Carcoon - Rusty Discs!

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Raybold7 Guest of the Club Total Posts : 14 Joined: 2021/04/10 20:53:49 Status: offline Raybold7 Guest of the Club 2023/01/02 19:18:24 (permalink) Carcoon - Rusty Discs! Help! New car, 2 months old. Been in the garage in a carcoon from day 1. Checked today and saw rust colouring on the discs!!! I thought the carcoon was supposed to prevent that? Should I now close up all ventilation gaps and heat the garage as well as using the carcoon? Gutted #1 8 Replies
Timrice PCGB Member Total Posts : 95 Joined: 2018/07/17 14:10:23 Status: online Timrice PCGB Member Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 12:53:39 (permalink) I think that you will get rusty discs unless you have a completely dry environment, but does it really matter? Any rust will be removed as soon as the brakes are used. Current 992 C2S Previous 991.2, Macan Turbo, 981 Cayman, 964 C4, 964 C4, 944, 911 2.7G #2
991JAW PCGB Member Total Posts : 165 Joined: 2014/09/23 12:41:16 Status: offline 991JAW PCGB Member Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 13:52:29 (permalink) surface rust as mentioned before is normal , maybe try silicone bags as a drying agent. TBh a new car needs to be driven some miles rather than stored as you need to iron out any issues and get back to the dealer. #3
Raybold7 Guest of the Club Total Posts : 14 Joined: 2021/04/10 20:53:49 Status: offline Raybold7 Guest of the Club Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 19:40:57 (permalink) Thanks Tim I thought the carcoon gave me this though? The car doesn't get wet condensation wise so I was staggered to see this. I guess my 2 options are de-humidifier or heater. #4
Raybold7 Guest of the Club Total Posts : 14 Joined: 2021/04/10 20:53:49 Status: offline Raybold7 Guest of the Club Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 20:11:19 (permalink) Silicone bags - I could give them a go I suppose. Clean off what's there now and drop one by each wheel. I'm feeling like I need to close up any gaps and administer some heat ....... #5
Mark Elder PCGB Member Total Posts : 2710 Joined: 2005/09/09 16:07:33 Location: Scotland (west coast) (R1) Status: offline Mark Elder PCGB Member Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 20:22:54 (permalink) Were the disks wet when you parked it? I find this a bit random in the sense that I can leave car in garage (unheated) all winter and some years in the spring the disks show zero sign of rust, but another time, only a couple of weeks parked up and there is a layer of rust. As others have said, driving cures it! Mark Elder 993C4 Manual Coupe, Black/Black, 1996P, 74K of her 101K miles in my hands. Best drives: CL627 in the Spanish Picos, A82 Loch Lomond to Glencoe IAM Forth Valley membership secretary #6
Raybold7 Guest of the Club Total Posts : 14 Joined: 2021/04/10 20:53:49 Status: offline Raybold7 Guest of the Club Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 20:43:25 (permalink) Mark - no they were bone dry as I don't plan on taking the car out in the rain. I last drove her over a month ago so no contact with the outside at all since then. I remember when I had a new 5 series and that came with rusty discs which I was annoyed about and BMW said the same thing, drive it and it will go. Forever squeaked though when parking and always came back after washing. #7
CaymanChr15 PCGB Member Total Posts : 40 Joined: 2020/03/07 09:15:41 Status: offline CaymanChr15 PCGB Member Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/03 21:17:05 (permalink) Dehumidifier you need to keep % humidity below 60 . The air from outside in winter will be close to 80 to 90 % #8
T911UK Guest of the Club Total Posts : 1302 Joined: 2010/07/21 15:41:02 Status: offline T911UK Guest of the Club Re: Carcoon - Rusty Discs! 2023/01/04 08:58:17 (permalink) As above, over 70% humidity and rust will form, today in London its 94%. A decent dehumidifier in the Carcoon will work fine, £150 ish www.type911.co.uk 993 Turbo 964 C4 911 SC Targa - Backdate to 1971 911 SC Targa - Minted 914 1974 2.0 912 1968 356B 1962 Cayenne Turbo S Boxster 987 2.7 #9

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Carcoon - Rusty Discs!

Carcoon - Rusty Discs!

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