[B_artman]

ok.. so i got a question here which i know people can help me out with so speak up please!
my rear(obviously) drums are rusted like a pumpkin. i really want them looking nice again, but i dotn know what products to use. i know there are all those caliper paints, but before i spray them black i need to remove the rust and i dont think going at it with some sandpaper is very wise....... so what can i use!?!?!?
secondly, i was considering painting my calipers. my car is red and i dont think yellow would look good at all, so do they make some kind of silver metalic paint? i think that would look good, but suggestions are very welcome! thanks guys

 

[Bob Roberts]

Re: drums and calipers (B_artman)

Use black Tremclad high temperature paint (BBQ Paint?) for the drums.
IMO painting the front calipers when you have drums in the back is http://****************.com/smile/emthdown.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthdown.gif . The only thing worse is painting the drums and calipers a bright color.

 

[B_artman]

Re: drums and calipers (Bob Roberts)

tremclad huh? ok.. sounds good... but do i have to use something to take of the rust first or do i just paint over the rust?
and yeah im not sold on painting the calipers.... just an idea i had kicking around... maybe if i ever swap some disks in the back..... but keep the suggestions coming!

 

[Mojoban]

Re: drums and calipers (B_artman)

What color is the car? I have a dark green metalic Golf (Classic Green) and I painted my drums and Calipers to match, looks great cause its a dark color. My drums where mat grey from the factory, I sanded them down and cleaned then with brake dust cleaning stuff and then just applied several coats of the paint I got made to match my car, I haven repainted them for a year and they still shine!

 

[Thatcher]

Re: drums and calipers (B_artman)

i just did my front calipers last weekend. buy a wire brush drill attatchment...works great for removing rust. For the drums..use the wire brush and then maybe go over it with some rough grain sand paper..but for the calipers just use the wire brush and wash them. I would just get some red caliper paint to do your front calipers, and black caliper paint for the rear drums..i think im gunna do that sometime.

 

[kevwithoutacorrado]

Re: drums and calipers (vwoah)

light sand paper is ok to use. it doesnt ussually take much to get surface rust off. black or grey is fine also. please, no bright colors on drums or calipers!
have fun

 

[B_artman]

Re: drums and calipers (kevwithoutacorrado)

(Y) thanks guys!

 

[lowNslo]

Re: drums and calipers (B_artman)

Tremclad kicks a$$!!!! I used Tremclad on my car, painted all the calipers using spray paint...it came out looking sexy. The paint on the calipers even survived a cold, dirty, Canadian winter; all I had to do in the spring was take a soapy sponge and give the calipers a good wipe and they all looked fresh again.

 

[Scubastevie00]

Re: drums and calipers (lowNslo)

I have caliper paint with me right now... but I cant use it till it gets warm out.. I have a question though... Do you have to take the calipers off the car before you paint them?

 

[TurboNasty]

Re: drums and calipers (Scubastevie00)

Ive been planning on doing that since last summer

Tremclad was the suggestion I got too..So is this going to be another Canadian Tire Parking Lot Project?

 

[B_artman]

Re: drums and calipers (CL_POWER)

haha.... yeah.... although id rather do it in my garage.... so lets make it 'bart's parking lot' instead, we can crack a brewsky when we done too!

 

[TurboNasty]

Re: drums and calipers (B_artman)

I dont know about this brewsky......But a Zywiec or Okocim sounds good to me

 

[B_artman]

Re: drums and calipers (CL_POWER)

hahah..... so true.....