Patent ID: 11969756
Assignee: BRAKE PARTS INC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for coating a brake rotor, the method comprising:
determining a desired color of a phosphate coating for a brake rotor;
providing, to a coating application system, a brake rotor that includes a fastening surface and an engagement surface;
preparing the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
applying, using the coating application system, heat to the brake rotor or the phosphate coating based, at least in part, on the desired color of the phosphate coating;
applying, using the coating application system, the phosphate coating to the fastening surface and the engagement surface of the brake rotor;
applying a masking structure to the engagement surface of the brake rotor; and
applying a paint coating to the fastening surface of the brake rotor while the masking structure is applied to the engagement surface of the brake rotor.