Painting brakes. What to use?

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Painting brakes. What to use?

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Any ideas of what to use on the rear drums & calipers. I guess they get pretty hot. Thinking Porsche red. 8)
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Always used plan old Hammerite on drums & calipers, never had a problem dealing with the heat.

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Iron oxide seems to last for years. :mrgreen:
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Oldiebut goodie wrote:Iron oxide seems to last for years. :mrgreen:

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Hammerite, smooth red looks good :ok
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Hammerite it is, cheers chaps!
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