RitcheyRch
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Beat me to it!Hope that's Hi Temp paint!
And somewhat kept paint off the wheel studs.At least they taped off the wheel well.
And somewhat kept paint off the wheel studs.
Brakes only slow you downWho needs brakes>
And somewhat kept paint off the wheel studs.
It surprises me how many people I have talked to that dont mask off the rotor faces and paint the entire assembly on the vehicle. Their thought is when you hit the brakes it will take the paint off the surface of the rotor. On thing is you inbred that paint into your pads on the first clamp. To each his own I guess.
There are a whole lot of OEM rotors out there that come fully coated with something or other...and let the pads clean off the swept area. I typically try to avoid it if I'm painting rotors, but I've painted the whole things plenty of time with no ill effects. It looks like shit for a bit as the paint gets smeared around, but after a week, the rotor surfaces and pad surfaces are clean and work fine.
Zinc plating on the other hand can cause some issue if you bed them in hot....gotta take it easy and abrade the zinc off of the iron rotor before you create too much heat, otherwise the zinc will melt and sluff off into the pads...I've seen this cause noise issues and one time actually ended up with a ball of zinc embedded in the pad that tore a big groove in the rotor.
I believe Willwood uses an EDP coating not a traditional caliper paint you buy over the counter at a parts store. EDP is not as soft and gummy as over the parts store paints. It actually strips off much easier but I hear what you guys are saying. Still would not do it on my vehicle. Personal choice.
I believe Willwood uses an EDP coating not a traditional caliper paint you buy over the counter at a parts store. EDP is not as soft and gummy as over the parts store paints. It actually strips off much easier but I hear what you guys are saying. Still would not do it on my vehicle. Personal choice.
I believe Willwood uses an EDP coating not a traditional caliper paint you buy over the counter at a parts store. EDP is not as soft and gummy as over the parts store paints. It actually strips off much easier but I hear what you guys are saying. Still would not do it on my vehicle. Personal choice.
Have you priced out rattle can paint lately? It is no longer cheap.Do you mean to tell me that Willwood doesn't buy cheap rattle can parts store paint to coat their parts?
Even if it all comes off fairly quickly, I bet that first stop sign is fairly exciting........