Hi i had some down time so i decided to tidy up the rear drums
With some Hammerite smooth streight to rust paint.

Phils panda said:

Hi i had some down time so i decided to tidy up the rear drums
With some Hammerite smooth streight to rust paint.

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Yep, i need to that on my car as well.
Now with black steel wheels on again, it is less obvious, but with the LM Bravo's you could see it clearly.

Looks better, well done for leaving the wheel mounting face clean.

Might like to invest in some axle stands, just in case jack drops. Can be a good idea to place the removed wheel under the car, gets it out of the way, and catches it if it drops.

portland_bill said:

Looks better, well done for leaving the wheel mounting face clean.

Might like to invest in some axle stands, just in case jack drops. Can be a good idea to place the removed wheel under the car, gets it out of the way, and catches it if it drops.

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Great advice. I learned this the hard way 41 years ago!

Thats nearly as old as me..what car was that on?

petercresswell said:

Great advice. I learned this the hard way 41 years ago!

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So did I with my first car in 1971 a 1960 VW 1200, only the other way.......forgot to tighten the wheel bolts oops

I had a Vw Beetle 1300 in Texas Yellow. GVY877L.It was my first car.

The beetle was my first car too. WSC462 bought for £75. In Gulf Blue and rust!!! Eventually it was quite nice looking with new Running boards and a rear bumper! The mounts though for the bumper had rotted away but my neighbour made up new ones and welded them in place.
I drove it far too hard ignoring the marks on the speedo for the gear changes and eventually one rocker shaft parted company with the head half way through a journey from Motherwell Technical college where I went for day release to home in Irvine. A two cylinder VW 1200 is mighty slow!! I did make it though.
Conversely when I got my Skoda 1000MB Delux in 1974 it's engine and subsequent "proper" Skoda engines were strong and with their double valve springs good for over 7000 rpm with no issues.

Here is a couple of really bad slides I have of the MB which i have scanned terrible quality but no doubt will remind some of the MB.

Phils panda said:

Thats nearly as old as me..what car was that on?

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Triumph Herald 1200 Special export model with disc brakes. Just as well when it needed to stop quickly....

I bought the Hammerite Silk Gloss black paint for it.

Hi i had some hammerite paint to rust gloss hanging around..it did the job well.