ourkid2000

Anyone know what color the original 66' drums were on the Toronado? I'm going to have mine off shortly and I'd like to give em a coat of paint

schlitzguzzler1

I think mine were argent silver

torotoyguy

Per a NOS spare drum as confirmation, they are painted cast iron gray - not black, not silver as I've seen many have done.
Thanks for trying to be authentic.

ourkid2000

Awesome! Thanks for that!

cfair

I’ve never painted brake drums.

Not to be a doubting Thomas, but with the heating/cooling + expansion & contraction brake drums go through, can paint be expected to stick?Must be special high-temperature paint…

Count me in the ignorant group. How well does paint stick over the long term?

I’m all for aesthetics, but if it’s just going to flake off after a few drives, I’d leave them cast iron/aluminum or whatever - a.k.a. natural

Cheers
Chris

OLDSter Ralph

"People" have been painting brake drums for decades. The most important is to choose a paint that can stand the heat and CLEAN the area to be cleaned.

ourkid2000

Mine were painted some time ago the same color as the body color and I don't really like the way it looks. The body was painted in a silver color that is also not correct and now has to be redone after all these years. So, I was just going to strip them and do them over to the original color.

schlitzguzzler1

a long time ago an old timer told me to paint my exhaust manifolds with Slip Plate. he said it would keep them a nice grey color. I would think that would work on a brake drum?

torotoyguy

Years ago when I refreshed my brake drums, I used Eastwood Cast Iron Spray Gray paint - #1258 no longer available, apparently replaced by this:

ourkid2000

That stuff looks nice. Do you need a primer with that I wonder?

torotoyguy

This is what I copied from Eastwood website :

We recommend cleaning part with our PRE Painting Prep (10041Z) to remove oils and contaminates. Spray Gray can be applied directly to bare metal surfaces. For better durability, prime with our Self Etching Primer (16014Z) Aerosol, or (16009ZP) Quart. If the metal is rusty, use Eastwood Rust Encapsulator (16060Z) Aerosol. Use these products in a well ventilated area, or use a respirator.

oldcutlass

I use VHT Ceramic High Temp engine paint. Good for 550F, $12.50 a can

torotoyguy

Whatever paint you use, it would be interesting to see both before and after pictures.

ourkid2000

I will post some pics here when I get them done. Thanks again for your help!

schlitzguzzler1

I just ran accros the paint code in the 1966 assy manual. "Brake drum outer (Ribbed) surface is to be pained Dk. Gray metallic code 350 (RM E32A002)"