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What was the finish on a 72' power brake Booster?
Someone painted my Power Brake Booster black and it looks really bad. I was wondering if the original finish was that goldish iridescent color? If so where can I get mine re-plated?
Thanks for your help.....again!
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Idaho Falls, ID
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brake booster
Depends on what booster you have, bendix or delco. Don't accept this as fact but I believe the bendix should be a satin black and the delco has a golden cad finish. Eastwood sells a kit for $35 that is suppose to duplicate this finish but I have no personal experience with it. If I was a stickler for originality, I would probably find it easier to buy a new booster with the correct plating. As it is, I blasted my Delco and painted it an aluminum/dule silver color. Looks pretty good too. Hope this helps.
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It looks like you have a 4x4 and all of the 4x4's that I have seen have black boosters.
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The original finish was rust, at least the ones I have seen that were not black were that color.LOL
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I think the original color was rust too!
![]() At least thts all I've ever seen. ![]() Sorry I'm not more helpful. ![]() Darren
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For 35 bucks I think you could buy a new one
![]() Be carefull about what paint you use as the brake fliud takes most stuff right off. I think thats why they were never painted. Good Luck
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You two rust guys are just brilliant! I'm so glad you had the time to respond, thank you.
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Actually rust is the original color and they are correct. Be carefull about being a smart aleck or no one will answer your questions next time.
I think you owe them an apology.
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Scrub Sisters, Oregon - Home of the Sisters Rodeo. 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends. |
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No apology needed here, I am just glad I could help. If you just look at the thing you can tell if it was cadmium plated as it would not be rusty. It would be ... well the color of cadmium. If it was painted, they paint them with the same black paint that they painted the frames with. Don't see any paint on the frame???That is because the paint is notorious for washing off in a few years and rusting. Hence rust colored boosters.:p
On a side note all that I said was in jest. If it was offensive then my apologies.
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Quote:
Lets talk abaout Chevy trucks.
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Scrub Sisters, Oregon - Home of the Sisters Rodeo. 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends. |
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booster
I have a very original non-rusty 72 K20 & the booster is black.
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Just chill guys. This is part of the "E" typing experience...you cannot see when a person is smiling when his words are read as you would in a one on one conversation. I'm smiling and meant nothing. Thanks again. I'm going to hav mine plated in that cadium finish regaurdless.
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they were this color, at least on this 72
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Thanks for the pic MTDave2. Thats the color I was hoping to be the original. Oh well, whether it was originally Rust, or Black, or Cadium.....I'll just do what I think looks best. Thanks all.
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It seems to me that the half tons seem to be black whereas the 3/4 and 1 tons seem to be that metallic color.
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