Prices vary, obviously, but the last time I got rotors turned it was $28 for a pair. This was at a repair shop in Long Beach, California about two years ago.
No, occasionally cheaper, and by no means far cheaper, to replace rotors than to turn them. You have quoted the price for a rather inexpensive rotor and compared it to what I would call a ridiculously high price for turning one. I’ve gotta wonder what’s behind that $59 quote – sure doesn’t sound right to me.
This is about the norm in my experience.
I’ll throw in my opinion that you are overthinking a little. Taking me years to understand this in my anal paranoia. Drive it and it will scrub off the rust by itself. It has low miles since you last had it apart and wasn’t parked in a puddle in the weeds behind a barn or anything.
Wouldn’t take it off a trailer and autocross it right away, but a nice drive around the block and I’ll bet it’s all good. Then autocross away! Yeah way too much damn fun, first time I did it was in a Ford F-150 stock pick up. Just went to see a friend and they said all are welcome. He has a photo of me with a rear tire off the ground, wheeeeeeeeee! Life is short, run what you brung.
What’s $28 a pair X 2 equal? $56. I think the quote is for all 4 rotors turned.
So then is $19 the cost for four rotors?
If the $19 vs. $59 comparison isn’t for a like number of parts/machining operations, it’s rather meaningless.
No I’m suggesting the person who got a quote up-thread mistook the price of turning 4 rotors for the price of turning 1 rotor. I base this on what was posted for the cost of 2 rotors.
Evaporust. $20 for a jug at the auto parts store. Pull all 4 rotors and dump them in a bucket with 50/50 evaporust and water overnight.
I have a 40 year old Harley Davidson. I have to do this kind of thing a lot. That’s my gas tank before and after.
Have you done this with your brake rotor? Does it affect your stopping distance after using it?
Yep. Can’t say for sure as I didn’t do any known distance stopping tests, etc before and after, but just from riding it doesn’t seem to have made any difference. I had a cracked rear rotor so I pulled it off and got an old rusty POS from a guy I know who had a box of crap sitting in the shed. Soaked it, cleaned it up, and threw it on. Been riding on it for over 2 years. Even though it’s not scientific, I would probably notice if the stopping power was affected as I only have one brake on that motorcycle. I don’t run a front brake on that bike.