how to remove rust from brake drums

Hi,
Bought a used Corolla, 2001 @ 41K miles last year in April. It is
currently @ 55K miles. The rear drums have a lot of rust all over.
The rear brakes work just fine and so does the parking brake. I would
like to get the external surface cleaned thogh.
What is the easiest way to get rid of the rust apart from using a sand
paper. The reason is a sand paper would be a pain to use to get at the
rust between the cooling fins.

Any place i could get them sand blasted. Rather the question is what
kind of a shop to look for to get it sand blasted.

Any alternatives?

Plan to do it this weekend as the weather forecast says its going to be
warm and sunny here in central NJ.

Appreciate your feedback.

Regards.

<shirish.manjrekar@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1141750760.555984.275380@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
> Bought a used Corolla, 2001 @ 41K miles last year in April. It is
> currently @ 55K miles. The rear drums have a lot of rust all over.
> The rear brakes work just fine and so does the parking brake. I would
> like to get the external surface cleaned thogh.
> What is the easiest way to get rid of the rust apart from using a sand
> paper. The reason is a sand paper would be a pain to use to get at the
> rust between the cooling fins.
>
> Any place i could get them sand blasted. Rather the question is what
> kind of a shop to look for to get it sand blasted.
>
> Any alternatives?
>
> Plan to do it this weekend as the weather forecast says its going to be
> warm and sunny here in central NJ.
>
> Appreciate your feedback.
>
> Regards.
>[/color]

Light surface rust on the exterior of the drums is more cosmetic than
functional. Sandblasting the drums may cost more than replacement drums,
and before paying someone to sandblast the drums, I'd measure the inside
diameter to see how much life is left. Machine shops and auto body shops
usually have sandblasting cabinets.

If you have a good size air compressor at home, you can get a small
sandblasting kit or you can get a wire brush attachment for a drill. When
using wire brushes with a power tool, make sure you wear eye protection!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

Get them turned on a brake lathe.

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
news:21b2c$440dc853$44a4a10d$20123@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=blue]
>
> <shirish.manjrekar@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1141750760.555984.275380@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
>> Hi,
>> Bought a used Corolla, 2001 @ 41K miles last year in April. It is
>> currently @ 55K miles. The rear drums have a lot of rust all over.
>> The rear brakes work just fine and so does the parking brake. I would
>> like to get the external surface cleaned thogh.
>> What is the easiest way to get rid of the rust apart from using a sand
>> paper. The reason is a sand paper would be a pain to use to get at the
>> rust between the cooling fins.
>>
>> Any place i could get them sand blasted. Rather the question is what
>> kind of a shop to look for to get it sand blasted.
>>
>> Any alternatives?
>>
>> Plan to do it this weekend as the weather forecast says its going to be
>> warm and sunny here in central NJ.
>>
>> Appreciate your feedback.
>>
>> Regards.
>>[/color]
>
> Light surface rust on the exterior of the drums is more cosmetic than
> functional. Sandblasting the drums may cost more than replacement drums,
> and before paying someone to sandblast the drums, I'd measure the inside
> diameter to see how much life is left. Machine shops and auto body shops
> usually have sandblasting cabinets.
>
> If you have a good size air compressor at home, you can get a small
> sandblasting kit or you can get a wire brush attachment for a drill. When
> using wire brushes with a power tool, make sure you wear eye protection!
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]

Read the post --> Understand the question -->Think before you post...
the external

surface of a drum cannot be turned AFAIK.

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:18:30 -0500, "CCA" <calexander@interhop.net> top
posted like an ignorant fucking moron and wrote:
[color=blue]
>Get them turned on a brake lathe.[/color]

Yeah, that'll help. NOT.
[color=blue]
>
>"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
>news:21b2c$440dc853$44a4a10d$20123@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>>
>> <shirish.manjrekar@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1141750760.555984.275380@p10g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi,
>>> Bought a used Corolla, 2001 @ 41K miles last year in April. It is
>>> currently @ 55K miles. The rear drums have a lot of rust all over.
>>> The rear brakes work just fine and so does the parking brake. I would
>>> like to get the external surface cleaned thogh.
>>> What is the easiest way to get rid of the rust apart from using a sand
>>> paper. The reason is a sand paper would be a pain to use to get at the
>>> rust between the cooling fins.
>>>
>>> Any place i could get them sand blasted. Rather the question is what
>>> kind of a shop to look for to get it sand blasted.
>>>
>>> Any alternatives?
>>>
>>> Plan to do it this weekend as the weather forecast says its going to be
>>> warm and sunny here in central NJ.
>>>
>>> Appreciate your feedback.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Light surface rust on the exterior of the drums is more cosmetic than
>> functional. Sandblasting the drums may cost more than replacement drums,
>> and before paying someone to sandblast the drums, I'd measure the inside
>> diameter to see how much life is left. Machine shops and auto body shops
>> usually have sandblasting cabinets.
>>
>> If you have a good size air compressor at home, you can get a small
>> sandblasting kit or you can get a wire brush attachment for a drill. When
>> using wire brushes with a power tool, make sure you wear eye protection!
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>[/color]
>[/color]
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