Any ideas of paint for master cyl.?

[Tricksixpony]

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I'm doing a Granada disc brake setup on my 65 stang. I was thinking of painting my master before I install it, has anyone had success with painting their masters ?

 

[Anonymous]

:help:
has anyone had success with painting their masters ?

Nope. Brake fluid eats paint like paint remover does.

You could try gray epoxy primer....or sandblast it to get it clean and "paint" it with an acid brush and 30 minute or 60 minute epoxy.

 

[wallaka]

Do you think something like POR-15 would work?

 

[Anonymous]

Do you think something like POR-15 would work?

Not sure....since it doesn't use a mix-in catalyst/hardener I doubt.

 

[matt1967]

brake fluid won't hurt POR 15, only thing that will remove it, is POR 15 remover

 

[falcon60]

I have a brake booster coated with POR 15 (after proper prep as per the POR directions) that has a nice strip of bare metal showing where the rear seal of the master cyl was leaking. I am a big fan of POR 15 but a master cylinder application is not going to turn out well for you I fear. Just my 2 cents and a bit of empirical evidence......

Terry (thinking epoxy sounds like a good bet)

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

I wanna say powder coating will hold up to it.

not much will hold up though.

 

[andrew3]

The 84-86 SVO master cylinders are aluminum and wont rust. They are designed for 4 wheel discs though so it might be a problem if you keep the rear drums.

Anyone know if you can install residual pressure valves to make a disc/disc MC work with disc/drum?

Disregard all that if you want to paint it for looks rather than preservation.

 

[simon]

A different approach: DOT 5 silicon brake fluid won't take off paint.

 

[Anonymous]

only thing that will remove it, is POR 15 remover

Doesn't take long for battery acid to show it who's boss, either

 

[65coupei6]

I don't know if this works or not. But, I asked a MCA Gold Card judge that question about 1 week ago. He said to blast the master. Then soak it in Armoral before painting it. This helps prevent rust and as long as you are carefull filling the master, painting shouldn't be a problem.

 

[matt1967]

A different approach: DOT 5 silicon brake fluid won't take off paint.

the entire brake system would need replaced to use DOT 5, but DOT 5 sucks anyway, DOT 4 is much better.

 

[Tricksixpony]

Thanks for some ideas guys . What is por 15 and where do you get it ?

Thank

 

[Anonymous]

What is por 15 and where do you get it ?

Googled it:

http://www.por15.com/

http://www.stoprust.net/

There are dealers all over for it.

 

[simon]

POR15 is an urethane based paint developed by Restomotive Laboratories, with with a polymeric isocyanate component which means it hardens by moisture.

check out their largest authorized dealer at http://www.stoprust.net/ (edit.-linc200's been a bit quicker than me)

Some of their stuff is a bit pricey though; but correctly applied, the base paint is super tough and even works on zinc coated surfaces.

 

[FLSHBCK]

I wonder how this stuff would hold up:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/...ODUCT&iMainCat=410&iSubCat=412&iProductID=559

Sold to use on calipers and comes in a handful of colors...