The drums on roadsters (the later ones, anyway) are aluminum. POR
would seem to be overkill. What about some hi-temp paint from Autozone
or some such place? If you're painting the calipers in place, POR
might gum things up. If you're removing them, knock yourself out ;^)
-Marc
On Jun 19, 2005, at 2:28 PM, James Hoffman wrote:
> I am thinking about painting my brakes and just got an Eastood company
> catalog. In it brake caliper paint is $10 and drum paint is $13. Old
> brake parts always have rust, get very hot and have a hard life.
> Aside from powder coating, POR 15 and the Eastwood equivalent are the
> most durable coatings I've encountered and I'm wondering why anyone
> would use the $10 caliper paint when POR15 is available, stops rust
> and would seem more durable. This is probably a question for Eastwood
> but I'm at work right now so natutally I'd rather be talking about
> cars.
>
> Anyone have opinions?
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