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
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*From:* Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *John Teske
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 28, 2008 3:55 PM
*To:* L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*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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