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Re: caliper brake piston rust prevention

To: triumph <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: caliper brake piston rust prevention
From: Bill McCabe <dfb2000@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:05:58 -0500
On 12/15/05 at 9:10 AM, dorpaul@negia.net (Paul Dorsey) wrote:

> Hey! Would it be a smart thing to apply POR-15 to only a small part of the
> caliper brake PISTON'S (on only the inside of the cup-like bottom) as this
> spot is so prone to rust but yet doesn't touch anything?

At a minimum you'ld have to use one of their high temp formulations. 

> 
> Is a 24-hour above 50 degrees for POR-15's drying ALWAYS imperative?

It takes considerably longer than that to really cure.

Bill


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