painting brake drums ..

Hilly_70 · Sep 9, 2009

... Does normal paint burn off?

.. does it need to be Hi temp stuff?

sure i've seen buses with matching colour drums ..

Cheers

Hilly

Joval · Sep 10, 2009

I use BBQ paint, doesn't need to be high temp but it goes on well. (Plus anything other than black looks wrong IMHO)

Don't paint the surface that the wheel bolts to, it can work loose when driving.

Bookwus · Sep 10, 2009

Hiya Hilly,

Man! This is one of those can o' worms kinda questions. You'll find a big split in the community over whether you should even paint the drums at all. Some feel that painting will help insulate the drum so that it retains heat. Not a good thing. Others say, "Hogwash" and go ahead and paint saying that accumulated rust will insulate just as well as, if not better, than a coat of paint. Where's the truth lay? Who knows?

I'm not a guy who likes rust in any form on any part of my vehicle. So, I do paint the drums. Just a light coat to prevent rusting and it's been fine. I use just plain old rattlecan flat black and it's held up fine.

Doris · Sep 10, 2009

I normal painted mine gloss black and its never burned off,mind you,I probably never go above 55 anyway.

Hilly_70 · Sep 10, 2009

thanks chaps ..

didn't think they should get that hot .. felt them before after a good run and they are warm but not hot ..

Paint it is .. but not on the wheel face ... and don't worry .. they will be black .. maybe .. :roll:

or red !

Hilly