Brake Booster

[Claudia]

Anybody else have a problem with their brake booster housing starting to rust after installation?  Obviously looking back, I should have clear coated it or something before I installed it but what can be done after it has been installed?

[Cuda Cody]

I've not had any issue.  What did you paint it with and did you prime it?

[Claudia]

I've not had any issue.  What did you paint it with and did you prime it?

I did not paint it.  I left it as it was purchased.  I did not prime it either.

[1 Wild R/T]

I'm guessing since you have a 71 it's a Midland Ross with the gold zinc? Or is it one of the Chinese aftermarket units which are also gold zinc...

[Claudia]

I'm guessing since you have a 71 it's a Midland Ross with the gold zinc? Or is it one of the Chinese aftermarket units which are also gold zinc...

I'm trying to remember where I bought it from . . . 

Here is the only picture that I have of it right now.

[Claudia]

I also don't recall any type of coating on it . . . 

[1 Wild R/T]

It's a Midland Ross unit, it should be plated & if it were it wouldn't have rusted......  The booster I attached is also a Midland ross but it's a B body drum brake booster but has the correct plating...

[Claudia]

It's a Midland Ross unit, it should be plated & if it were it wouldn't have rusted......  The booster I attached is also a Midland ross but it's a B body drum brake booster but has the correct plating...

Yeah, mine definitely did not hate that type of plating on it.

Any options now without removing it?

[1 Wild R/T]

Lots of masking paper, little sanding & spray paint.....

If you want fake plating  eastwood offers this....  http://search.eastwood.com/search?w=gold%20cadmium%20paint

Personally there's zero chance I would use fake plating look so at this point it would be black like 70 & 72-74 E bodies have....   71 is the only year with a Midland Ross booster so the only year it was plated.....

[Claudia]

Lots of masking paper, little sanding & spray paint.....

Yeah, I was afraid of that . . .