cleaning drums..

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 30 Aug 2004, 8:26 pm

#226472

whats the best way to clean my brake drums.. i was thinking of dipping in a bit of acid, sandblasting, scrubbing with a wire brush.... whats the best way to clean these things?..

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 30 Aug 2004, 9:15 pm

#226554

Sand blasting is the best ... try not to blast teh brake surface area mask it up if you can ... I am presuming you need to do this to paint the drums ??

Wash with soap n water first to remove gunk build up or even Kero wash if there greasy

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warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 30 Aug 2004, 9:27 pm

#226571

no, dont want to paint, just want to clean them up, will mask up that bit, thanks for the reply..