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does anyone know where to get good quality high temp "warm silver" paint for the rear drums/front calipers on a bj8mkIII(1967). i belive its the same paint as the wheels which i have gotten in an aersol can from eastwood however i dont thing that will hold up to the temps.

thanks in advance,
keith
 
keeth said:
does anyone know where to get good quality high temp "warm silver" paint for the rear drums/front calipers on a bj8mkIII(1967). i belive its the same paint as the wheels which i have gotten in an aersol can from eastwood however i dont thing that will hold up to the temps.

thanks in advance,
keith
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HI Keith, I have always used the high temp paint from the local auto parts store. In my case it is PEP BOYS-OK---Fwiw--Keoke
 
Aerasol primer and reg silver paint will work fine too. Temps don't get that high unless you leave your handbrake on. Sandblast first for best results. Kevin
 
In Italy there are at disposition
one old product sell in tube
at very low price- 2 Euro- it is used on "old stowes"
The Italian name is BRONZINA but I tink that can be find also a similar product in USA at Drugstore or Tools shops
the base seems vaseline or glicerine with silver powder inside.
It need more than 3 days to complete the esication after this period It is very heat resistant
Here on the exaust manifold of my MG TD after 2or 3 years of the application
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Old photo before treatment
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Application with little brush or directly by fingers
one tube can be sufficent for two drums
Cheers
Andrea
 
Another option is caliper epoxy paint. Moss sells it in silver. I have chrome spokes and use a light acid to clean them. The acid will not dissolve the epoxy paint. Not sure about other paints reaction to acid, or pee :smile:
 
I used Black HiTemp engine paint on bare metal for my drums. Works great. It's what Hendrix uses. I chose Black because it allows the wire wheel spokes to show up more clearly. Nothing good looking about a drum but spokes look good(my personal preference).
Patrick
 
I'm with Patrick, black drums look much better for highlighting chrome wheels with stainless spokes, in my opinion.

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John Turney said:
But how do you get black disks? :whistle:

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well, if you don't mind going through a little bit of trouble...

Thermal barrier coating to minimize rotor heat from reaching the wheel bearings:

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Thermal dispersant, to help radiate heat away from the rotors:

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The end result:

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And, of course:

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AUSMHLY said:
Another option is caliper epoxy paint. Moss sells it in silver. I have chrome spokes and use a light acid to clean them.


The acid will not dissolve the epoxy paint. Not sure about other paints reaction to acid, or pee :smile:
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------------------------Keoke--- :lol:
 
John Turney said:
But how do you get black disks? :whistle:

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:savewave:

Just push the brake pedal down and hold it for a while at about 60 MPH.-----Keoke-- :jester:
 
Randy,
A little trouble? How's that Elvis song go... you looking for trouble, you've come to the right place. WoW! Nice job. But we all expect that from you, my friend. Did I say wow yet?
 
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