Re: [FWDLK] Sandblast Brake Drums ?

A great solution to contaminants on brake drums is to set them on fire. (Don’t laugh – it works fantastically.)

Spray them heavily with brake cleaner and light them on fire. The combination of heat and cleaner even gets oils out of the pores in the metal. The temps are still much lower than they get in real use, and little if any residue is left behind. An old-timer recommended this with my ‘locking-on-first-use” problem on my ’59 DeS.

Note of the obvious – don’t do this indoors.

-Dave

From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Teske
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Sandblast Brake Drums ?

Ron:

I had my 11 inch drums sand blasted and power coated. During each of these processes, the contact surface was protected with masking tape etc. One problem with this is that there is a bit of adhesive residue left that cause the brakes to grab for a while until it is burned off. I tried several solvents without total success for removing the adhesive. All is well now.

John Teske

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