I bought  an  October 2013 Fabia estate 1.2 TSI(85) on a 63 plate last Saturday I bought from a Skoda main dealer It has 16200  miles on the clock and has a full Skoda main dealer service history with 3 stamps. .I have since noticed that there is light rusting around the discs and the drums on all 4 road wheels. Is this normal for this generation Fabia? How can I deal with it myself without making things worse  or is it not worth bothering about? I didnt notice this last Saturday but I think it was and I simply  missed it. Any help will be much appreciated.

Not worth bothering about.

As Wino says; these parts are normally machined cast iron, and some corrosion is perfectly normal.

Nothing to worry about no.

I spray painted around the edge of my brake discs with a silver zink paint to keep them silver for longer.

The rear drums got a thin coat of black heat paint to keep them looking presentable.

 

its only if it really botheres you to start painting them though, it definitley isnt needed.

But if the front and rear wheels have not been off recently maybe best have that done.

The rear brake drums could do with some service and maintenance if not done, 

& cleaning out so this is a good chance to put on rust inhibitor and paint the drums.

The Brake fluid is due to be changed at 3 years old if not done already then each 2 years.

I have done nothing at the front, although with the dust the callipers now look grubby. Within 6 months from new I removed the rear drums, which look just to get a blast of grey primer at the factory, and painted silver. After the major service when they were removed and marked I did them again. Each time I put the wheels put back with a smear of copper grease too so they should not stick badly.

 

Now the drums will be worn more plus probably have a rust ring on the edge I don't know if I could get them off again at home so another coat of paint might have to be in-situ. I guess workshops have a way of increasing the gap between the drum and and the shoe, plus of course can correctly adjust afterwards for both footbrake and handbrake.