

| Subject: | Re: Rust Paint a steel brake line? |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:24:21 -0700 |
Seems so .... so far. A couple of observations. I knew the little plastic clips would break. One did. I felt it best to get as much surface as possible prepped for paint so carefully removed line from clips. My line was a little "rattly" to start with (missing a clip I'm sure) but my plan is to put a pieces of rubber between it and frame and zap strap it at those points. And.... Be gentle when prepping. i.e. hold the line from moving around. I can just imagine that movement in the line at nut, isn't good. Neil. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds like a good idea. That's what I did with my PS lines. Although I > had more than a little surface rust...very little paint in evidence. > > Larry A. > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:38 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all. >> >> Upon inspecting the long brake line from front to back on my '81, >> there is actually only a few spots of surface rust. >> >> I know it will need replacing at some point, but seems fine for now. >> i.e. most of the green paint is ok and I don't feel/see any pitting. >> So..... >> >> If I paint these spots (*light* sanding prep) with a rust inhibitor >> paint, will that actually slow down the rust? >> >> Anyone done this?
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