Can I polish my aluminum drums??? It just clicked in my head, I think that it would look awesome with a nice chrome reflection behind my rear tires. Dunno mutch about aluminum though, but I wouldn't think I couldn't?

 

Try a search.

It has been covered before.




Let's think about it this way.

Can you polish aluminum rims?

 

I say hit it with a black spray can.....

 

i can't find the search button, can you direct me to it? LOL! haha

 

yah okay so i did the search, couldn't find anybody except irocbarry mention the same idea hit his... so nobody has done it then.... i guess i'll be the first... maybe i'll take them off tomorrow

 

Kay I take it back

I did a search, and didn't find the thread I remeber.

The thrad must have been deleted.
I dont know what hapend to it.

I remeber this huge thread on it.

Anyways, I'll look around for some info on the net.

Being that it is aluminum, I'm sure you can polish it.

 

Hmm, is an ok to post my opinion??

They're just drums, nothin special. why show them off? just wondering , not a flame.

 

No fair. I have no drums to polish on my IROC.

 

I would think if you have rims open enough to see them, that it could only help. I have heard of people polishing aluminum drums. Calipers too. It you don't like to paint them, its the next best option. It will look better then stained bumpy aluminum that I'm sure is there. Plus, any brake dust or dirt will wash/wipe off much easier with out the texture there trapping particles.

 

ya i posted the same question and got hit hard
everyone said to paint them
i left mine alone, wanna go to 4 wheel disc anyway

if you want to do it go for it and show everyone what they look like

 

Kj, Kj, K. I thought you done with this phase of "Do a search."
Have you done a search lately, sometimes you have to go though 100 threads to get the info you really want or need.


I have seen polished drums, or maybe it was painted, regardless, I don't think they look better than black. If you are planning on going rear discs then don't worry about it.

 

Sometimes I go into relapses.

It's a Jekal and Hyde kinda thing....

 

Well I painted my calipers and drums red to match the car and it looked 100% better, to me. Though I have very airy rims as you all know. I will be switching to a diskbrake rear soon myself. We got the housing at a local yard for $28 I believe. Joe has a posi and I have used 3.42 gears ($50.00), but i think I'm going to get 3.73s instead. I think we will be going with 4th gen calipers. Depends how insane the switch over is... I plan to paint them red as well.

 

 

those are polished?

they don't look polished enough to me... i want it to look like chrome on mine

 

They were just hit with a wire wheel. I attempted to polish, but got lazy.

 

They look like, they got started, but never finished.

Just ruffed up a little....

 

I'm with Mark on this... they are just drum brakes, nothing to show off. Spray them black and hide them things, IMO.