Tim, as far as painting your brake drums and whatnot back there, I believe
that it's a good idea, makes things look much better and less prone to
corrosion. When I did my 72's rear brakes, I painted the drums with
RustOleum brand gloss black in a spray bomb. It is a high quality paint, and
holds up great, no problem with the heat. I highly recommend that you bead
blast the drums and anything else that you can before you paint, as you get
an excellent surface for the paint to adhere to. Primer first, of course.
The back plate was painted with the same. I did this three years ago, and it
all still looks new, and it's been in the rain a couple of times for quite a
long time during trips. I used this paint for all my suspension items and
anything requiring black. It also helps I discovered, if you will bake the
item in an oven at about 125 degrees for about 30 minutes, the finish is
excellent and it will be even more durable, not to mention it cures much
faster. That's the only draw back to it - it takes about two days to
completely get hard while air drying. As for the brake fluid there is a good
thread on the VTR website about DOT 5 fluid which should answer most of your
questions...make sure you flush your system thoroughly if you use it, as it
is not compatible with DOT 3 or DOT 4. This is the biggest cause of problems
with using DOT 5. I echo the thoughts of Scott Helms on the bleeding and
air in the fluid issue... If you have any questions or need any physical
assistance, send me an email and I'll be more than happy to help out, as I
live just across the river from you.
Greg Donegan
72 TR6 CC82492U
95 Prelude Si
Hebron, KY
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