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jordi
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13th Jun 03 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi,

I have just fitted new alloys from the standard wheels and the rear drums look a bit old and rusty. Do I have to paint them? If so, do I have to remove the drum and sand it down and paint it or can you do it on the spot?

I bought a spraying can from Vauxhall with the same colour code as the car, shall I use that one?

I know that there is a similar post about it but doesn’t really cover this subject

Thanks and sorry for all the questions.
Icy
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13th Jun 03 at 11:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats what i did
jus sanded it down gave it wash etc
then sprayed it with same color paint as car.
had to do few times tho coz i didnt sand it enough n started to bubble and i didnt use lacquer
Wabbit2k3
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   13th Jun 03 at 11:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I sanded mine down, used Hammerite to undercoat it then sprayed the same colour as the car.

All done while the drum was still on the car. No problems at all.
Mav 3000
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how do you spray the underside of the drum without repainting the entire wheel arch and half the rear wing?
jordi
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This was something I was also wondering, I guess I will have to cover it all to avoid painting the wheel arch, has anybody done it?

Wabbit2k3, did you use any Hammerite in special or just plain one form B&Q
Kris TD
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13th Jun 03 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stick two wheel nuts in the hub, take the handbrake off and rotate it, hardly rocket science.
jordi
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cheers kris
Wabbit2k3
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   13th Jun 03 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just nomral Hammerite, me car is blue so I used light blue hammerite then oversprayed it with normal can from the local car shopee

Kris TD - exactly what I did.....but I coated them in grease so when I sprayed they didn't get stuck in. Just wipe the grease off and the paint comes off with it.
DIGGIDY
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quote:
Originally posted by Mav 3000
how do you spray the underside of the drum without repainting the entire wheel arch and half the rear wing?


put a bolt or two back in the drum and turn it till the patch you want to spray in on top...

better still remove the drum all together... it's only a couple of screws...
Kris TD
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quote:
Originally posted by DIGGIDY
quote:
Originally posted by Mav 3000
how do you spray the underside of the drum without repainting the entire wheel arch and half the rear wing?


put a bolt or two back in the drum and turn it till the patch you want to spray in on top...

better still remove the drum all together... it's only a couple of screws...


no even that, its one bolt. with a split pin in it. and it should only be done up hand tight.
bluecorsasteve
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brush it on its easier and takes less time
Mav 3000
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13th Jun 03 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks for the help!
jordi
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Thanks I will do it this weekend

 
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