Thanks for all the feedback. I may just try the Raybestos Element 3 rotors. They are well priced and if no rotor will get much more than 4 or 5 winters, why pay double the price?
Originally Posted by JTK
Thing is, It doesn't look like that was a success for you given the wear pattern from your pic. If those inside pads were floating as they should be and biting against the rotor surface flat and true, the rotor wouldn't look like that.
I used to do the yearly break-down, clean and lube too, but now with so many family vehicles I do basic maintenance on, I can't keep up with that.
These days I find it easier to just swap out pads and rotors if I'm going through all that work in my driveway or garage.
Our climate is hopeless for brakes.
The thing is I probably should do the brakes twice a year, I just don't have the time. They were moving well when the were serviced last year, but seized up pretty tight over the winter and were not longer moving freely. My road is loaded with sand and the highway I drive on is loaded with salt. It's a bad combination for keeping brakes moving. So yes, that probably exacerbated the problem.
However, according to this Raybestos video I found, moisture gets under the friction layer on the rotor surface and it delaminate the surface. That is exactly what is happening to my rotors. It's like the "shiney" brake surface flakes off and there is heavy rust underneath. I am sure the pads hanging up was part of the problem but look at this video and the rear rotors look pretty much like the one I posted. And they were only 3 winters versus my 4. I guess rusty brakes are just something I will have to live.