A nice flat black finish should help (albeit in a small way) to dissipate heat
because of
the increased heat-radiating capability of the matte black finish.
Gary McCormick
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Teddy Seidenfeld wrote:
> Dear John and Victor,
>
> On my 69 2000 I (spray) painted the rear brake drums with high-temp, black
> (high-gloss) engine paint: some ordinary, off-the-shelf stuff. I did that
> almost one year ago and it doesn't interfere with cooling or brake
> performance; however, I run (old-style) 14" Amer. Racing Libre wheels,
> which have generous open spaces between the 4 "coke-bottle" spokes.
>
> Best,
> Teddy
> Pgh PA
> OROC
>
> At 12:10 PM 10/12/99 +0000, John F Sandhoff wrote:
> >Victor asks:
> >> I want to do a rear after work tomorrow. I was looking at it and saw that
> >> the drums need repainting.
> >
> >Is it a good practice to paint the drums? Won't that impede heat transfer?
> >And if you do paint them, wouldn't it need to be hi-temp paint?
> >
> >-- John
> > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
> >
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