LX Sedan Rear Brake Drum HELP

bdh63

bdh63

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Greensboro, NC
Vehicle Model
LX
Body Style
Sedan
Im looking to get an extra set of brake drums to have so I can paint or have them powder coated. When I checked CHH there are four part numbers for brake drums and the prices range roughly from $40-$73 each. Thats a big price gap and I definitely dont want to get the wrong drum. Anyone know what the differences are or which one is for a LX sedan?
 
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Im looking to get an extra set of brake drums to have so I can paint or have them powder coated. When I checked CHH there are four part numbers for brake drums and the prices range roughly from $40-$73 each. Thats a big price gap and I definitely dont want to get the wrong drum. Anyone know what the differences are or which one is for a LX sedan?
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Why get an extra set if you want to paint? Just take off your wheels and pull the drums off and paint. There is a DIY on the other site. ....maybe one here too . ? I want paint mine too. One Canadian winter and already starting to rust...:confused:
 
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Probably one part number for customer pay, and another for warranty work, is my guess, as well there could be different vendors.
 
Jeez man, yeah I have no idea with those 4 different part numbers. When I posted my DIY for removing and powdercoat only the 2012 was out at the time so that part number was the only one. CHH will definitely have to weigh in on this one. I'm thinking perhaps coupe/sedan and then 2012/2013?

I think there was only one listed for the 2012 originally so Im really stumped.

I do have some advice if you decide to go powdercoat. Have the place that does the work remove the black factory coating completely down to the bare metal of the drum. The guy who did mine was unsure of removing or leaving it on so I said eh lets leave it on and see what happens. That coating "rusted" under the powder and caused it to lift in spots. Also have them coat the entire face of the drum. I left mine uncoated and it looks horrible. I also get rust rivers from the lugnut holes from it. Ill get you some pics of how mine look tomorrow to show what a couple years has done to them.
 
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Why get an extra set if you want to paint? Just take off your wheels and pull the drums off and paint. There is a DIY on the other site. ....maybe one here too . ? I want paint mine too. One Canadian winter and already starting to rust...:confused:
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Powder coating will be more durable than paint, but both are better than a cosmetic spray which is basically what the factory does. If they used a chromated epoxy primer with a urethane topcoat, it would hold out much better. Also the bare machined face from factory rusts very quickly.

To clean and de-rust the drum for the competent DIY'er at home, you can look into electrolysis. Wash with cold water after bath, and blow dry with compressed air. Prime and paint, preferably with a 2K process.

Youtube video on the process:

 
Of course, you don't want to use Crisco on your drums... but it's a good idea to put it in the oven after washing, blowing dry with compressed air. The process will remove rust as well as painted coatings, varnish from old gasoline, etc.
 
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I do have some advice if you decide to go powdercoat. Have the place that does the work remove the black factory coating completely down to the bare metal of the drum. The guy who did mine was unsure of removing or leaving it on so I said eh lets leave it on and see what happens. That coating "rusted" under the powder and caused it to lift in spots. Also have them coat the entire face of the drum. I left mine uncoated and it looks horrible. I also get rust rivers from the lugnut holes from it. Ill get you some pics of how mine look tomorrow to show what a couple years has done to them.
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I was hoping to be one and done with getting them powder coated but this sounds like its going to be a pain in the *** over time.. Guess I'm gonna have to shell out a few more bucks and get them prepped properly first. I really don't want "rust rivers" lol.
 
Lots of good info guys.. Thanks. It sounds like no matter what you do these drums are destined to rust. I think I'm going to look into a disc brake swap. it seems there are plenty of wrecked ninth gen ex's out there already. Anybody done this?
 
I just painted mine last week with caliper paint. I melted the rust away with Evapo-Rust. Then I sand it lightly and wipe it clean with alcohol. Put 3 coats down. I used VHT 900F paint. It said on the can that it will protect against rust. I sure hope I don't have to re do the whole process again.
 
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bdh63 said:
Lots of good info guys.. Thanks. It sounds like no matter what you do these drums are destined to rust. I think I'm going to look into a disc brake swap. it seems there are plenty of wrecked ninth gen ex's out there already. Anybody done this?
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I'm in the process of collecting the parts in order to do so.
 
The powdercoat only ran me $50. It should be relatively cheap for such a small part. I got new drums for about $60 when I did mine. It has held up well considering the issues and it definitely looks better than had I not done it.

I'm actually going to be ordering new drums, again, and having the powder redone. Ill update my DIY thread with pics of everything. Should be in the next month or so.



edit: I didn't get any pics up today since it's pouring rain here. Once the weather clears up a bit I'll pull one of the wheels and get a shot.
 
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