeps it to a minimum; also helps with the squeals and rattles. Try it, if it works, fine; if it doesn't, stop doing it. G'luck!

 

lol, +1

Except my neighbors think I am nuts

 

That's what I do. A short drive on the freeway and back and it's all good.