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11-03-2007, 05:18 PM
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Drum Brakes: How hot?
Hey guys. I want to paint the drums for my brakes, and i want to know if anyone here has an estimate or for some rason knows how hot they get under nrmal braking conditions? I wanna know if i can just paint em with rustoleum or if i should get engine enamel. Thanks...
BRAD
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11-03-2007, 05:50 PM
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Why does it taste purple?
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cambridge Md
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Re: Drum Brakes: How hot?
I just painted mine with engine enamel
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11-03-2007, 06:39 PM
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Re: Drum Brakes: How hot?
I used some of that high temp rotor paint you have to bake on. It works great, the smell about killed me...
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11-03-2007, 07:14 PM
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Re: Drum Brakes: How hot?
lol, well dont wanna be killin ourselves here. I ended up buyin just a 500 degree rated engine enamel. The only color caliper paint htey had at advenced was grey or red, and i wanted blue, and htey had three different engine blues, so i was happy. I jus tsprayed som come 9 oclock i can put em on... Thanks for the input...
BRAD
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