Hey everyone. Took the wheels off to do some ceramic coating and replace my air filters. This was the first time I've seen the wheels off on my 7500 mile 2005 DB9. I noticed quite a bit of corrosion on the hub area under the rotor on all four corners, which is a bit more than I've seen on other vehicles.

Is there something I should do with this while the wheels are off? Don't want to cause any more problems by messing with it if I shouldn't, and I'm also worried to spray anything since I have a coated garage floor. Any advice is appreciated.

 

Thanks Matt. I think that's what the tech did here as well. Cleaning off the backside of the wheel it seems coated with a copper-colored lubricant, which I assume is anti-seize. Looks like this mess in the picture is a collection of both the corrosion and anti-seize.

 

Yep found out today to NOT use your tire cleaning brush to "clean off" the anti-seize. That stuff will not go away and will get on EVERYTHING. It's the car-lover's equivalent to a glitter-bomb.

 

I use a wire brush and use a thin penetrating oil like 3 in 1 at the hub to rotor joint. Just enough to let it work in the joint and wipe any excess off. I do this every time I take the wheels off so that when I go to remove the rotors in the future it should be an easier process. This seems to keep the rust to a minimum. Also I don't use a pressure washer on the wheels near the hub as this can force moisture into the wheel/hub joint.

 

I find that Simple Green works pretty well at cleaning anti seize off of things and out of brushes (and off of you). Whatever rags or paper towels you use go directly to trash, do not touch clothes, do not collect tools.