Rusty Drums

Bazza-old · May 20, 2003

popped into local L dealer today to have a moan about my rusty rear drums

said they havent heard of replacing them

said theyre all like it

then showed me the used approved cars

and shock horror ! they made mine look like new

some of them were disgusting and all less than 2 years old :shutit:

a poor response !

SteJ · May 20, 2003

Baz,

My GS looked the same (probably worse),

Have a look at the calliper painting workshop I did, showing rear drums, before & after.

Looks ten times better after a lick of paint. If your only doing the drum, you'll crack both in about an hour.

Steve J.

Steve · May 20, 2003

better off painting them and buying some caliper stickers from the club.

looks 10 times better!

Bazza-old · May 20, 2003

calipers are waiting to be done

thought it might be good to get new drums first

but alas no

will do them all as soon as i finish building the garage

with all these meets its not progressing very well

good workshop article :hocus-pokus:

Bazza-old · May 20, 2003

better off painting them and buying some caliper stickers from the club.

they are sitting in my drawer, nice chrome ones

Scorpion · May 20, 2003

Bazza,you've been fobbed off matey

mine was a year old and they changed them, did'nt even have to ask?

salesman pointed out to me that they would be changed as a matter of course

under warranty,and i painted them as well with all the other bits i got thrown in.

But if your gonna paint em, as stej says,might as well do the callipers too

no good having nice wheels and grubby hubs and callipers now is it :winky:

Mr-Lex · May 20, 2003

Better of painting them mate!

Started on mines (only one) but haven't been able to complete all due to the :tsktsk: weather! People probably think I've run over a animal Coloured them red...waiting for the caliper stickers...

Will see how this long Bank holiday goes...hopefully we may see the SUN!!! <_<

Bazza-old · May 20, 2003

calipers are waiting to be done so my theory is i will do them at same time

probably could hassle L but it means them having my baby for the day

if i got new ones i would paint them anyway

just astounds me they get like it so quick

and if i noticed the drums on their 2nd hand cars i wouldnt buy one

bartkat · May 22, 2003

I was wondering abut the hubs. I just bought a used 2002 IS300 and the hubs show rust.

So I ordered some "Must For Rust" from http://www.tinmantech.com/

They claim this stuff is not toxic and will reomove rust when sprayed, wiped, or brushed on in just a few minutes. Also it's supposed to etch the metal for painting.

I'll soon find out if the claims are true. The stuff is also supposed to act as a rust preventative.

I plan to clean and paint the hubs when I get ready to paint the calipers with the G-2 brake paint.