Does anyone know what that is supposed to be? I assume some sort of zinc coating or something... reason why I ask is I'm changing out my brake rotors and pads and lines, and I figured I might as well paint it if it's going to wear off eventually. But if its an actual coating of some sort, I will just leave it be.
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not sure whats on the calipers normally, but i painted my drums cast iron grey, so basically they look the same as they did when they were new
me and my dad gave mine a light sanding then painted em flat black like my drums turned out pretty nice i think... anyway i have no idea what was on there... mine were brand new outta the box from napa...
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There's no coating on them. Leave them on long enough in the right conditions and they're rust like a MOFO.
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Team Vision Racing (aka hypsy) wrote:There's no coating on them. Leave them on long enough in the right conditions and they're rust like a MOFO.
I'll confirm that. When I first put aftermarket wheels on my 10-year-old Cavy, it was definitely a layer of rust that greeted me. I painted them, but I don't think I managed to clean them enough that the paint will last.
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Yeah theres no coating....
Has anyone tried taking the casting numbers off with a grinder or something before they paint just to smooth it all out?
deflux wrote:Yeah theres no coating....
Has anyone tried taking the casting numbers off with a grinder or something before they paint just to smooth it all out?
Yes.
Check P&M. There was somebody that ground the numbers off and some nubs and painted them silver. I dont member who it was though. I'm thinkin it was the dude with the red cavy and big wheels and then his car started on fire but i dont member for sure.
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yah i did it to a set of mine as well..looks much better but be careful not to take too much off..phil
