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Sam
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The copper ones, can they just be sanded down/crap removed off them and just painted with Hammerite or is it best to just buy brand new ones?
sand-eel
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are cheap as hell anyway. Since its to do with the brakes I would personally replace the pipe.
Jamie-C
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its mot something I would want to be doing on the cheap tbh.
Jambo
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
Its mot something I would want to be doing on the cheap tbh.
Sam
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Really?

I just wondered as that option is easier than removing/replacing them

It's only surface corrosion I don't have any fluid leaks etc.?
Ian
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Replacing them isn't that difficult but you need the proper flaring tool to terminate the pipes.

Is this to get it through an MOT?
Ryan_G1
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just clean them up and paint them, they will be fine.
Sam
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22nd Jul 11 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah it came up as an advisory in the last MOT so I'd like to get them looking good again for the next test.
0775kieran
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Clean them up with a scourer pad, get some copper grease with a paint brush and give them a coating, thats what i do and dont usually get bother at m.o.t time apart from one occasion.
Steve
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22nd Jul 11 at 21:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If it was advisory last time they will need replacing really
Mertin
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22nd Jul 11 at 21:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Advisory was likely for slight corrosion was it? A clean up will let you see how bad they are, and may be able to be greased to stop them getting worse and mask it too
Ryan_G1
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If there copper you can clean them up. If there metal then they need changed if they are rusting
Sam
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Actually that's a point - are they steel or copper?

I'm guessing they would be steel? Does anyone else that owns a Ford of that age (Steve I'm looking at you) know if they would be steel or copper?
Mertin
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Cant you see by the colour of them?
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They are usually coated steel
Sam
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Thanks.

I think I'll just bite the bullet and get them replaced along with some nice braided Goodridge hoses as well - probably work out cheaper labour wise to get it all done at the same time.
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What I do when I've got a new car it check every brake pipe and then paint grease on them that way i no there good and there go na stay that way, alot of people just paint grease on them even if they r rotten coz when it's mot time they car remove any grease so u just get an advisory
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Thanks.

I think I'll just bite the bullet and get them replaced along with some nice braided Goodridge hoses as well - probably work out cheaper labour wise to get it all done at the same time.


good idea !

 
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