Want your cast iron parts to look good for along time?

[Bob Dunahugh]

I pulled the 74MM calipers off of our 78 Royale to put on 80MM. Thought of putting those 74 MM on the 73 that I'm selling. As they only had about 30,000 miles on them. Then decided that new really would be better with the new brake hoses. I like to paint parts before installing. I was out of the cast iron colored paint. I had some Rust Oleum ( SP ) Hammered Gray is a perfect match.

Bob Dunahugh

78 Royale

73 GMC

4 Real COPO Yenkos

 

[david h. jarvis]

I have spray cans of "Cast Iron Grey".

 

[chris tyler]

Not sure that will hold up to the heat on the calipers. They do make paint specificly for them.

--
76 Glenbrook

 

[Bob Dunahugh]

I had run out of my cast iron paint. So with the auto parts store closed. I thought of this hammered gray. I've never been pleased with the cast iron paint as to rust. As to heat. Calipers can get warm. As to hot. You get your calipers to the point that the hammered gray burns. Your brake fluid will have been boiled out of that caliper. Bob Dunahugh 78 Royale, Iowa

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From: Bob Dunahugh
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 12:05 AM
To: gmclist
Subject: Want your cast iron parts to look good for along time?

I pulled the 74MM calipers off of our 78 Royale to put on 80MM. Thought of putting those 74 MM on the 73 that I'm selling. As they only had about 30,000 miles on them. Then decided that new really would be better with the new brake hoses. I like to paint parts before installing. I was out of the cast iron colored paint. I had some Rust Oleum ( SP ) Hammered Gray is a perfect match.

Bob Dunahugh

78 Royale

73 GMC

4 Real COPO Yenkos

 

[jim kanomata1]

On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 2:02 PM Chris Tyler
wrote:

> Not sure that will hold up to the heat on the calipers. They do make paint
> specificly for them.
> Use high temp paint
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> 76 Glenbrook
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Jim Kanomata
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[sgltrac]

If you heat the calipers ( or anything that gets hot in service) before
painting them and they are properly cleaned most automotive bomb can paint
will hold up pretty well.

Sully
Brllevue wa.

> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 2:02 PM Chris Tyler

>
> > Not sure that will hold up to the heat on the calipers. They do make
> paint
> > specificly for them.
> > Use high temp paint
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> > 76 Glenbrook
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