Quick question

What do you do to keep your front rotor hats clean? It appears after a couple thousand miles the front rotor hats turn from silver to dingy stained brown. Anyway to get them clean where they look like new again? For those of us that have lighter colored wheels the dirty hats standout

 

What in the heck is a rotor hat.....?

 

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I did some investigation and it was recommended to just give it a gentle wipe-down with a damp cloth, taking care not to bend the rotor shaft.

I hope this is helpful.

 

You da man...Doc!

 

This is the rotor hat

 

do our LC s come with brembo brakes ?

update: the brembo website indicates that the RC F comes w/ brembos.... so ours, probably not ....

 

I did wonder if that was what you meant and yes in the past I have painted the "rotor hat" with silver paint. Obviously it has to be the variety that is heatproof, and I, for one, used Hammerite smooth. On more recent cars I was able to buy rotors that were coated with something or another, and they remained rust free for the 2 years I kept the car and I suspect they still are!. Shame Lexus don't appear to do the same, but I have to say for me the rotor hats are not as obvious as is frequently the case, but of course that may well depend on the wheels you have fitted.

 

I believe the brakes on the LC are Brembo and if I recall the front in particular are 6 pot affairs.

 

The LC brakes are massive and very powerful.

 

Thanks …. In the past I also painted hats to have a clean look. Not a big deal and just curious if anyone had solutions. I may in the future pick up another set and have powder coated in black to hide the dirt better


=Brinylon;11155197]I did wonder if that was what you meant and yes in the past I have painted the "rotor hat" with silver paint. Obviously it has to be the variety that is heatproof, and I, for one, used Hammerite smooth. On more recent cars I was able to buy rotors that were coated with something or another, and they remained rust free for the 2 years I kept the car and I suspect they still are!. Shame Lexus don't appear to do the same, but I have to say for me the rotor hats are not as obvious as is frequently the case, but of course that may well depend on the wheels you have fitted.[/QUOTE]

 

I would gladly sacrifice some of the LC's braking power for a lil less dust...Spend more time dusting and cleaning rims and tires than I do on the car.

 

My hats are still clean, but I pressure wash and snow foam the car. Now that you pointed that out, I will use my horse hair brush on it.