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Offline Jim

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Re: Brake backing plates
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2021, 06:28:22 PM »
While your talking brakes was the power brake booster painted or cad.my bigger cars were painted.  also Eastwoods spray grey & alumiblast work pretty good.jim
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Re: Brake backing plates
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2021, 06:38:16 PM »
On our Skylarks and Gran Sports the booster is the gold cad plating.

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Re: Brake backing plates
« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2021, 07:14:28 PM »
On our Skylarks and Gran Sports the booster is the gold cad plating.

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Yes, zinc dichromate, also known as gold iridite.

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