Painting rotor hubs
 

Has anyone painted their rotor hubs?

i think luna might have... or maybe it was his spacers only.

it's not hard to do. i usually mask the area that the pads come in contact and spray away using engine enamel paint.

I have, it is an easy mod. Use heat resistant caliper paint so it won't discolor when it gets hot. Also, keep the paint away from any part of the rotor that the pads touch since the chemicals in the paint could degrade the performance of the pads.

Actually, I have painted quite a few, and have a different perspective/experience.

I recommend duplicolor 1200 degree spray paint. For prep, I use a wire wheel on a drill and clean the entire rotor and then paint the whole thing, front and back. (most of my experience is with cross drilled corvette rotors, so on a solid rotor, you only need to do the outer edges and center.

The first time you apply the brakes, it will scrape the paint off of all of the swept areas, leaving a perfect transition. The paint is thin enough that it won't harm your pads or anything else at all. The only thing is for the first 2-3 brake applications, your pads won't grip as well, but after that, its all good.

This method usually holds up at least two years without track use.

This method is quite effective and yields a nice finish.

Please note that some complex high temperature physics/chemistry takes place at the pad-disc interface and the presence of paint really does have the ability to compromise brake performance. The safe play is to mask off the area swept by the pads. Just my 2 cents.

Do you guys recommend buying auto zone pads to scrape the paint off of the rotors and then installing high performance pads after a few miles?