Hi everyone

Started to think what colour to do drums and calipers was thinking about black drums and red calipers but I think thats a bit plain I have a black mk7 with the street pack alloys on in graphite so has to go with that lol

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ST's look good with the red callipers so +1 for those, the drums would looks good stealthy in the black, would stay away from too bright or outrageous lol

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Wouldn't bother tbh, after a while they'll just corrode through as just cast iron, go with the rust and road filth FTW!

I defo want to paint them but I want it to look good and not silly though lol

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I painted the front silver and the back black for a factory fresh look.

I painted mine mountune yellow looks sweet on my Black metal with Black alloys..

2 coats no rust.. Did it in may

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Don't paint drums anything other than Black they look so rubbish coloured

Don't paint drums anything other than Black they look so rubbish coloured

Exactly :)

Don't paint drums anything other than Black they look so rubbish coloured

Exactly :)

Third that! :)

On that...doesn't it cost Ford more to have to manufacture 2 sets of brakes. Discs front Drums rear? Wouldn't it be cheaper as a bulk thing to do just discs all round ? Or is there some kind of performance thing with having a split ??

Front and rear disks are different size so just cheaper to fit drums. A lot of manufactures still fit rear drums on the small cars.

which is a shame as drums look so disgusting... One thing that let's it down style wise

Right about the drums.. Only painted the calipers

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What type of paint did you all use links would be helpfull

Red and black always looks nice, just remember too paint with a heat resistant paint

here's what im going to do:

1. take wheels off wire brush drums make them smooth as possible also making cardboard cut out to put behind drum.

2. put wheels back on go for spin getting the drums warm.

3.come back wheels off, then spray with heat resistant paint leave it for couple of hours and !Removed!'s your aunt.

High temperature paint from halfords

Silver Brush

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=165495&productId=175090&storeId=10001

Or online order

Gloss Black Spray

http://www.eurocarparts.com/mobile/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/engine-paint/?549772271&0&cc5_162

Silver spray

http://www.eurocarparts.com/mobile/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/engine-paint/?552776671&0&cc5_162

im using auto tek vht paint I have a few tins laid about and it is pretty thick stuff.

Anything I need to know about painting them like anything to avoid etc

Don't get paint on the breaking surfaces.

cheers got a day off sunday FINALLY!!!!

So gonna do this :D seen http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/car-maintenance-accessories/paints-and-primers/engine-paint/?549774081&0&cc5_162

Probs get these black and blue and how did you get on lewis?

I dismantled my front discs and back drums to do the job properly.

I did them on my last car, my white ZS Ecoboost and now the Black Edition.

After cleaning the calipers and drums I used black gloss enamel paint on the rear drums and red hammerite smooth on the calipers.

While that first coat was drying I gave the the working parts an intense clean and lubricate, using copaslip, making sure no grease got onto the braking surfaces.

Then I applied a second coat of paint and as soon as that was dry I carefully re-assembled everything and I'm happy with the result, still good after 6 weeks.

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