Every now and then we come across something so foul so disturbingly stupid so wtf were you thinking that we begin to question the legitimacy of our love of cars.
Paint brake rotor hub.
Paint contains components that can contaminate the brake pad and change the friction levels.
You can essentially use any high temperature paint but i wanted to play it saf.
Best paint for brake disc hubs protection aesthetic.
If you mask up too much you will have some brake rotor exposed and it will begin to rust on your.
This epic diy failure is one.
So i just used some silver high heat engine paint.
Some two part epoxy paints the are applied with a brush.
Being on a weekend didn t help either.
Episode 121 corvette diy painting brake rotor hubs part 2 contact me via email.
Do use the right products.
Brake calipers can get hotter than the engine so the right paint is critical.
This contamination can stick around long after the rotors looks like it is nice and shiny.
I will show different steps it will take to get a good finish and you can see what the result.
I thought it would be easy to find some zinc paint close by but i had no luck.
Wednesday 28th february 2018.
It was a pain and did not get 100 off.
If i would have had the rotors off i would have spent a few bucks for a quick bead blast of the hubs.