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Unanswered: Paint the drums?
My thought is to: 1. knock off what rust I can with a wire brush 2. cover it with a rust converter 3. Paint it with flat black Rustoleum Am I thinking straight? |
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You need to paint them with High temp paint, they get very hot.
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2. see 1. 3. I tried it. It looks nice for a few days, weeks, a month. Then you take the wheels off and re-paint the drums. Talk to a good powder coater for your options. Dieter
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I agree with Dieter. I went the same way you were thinking and it didn't last long. I had a spare set of Drums and did what Dieter suggested and just swapped them out. While they are off the car, it would be a good opportunity to have them turned. Hth, Jarrell
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I painted mine black with high temp spray paint (as opelwasp suggested) and still the paint holds nice after 14 months!
It depends of the way you drive. Lots of stop and go (brakes getting hot) would destroy the paint soon I guess. I mostly drive mine at highways...
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Caliper paint should hold up pretty well, and comes in lots of colors. It seems to be pretty tough stuff and far more heat resistant than rustoleum.
Todd
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If it gets heated to the point that the Rustoleum is burning off then powder coat will do the same thing. Most powder coat will soften at around 200ºf and flow not much above 250ºf. I painted mine with gloss black por-15 and they look like the day I did them 2+ years ago.
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You can Powder coat drums they are heated to 400 degs.
to cure and work fine in everyday use , You could use high temp. powder ( used on exhaust ) I have scaned the temps. on rear drums and most are at 165 to 180 degs. in med.use.HTH John
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