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Originally Posted by Traum
Any recommendations on rust paint? I was gonna go with POR-15 to cover up the surface rust on the rear drums of my DD, but I'm having sticker shock after I saw its price. Crappy Tire seems to carry these other rust paint -- Tremclad and Armor Coat -- that are easily 4x - 5x cheaper for the same volume of paint. It's $90 vs $23 and $17, so it isn't a small sum.
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Cheap car > cheap paint
Then again, not sure if fancy paint is any better, and I've painted alot of parts on dozens of cars
What I will recommend although, is painting properly, depending how long you want it to last.
Primer > paint > clear. Some come primer + paint.
I'm not sure if drums get hot when the brake, if they do, I would get high temp paint.
Furthermore, you will want to at minimum, sand down the surface and clean it best you can. Anything that's not sanded / cleaned, will start peeling off within a year.
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Originally Posted by underscore
I'm taking suggestions on the order of operations when painting wheels when installing new tires as well. Paint and then put the tires on? Put the tires on and then paint? Put the tires on but don't seat them, then paint?
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I've done raw rims and tires mounted, on cheaper cars of sub 20k
If you paint them properly, the tire shop will probably not mess them up. Sanding and cleaning, again, is the most important part, anything not sanded, WILL peel off. Furthermore I try and paint above 20C, including paint and rim temperature.
If you do a poor paint job, good odds the staff + mounting machine will chip the entire edge, if not more.
Painting post mounting is possible, I use a pack of playing cards or cardboard as I spray the rim. I do not suggest this method when it's windy. Furthermore you have high odds of paint over spray hitting the car. Not that it will stick permanently, just to keep that in mind
I guess the answer comes down to this
Proper paint job & curing = before mounting is ok
Half ass paint job = before not suggested
You can also call the tire shop, and ask for their process, they can let you know how the machine "grips" the edge or such