Brake drum paint

Post by **youngun** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:25 pm

Going to be painting the brake drums and related items soon. Whats the best stuff to use for the drums themselves?

thanks,
YG

Post by **Lukey** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:35 pm

I'm not sure what temperatures the drums reach under heavy braking but to be on the safe side I'd use VHT (very high temperature paint) easy to find, can get it at my local motor factors.

Post by **ratrodmog** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 7:38 pm

I have just used normal Hammerite smooth paint. Been on there for ages and hasn't peeled or cracked etc. Cheap too

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:51 pm

Hammerite smooth - but on my Mini it did blister and burn, and that was the rear drums !

Post by **ratrodmog** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:10 am

Strange. I know it isn't suppose to be for high temp applications but it does seem to have worked well for me. Had it on for about 6 months or so. Maybe I use the brakes less than I thought

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:07 am

The Mini did a lot of hard accelerating - and braking!

Post by **youngun** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:18 pm

meh, Ill get a tin of black enamel. I can get it dirt cheap from the Agri merchants anyway and I need a shed load to do all the running gear and suspension!

YG

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:29 pm

Don't use ordinary black agri enamel, it will burn off! Hammerite has a higher temperature capability and sticks lovely to rusty cast iron!

Post by **Lukey** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:27 pm

Didn't realize Hammerite had that property, does anybody know what temperatures it can with stand before it lets go?

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:46 pm

Hammerite state -20 to +150 c, so plenty of scope for it burning off in theory, but seems to work fine for people I've seen use it!
I'd be more worried about the -20 bit at the moment!

Post by **youngun** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:24 pm

linearaudio wrote: sticks lovely to rusty cast iron!

I like to clean my iron before i paint it!!

linearaudio · Post by **linearaudio** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:28 pm

youngun wrote:
linearaudio wrote: sticks lovely to rusty cast iron!

I like to clean my iron before i paint it!!

Sorry, I forgot myself there!!

Post by **plastic_orange** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:04 pm

2k works for me.

Pete