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[davos1983]

Hi there,

Took my rear subframe out the other day and its associated parts (radius arms, brakes etc). I am about to strip this down, bare metal everything and then paint it all.

For the subframe and radius arms i was planning the following:

1) POR15 Metal ready like this: http://www.frost.co....o...=&subCatID=

2) POR15 Rust Preventative Coating like this: http://www.frost.co......Paint (473ml)

3) Coat of chassis black on top.

Thoughts on this?

When it come to doing the brake drums though, would this setup be appropriate? Im thinking from the point of view of it being able to handle the heat from the brakes?

Be good to get some feedback.

Cheers

[Purple Tom]

Sounds good to me...

The rear drums don't really generate enough heat to melt paint. Possibly on a long mountain downhill, and if you were only using the handbrake to stop, but in general day-to-day use they stay pretty cool really. I always painted my steel drums in chassis black anyway!

[davos1983]

wicked cheers for that help sounds like a plan!

1 more question - I also have drum brakes on the front (its an all original clubman estate) - what would people advise painting these with? Is the Por15 etc approach above up to these sorts of temperatures?

[1984mini25]

I’ve always cleaned off the surface rust with a wire brush in a grinder and painted up with hammerite, seams to work well Providing you don’t paint it on too thick.