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Title: Best Paint for Brake Drums
Post by: Sunlitgold68 on September 22, 2009, 04:29:01 PM

What is the best paint to use on brake drums? Thanks

Title: Re: Best Paint for Brake Drums
Post by: Bob Gaines on September 22, 2009, 05:23:28 PM

Quote from: Sunlitgold68 on September 22, 2009, 04:29:01 PM

What is the best paint to use on brake drums? Thanks

Do you have steel wheels and hubcaps or deluxe wheels? Bob

Title: Re: Best Paint for Brake Drums
Post by: Sunlitgold68 on September 22, 2009, 07:00:39 PM

Steel wheels and hubcaps, I'd like them to look cast iron, not black

Title: Re: Best Paint for Brake Drums
Post by: J_Speegle on September 22, 2009, 08:32:40 PM

I like using a coat (going rattle can) bast black over the outer surfaces, over coated with interior Dark Charcoal metallic or a thin coat of Zinc Phosphate rattle paint just to darken the look from cast to hardened.

Then sand the machined surfaces, then a satin clear coat. Remember to keep all coat very light as you don't want to give the look of being painted and loose the surface details. Of course the paints can may be an issue (just guessing) if you drive the car allot and really get the brakes very hot.