Hi to all;

I had a colleague who (I thought was) pretty proficient in working on cars do my brakes and rotors on all 4 sides. This was a complete pad/rotor replacement.

I noted the following:

Proper cleaning wasn't done using brake cleaner.
Proper slider lubrication wasn't done with grease.
Because the two screws holding the rotor onto the axle hub were completely seized up, the screw heads had to be drilled out to remove the old rotors on the rears. I'm still shaking my head on that one.

Anyhow, It's been about 10 days with the new pads and rotors, and we received some rain... so I noticed some surface rust buildup. I know that if the pads are making proper contact with the rotors, the rust should wipe off. It isn't. This is happening on both left and right rear rotors. I have attached a pic to show what's happening.

Also, my emergency brake isn't functioning well at all. About 12 clicks in the up position still lets me drive the car with a little tension on the brakes.
Also, even with the e-brake in the up position, it's not cleaning up the surface rust.

Also, to note, my colleague had some problems with the pistons in the rear .. he had to use so much force on a c-clamp to push the piston in on both sides. Now, I know what you're all saying ... You're supposed to turn the piston to get it to retract. Big OOPS there right?

Question is ... based on the current visible wear of the rotors and pads, with 10 days of use and the fact that the piston was pushed into the caliper incorrectly, what might be the cause of the rust not wearing away?
Honda has replacement pistons available for $40 each (my cost is $20).
Since it has to rotate, that tells me it's a screw based system? Am I wrong? Are there threads that might have been stripped? Has anyone done this before?

Also contemplating getting those screws completely drilled out (that hold those rotors on when there's no wheel on the hub), and replaced.
Help! I'm hitting up the mechanic tomorrow ...

 

I'd hazard a guess that your colleague goobered up the rear calipers. I'd hit him up for some new ones.