Cleaning master cylinder and booster - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Alex Hayley · 08-10-2009, 05:24 PM

Has anyone successfully cleaned to a restore appearance the master cylinder and booster without taking apart the system? My brake system works great, but with a new engine and alot of shiny new parts, the master cylinder and booster look terrible. I would like to clean the parts without tearing the system apart.

mclairmo · 08-10-2009, 05:46 PM

I usually paint the master with a cast iron paint that you can get at Autozone and then paint the booster Krylon semi gloss black. if you want gold or silver cad, Eastwood sells paints for that.

71 super · 08-10-2009, 09:12 PM

Don't buy the eastwood paint it does not hold up. I initially used it on my bb restore due to difficulty finding the cad plated delco moraine booster (bendix units were painted black). The painted boster was a sore spot in the engine compartment until just recently when I replaced the unit with the correct plated unit that I found on ebay ($110) and could not be happier. IMO stay away from the paint (eastwood) unless you are going black.

08-10-2009, 05:24 PM	#1
Alex Hayley Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NC Posts: 987	Cleaning master cylinder and booster Has anyone successfully cleaned to a restore appearance the master cylinder and booster without taking apart the system? My brake system works great, but with a new engine and alot of shiny new parts, the master cylinder and booster look terrible. I would like to clean the parts without tearing the system apart.

08-10-2009, 05:46 PM	#2
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: Cleaning master cylinder and booster I usually paint the master with a cast iron paint that you can get at Autozone and then paint the booster Krylon semi gloss black. if you want gold or silver cad, Eastwood sells paints for that.

08-10-2009, 09:12 PM	#3
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,080	Re: Cleaning master cylinder and booster Don't buy the eastwood paint it does not hold up. I initially used it on my bb restore due to difficulty finding the cad plated delco moraine booster (bendix units were painted black). The painted boster was a sore spot in the engine compartment until just recently when I replaced the unit with the correct plated unit that I found on ebay ($110) and could not be happier. IMO stay away from the paint (eastwood) unless you are going black. __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle



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