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Re: [6pack] Triumph TR6 - Caliper Rebuild

To: kradicke@wishboneclassics.com, 75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org,
Subject: Re: [6pack] Triumph TR6 - Caliper Rebuild
From: Pimento73@aol.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:59:25 EDT
In a message dated 7/5/2007 2:02:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
kradicke@wishboneclassics.com writes:

The VHT  brake paint is good stuff - IF you cure it properly.  It is what I  
use on the budget caliper rebuilds (the higher end ones get cad plated  like 
original).  VHT's stuff also works great on drums.

My  only complaint about VHT products, they tend to be tough to find for sale 
 
locally.





VHT products available from Summit Racing:
_http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=brake+paint&N=700+115+400335&;
Ntk=KeywordSearch_ 
(http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?Ntt=brake+paint&N=700+115+400335&Ntk=KeywordSearch)
 
search for "brake paint", than narrow it down by brand or color - $8.25 a  
can seems not bad
 
Coincidentally, i had already found this and decided to order some clear  
before reading this thread.
I ordered the Aluminum drums from TRF - likes Bob's, mine were  scratched by 
the careless, thoughtless idiot who sliced open the boxes. My  scratches are 
perfectly placed to be totally visible behind my  4-spoke American Racing 
wheels. I'm going to blast them (the drums) with a  really fine grit abrasive 
(just 
the out-facing side) which will leave them  shinier than they are now and 
eliminate the scratches - then spray on the VHT  and cure at 200 for an hour. 
I'll preheat them at 200 for an hour before I start  - just to eliminate the 
possibility of anything out-gassing from the  Al  under the paint while curing.
 
Yeah, it'll be a lot of trouble to go to - the downside of being an anal  
perfectionist i guess.  
 
Cheers,
Jack Mc







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