New Brake booster.. Paint or leave as is?

[limp]

My New rebuilt booster is here and it is advertised with an " oxide" finish.....

Paint or not?? Whats everyone else do??

When "booster dewey" rebuilt the dodge booster he had it plated, so I am not sure about this one??

 

[manicmechanic007]

Leave it

 

[General karthief]

Paint it
Booger green
Or black like I did

 

[rednotch]

Paint, reman. and most " new" coatings on booster suck and start rusting fast, trim coat works well if you want the satin finish just prep and clean it well...

 

[Mustang5L5]

If it's done by cardone (most are) that black "paint" will start flaking off the minute you breathe on it.

 

[limp]

What color are we painting these.... Pretty tired of everything being black....How about a charcoal??

 

[ThinBlue502]

Painted my gloss black, dust comes off with compressed air.

 

[TOOLOW91]

Paint for sure

 

[rednotch]

i do trim coat since I all ways have a few cans of it, its close to the oem finish. The last 93 cobra booster I got from cardone was pitted badly and silverish in color, coating flaked as you touched it. Used some poly flex and self etch before the trim coat to clean it up. Did the same for the wiper motor., color I guess what ever you like. Only thing I hate are lazy all black rattle can bays, these where cardonecardone remans, I haven't tried the cheaper skp repop stuff yet

 

[90sickfox]

Paint it. That Cardone oxide finish will rust up quickly. My first one I left plain. It looked like crap in a few months. The last one is painted and still looks great.