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MFISTE1
Joined: 12 Aug 2018 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 9:18 pm Post subject: Painting brake lines |
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Running new Copper-Nickel brake lines on the underside of my Escort restoration means they flex and require slight adjustment when fitting. I want to paint or coat these new pipes so they look like the original green plastic coated ones. Is there a flexible paint/coating available that wont crack or peel when the pipes are fixed and manipulated onto the car. Thanks |
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BigJohn
Joined: 01 Jan 2011 Posts: 954 Location: Wem, Shropshire
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4123 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I'd use green heatshrink, it will look much more like the original than painting will.
You will need to fit it before one of the brake nuts is fitted as it wont go over a fitted nut.
Or if you have not bought the pipe yet, olive green brake pipe is still available, this would be the best option as it is as original.
Dave |
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MFISTE1
Joined: 12 Aug 2018 Posts: 3
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advise, I have bought the copper-nickel and I also bought a roll of gen Ford green steel pipe a while back, but with the steel being so hard how would I get the sharp angles required using basic tools. I can get good results with the copper bending tools, but the tighter angle tool I have wont bend steel. |
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Phil - Nottingham
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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I would never refit steel Bundy painted or bare as unseen corrosion will occur easily. The stuff is easier to bend than Kunifer but new copper is easiest but can work harden and fracture if not supported adequately.
Originality over safety has to be balanced _________________ Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I painted my perfectly good, replacement brake pipes last year and got an advisory observation from the MOT-man that the paint obstructed his ability to check their condition. |
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Phil - Nottingham
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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That is the point - paint can hide a multitude of problems. _________________ Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
Morris Mini Traveller Mk2 |
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alastairq
Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1956 Location: East Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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There were also varying discussions regarding the spreading of grease on steel brake lines... _________________ Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces. |
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