Godspeed Brakes

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Just thought i'd put some details of the process we go through to paint the disc centres , as I seen a thread recently when someone was asking another brake ' expert ' if they offered painted centre's to which the reply was it only takes 5 minutes with a spray can lol

Yes it would if you only wanted it to last 5 minutes !

Anyway , first thing is to tape the edge of where the paint is going to , we use insulation tape for this as it doesn't get damaged by the blast medium when we bead blast them



We then tape up the rest of the pad area where we don't want overspray on





Next the discs are bead blasted to roughen up the bell surface so the paint has a good key to stick to





We then prime the discs grey



Before giving them 2 coats of gloss black



Then remove the tape to show the finished piece



I don't think people realise the way we do it , so thought I'd show you the extra effort we put in to bring you a first class product

Cheers Ian

Tony Harrington

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Excellent, had mine done in red from you guys Ian & very pleased with the results

Godspeed Brakes

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Good to hear Tony

kwan88

Thanks Ian, I think my mind is set with you then.

M2RTXhawkeye

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My black paint flaked off n rusted Ian after 6 months or so, how long is the paint supose to last? Only fast road with Kevlar pads I bought off you

Martin

Godspeed Brakes

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Hi Martin
Depends on how hard you drive on them , and what chemicals you use on the wheels to clean them as that gets on the discs.
The discs are in such a harsh environment that nothing will last on them , even zinc plating , we have some customers with discs still looking good after a year.

Without painting them , they will go rusty overnight

Cheers Ian

Fonzey

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Mine are fading and bits coming off after about 8 months... but probably me dripping brake fluid on them or something

Will get them off and paint them again in spring I reckon.

scooberuni

Nice job,
I've always used Hammerite smooth myself,
just paint it on with a narrow brush and a
steady hand and Bob's your uncle. I don't
even mask it off, any excess will burn off
when you use your brakes. Just don't paint
the whole disc obviously lol

daviee

I masked the same as you then degreased, ruffed up with a scotchpad and used Hamerite 600 degree black barbecue paint, its held up well after a year. Ideal if you dont have a sandblaster. This is great for WRX brakes as the slightest touch on the brake pedal the disc glow red hot, the pads melt and the car speeds up so I have been told.

terzoscooby

Etching primer and black stove paint. Followed by a few hours at gas mark 3 (170 degrees C) in the misses oven works a treat.

theduck

An etch primer in between the bead blasting and primer would help longevity of the finish