Don't Let De-Icing Chemicals "Rust-Jack" Your Brakes
 In recent years, fleet operators have experienced a growing problem with premature brake lining failure due to rusting brake shoes. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as “rust-jacking”. It’s caused by the materials state DOTs spray on highways to address ice and slippery driving conditions. Magnesium chloride, calcium chloride and road salt have proven to be very corrosive to truck under-carriages, including brake shoes. The cost associated with roadside inspections and early brake relines is significant.
Our New UV Coating protects shoes to increase your lining life
 Now Carlisle has a new solution to this industry-wide problem. We’ve developed RustGard™, a UV coating that’s applied to our Altec remanufactured brake shoes. This coating is extremely resistant to chemical, heat and water exposure and has undergoneextensive lab and field testing. After the RustGard™ coating is applied to the shoe table, we paint the shoe and attach premium Carlisle brake linings. The result is a lined shoe that will deliver the life and wear characteristics you came to expect... before you ever heard the phrase “rust-jacking”.
RustGard™ Benefits
- Ideal solution to Rust-Jacking, an industry-wide problem
- Helps prevent unscheduled brake relines
- Excellent resistance to chemical, heat and water exposure
- Designed to maximize brake lining life
- Integrated into Altec remanufacturing process
- Extensive lab and field testing
- RustGard™ coated shoe and Carlisle brake linings deliver outstanding lining life and financial return
 TEST RESULTS (ASTM B-117, Salt Spray Test)
Brake shoe without linings
- Shoe with industry standard paint coating Approximately 50% surface rusting after 24 hours exposure (Figure 1)
- RustGard™ coated/painted shoe Less than 10% surface rusting after 250 hours exposure (Figure 2)
Brake shoe with linings
- Shoe with industry standard paint coating Greater than 50% surface rusting with deep pitting after 170 hours exposure
- RustGard™ coated/painted shoe Less than 10% surface rusting after 1,450 hours exposure
Other Testing
- Temperature Resistance - RustGard™ heated to 500° F for 6 hours with no decrease in performance properties.
- Chemical Resistance - RustGard™ coating passes 100 MEK (Methyl Ethyl Keytone) double resistance test
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