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I always do this but my mechanic is complaining that I have to use the breaks, they rust fast if not.

• CGamesPlay 8y ago
  I am no mechanic so I don't make money from selling you new brake rotors, but I think coming to a complete stop a few times each drive should be more than enough to brush any rust away.
  • dsfyu404ed 8y ago
    This. No mater how minimally you try and use them brake rust will not be a problem on a car that's driven at least weekly.
    • Moru 8y ago
      This depends largely on where you live. Salted roads are ready break-killers. If the car stands still a month and the breaks wasn't clean, there might be holes when you want to use the car again. I know, tried it a few times with my cars over the last 30 years. Repairing that can be expensive depending on car :-)
  • semi-extrinsic 8y ago
    Depends on local weather conditions. Anywhere that road salt is used in winter, some hard braking regularly is extremely beneficial. Road salt is not only corrosive, it's also hygroscopic, so you really want to clean that shit off. As for wearing out brake rotors prematurely - even with aggressive braking they last more than 50k miles. So on average you'd replace them less often than every 5 years, and they cost around around $250 for a set of four. Doesn't seem like a very good get-rich-scheme for the mechanic.