04-12-2015, 01:53 PM
I think the paint can take the heat from normal use (which can get pretty warm, after all you are taking rotating inertia and converting it to heat and sound), but riding brakes - the difference being how long the pads are pressed into the disc, not so much by how much pressure. A panic stop will heat it up pretty good but only for a very short duration so it should be good.
Remember those old ads on TV where they have a pickup going down hill and they are hosing the brakes down but good with water to show how well they work? The thing is, pouring water on them while abusing the brakes going down hill would be the best thing you could do. That water is going to take a lot of heat away from the brakes.
Remember those old ads on TV where they have a pickup going down hill and they are hosing the brakes down but good with water to show how well they work? The thing is, pouring water on them while abusing the brakes going down hill would be the best thing you could do. That water is going to take a lot of heat away from the brakes.