Ok I got those big weights out of view yesterday and while looking at the rotors it made me sick! I know some have you have talked about something that covers the rust up. I was thinking about HD orange or black spray paint but this would be hard to do right. Any suggestions would be helpful!

 

I assume you mean the Calipers and not the rotors. If you paint the Rotors, it will wear of the first time you hit the brakes. I painted my calipers black. I was thinking of painting them Orange, but I didn't want to give it that "Ricer" appearance. Anyways, if they're already rusted, you'll need to apply a nice coat of "Phospho" to them (turns rust to a paintable surface.) I then applied a nice coat of Rust-o-leum primer (not really necessary with the phospho, but I figured "what the hell.") Then I applied two coats of rustoleum black paint. The paint seems to stand up very well, even in the heated conditions that calipers must endure. The finished product looks very nice. I also did the same treatment to the rear axle, steering box, leaf springs, control arms, and shock brackets. You can see pictures of it on the other site (world) under "BlownHarleyFord" gallery. I would post them here and now, but I'm too ignorant to figure out how to do it (and too stubborn to learn how.) Any questions, let me know.

Mike

 

I think he is talking rotors. They rust, right from the factory. The calipers have a nice silver finish on them. I left the calipers alone as they look pretty good. I did paint the rotors though. You're right about the wheels weighing a ton. I used a brush-on black heat resistant paint. Sanded then brushed it on, being careful not to get it on the swept area where the pads ride. More control than spraying. I did use spray paint to hit the rest of the parts on the truck that rust right away; spindles, tie rod ends, steering box, differential, rear spring perches, back u-joint yoke on differential. I can't believe they put out a vehicle with that much unprotected metal.

 

Good idea.....I got this trend going the beginning of summer. used a spary bottle, hit most of the underside with OSPHO, let it sit 24 hours, then any good spary paint. Did the rotors, steering box, leaf springs, front end tie rod ends. Rotors have held up well with braking and summer heat..

Gotta love Ford....use lots of galvanized steel and plastic panels, then let the undercarriage rust up.......

 

My brother also said that he thought if I painted them orange it would look to "ricey" so I laughed when BlownHarley said that! I'm thinkin that the black would look good! How long does the OSPHO have to sit and do you have to do anything to it after you've applied it and are ready to paint? It seems like a brush on would be easier then a spray. And Irutt when I said I got the big weights out of view I meant that I took the balancing weights off and put them on the backside of the wheel but now that I look at it I could've have meant just taking the wheels off b/c they are a big weight too!

 

I have ordered a bottle of OSPHO to protect the underbelly of my car.

However, I was wondering, what is Rust-o-leum? Where can I get some of it?

Thanks Guys

 

Ok guys I went to O'Reilly's today and they didn't have any OSPHO but I got some stuff called Rust Fix made by Dupli-Color that turns the rust into black primer and then to put on that I got some gloss black spray paint that is made to put on the rotors, calipers and drums. Hopefully this will work.

 

yeah, that stuff is the same. Same chemical make-up. Good Luck.

Mike

 

A friend of mine bought a '93 F150. He knows someone at a dealership... did something that looked really good... Had the dealer undercoat the undercarriage completely..... rearend included. It really cleaned up an 8 yr old truck. Everywhere you could think of looking for was coated (not the calipers or rotors though)... it didn't cost him much... said he could get mine done... still thinking about it...