Brake disk rattle can

**Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:15 pm » Post: #1 » Download Post**

My disks centres have got some corrosion on as I'm sure many NSR's have and Im wondering if anyone has made a good match up with the gold centres using a widely available rattle can to bring them back to a standard looking finish?
Thanks, Andy

**Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:48 pm » Post: #2 » Download Post**

It's a pretty easy DIY job. I used wire wool (as I have a big bag of it) to clear the corrosion. Mask everything off, put a couple of coats of primer on. Not sure what the pantone is but I'm sure you could get a pretty good match just by visiting a Halfords or wherever. Give it half a dozen coats and let it dry properly

Should do the trick

**Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:15 pm » Post: #3 » Download Post**

Check out Greggo's latest post in the Members Builds area. Wink

Careful about painting the mating surface on the back of the discs though. Those and the mating surfaces of the wheel should really be left bare.
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**Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:59 am » Post: #4 » Download Post**

mellorp wrote:It's a pretty easy DIY job. I used wire wool (as I have a big bag of it) to clear the corrosion. Mask everything off, put a couple of coats of primer on. Not sure what the pantone is but I'm sure you could get a pretty good match just by visiting a Halfords or wherever. Give it half a dozen coats and let it dry properly

Should do the trick

I am fine with doing the job its more the off the shelf colour code i was after, just wondered if anyone had done this to their disks recently and remembered the name of the colour.

I will check greggo's write up out now.

Thanks guys.

**Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:36 am » Post: #5 » Download Post**

Bake them for 20 minutes @ 90 degrees Celcius after the final coat.

**Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:24 am » Post: #6 » Download Post**

What he said.

**Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:58 am » Post: #7 » Download Post**

Pantones are on this web site

http://www.cyclecolor.com/id25.htm

Cheers

Phil M

**Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:02 pm » Post: #8 » Download Post**

Well I think that's what they are !!!

**Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:28 pm » Post: #9 » Download Post**

Cheers, I sprayed them last night using a platinum from a Nissan colour chart with good results. I had taken before photos and was going to post results but stupid me posted my iPhone down the loo on Saturday night so don't have the comparison.
I haven't lacquered them though and was wondering if this is essential?

**Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:21 pm » Post: #10 » Download Post**

Personally I didn't lacquer them, but with only 100 miles on the bike since I did them and no bad weather I can't say if I should or not. There again they will be very easy (and cheap) to respray should it be needed.

Wink

**Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:11 am » Post: #11 » Download Post**

andyo wrote:
...stupid me posted my iPhone down the loo on Saturday night so don't have the comparison.

I wouldn't seat you in the stupid section for that... best place for it! ROTFLMAO

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