How to fix your rusty brake discs! C63 AMG DIY

Ever wondered how easy it is to get rid of that brake disc surface rust that's ruining the look of your shiny W204 C63?
Don't want to spend £800 on a new set of rotors? Here's how you can do it for less than £20..

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[CarThought]

There wasn’t a lot of overspray, but I’d recommend masking off around the wheel arch too!

[scottvirgogp]

Just came here for the start up sound effect - such a beast. Nice tidy up job, and great use of the Sun.

[CatNdaHatLV]

Definitely liked the simplicity you showed and the instruction. I've got a different car & plan to do this before winter arrives.

[ldh]

Great work! Your videos are excellent; concise yet comprehensive with good video of the job at hand. Your relaxed manner with an appropriate amount of clear instructions make the videos very easy to watch and builds confidence, thank you!

[nigelbryant]

I had exactly the same problem with my SLK. I painted mine with black hammer paint ( by brush) looks great and requires no masking

[pauldegans]

Great result! Put Gyeon Rim on te sprayed surface and it will stay nice for even longer. We always do on our clients cars.

[geoffreycarter]

I have the same issue with my 2011 Jaguar XJ. I was all ready to do it but wasn't sure how it would play with the calipers etc, but Im glad to see this video to give me a bit of extra confidence. Thanks for taking the time. Great result.

[lamprosdiamantopoulos]

I did exactly the same on mine, although I used motip Alu zinc spray, better corrosion protection and same look!

[TheGojodfrey]

Put a plastic bag over the whole thing, cut a hole for the bits you want paint and tape in place,

[omarochoa]

Beautiful! U just cleared my headache I will be doing this to my car thank you lad

[miragef]

How does it hold now?are they still silver?

[DistractedNumber]

Another great vid. Love watching the work on the beast!

[Mendedit]

Just a few tips, I wouldn't use an engineering brick as used here as they have very sharp edges like razors and can cut the tyre, they also can shatter easily under pressure causing the car to move suddenly.
If you are going to support the car metal to metal it's best to use a piece of dense wood between to help prevent jack or stand jumping out.
Finally, the copper grease film is there to stop the alloy wheel 'welding' itself to the disc due to reaction of different types of metal.
IE, Corrosion, sometimes even tyre fitters can't remove them when this happens, and it will often!

[reacp]

should have masked off the mounting surface too. Some "metal prep" might help too

[adamcaan]

i have a type of spine disease so cant do this on my own how much to do it for me i have the same car

[scott]

I have impact sockets myself and on the odd occasion when I couldn't find the right impact socket I have used the normal 6 point socket and recently trying to remove my wheel nuts that had been done up so tight a breaker bar couldn't budge them I used a normal socket on an impact gun and not even a scratch on the socket and it was also a cheep socket aswell

[alfiedowers]

Hi, good tutorial ! Is it possible once the wheel is off to spray auto wheels blit hamber on the breaks or any iron removing chemical? Can anyone please advise thank you

[MrShelange]

any idea on 4x4 disc brake? it wove like that

[keemoify]

I will do this on my Bmw E60. Thank you.

[Vini-Pizza]

Did you clean and ceramic coat the wheels when they were off the car?