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painting rear brake drums
Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 15:14
by armyphil
do you think normal aerosol spray will do it or wil it flake due to heat???
I am thinking flake but dont really want to spend 30 euros on caliper paint. Tight i now
Re: painting rear brake drums
Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 16:38
by happy camper
Smoothrite brushon matey been using it for years on all my brake calipers hubs etc this pic is of the brakes on my BMW
just give em a good wire brushing and a wipe over with a degreaser then a few coats with the old brush

Re: painting rear brake drums
Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 16:45
by HarryMann
the degrease sounds an important step
Hammerite Smoothrite - brush on
Re: painting rear brake drums
Posted: 08 Aug 2009, 16:50
by happy camper
HarryMann wrote:the degrease sounds an important step
Hammerite Smoothrite - brush on
Defo mate its all in the prep work as long as the flakey bits have been removed and then wiped over with whitespirit prior to paint the paint will stick like poo to a blanket