Do you paint your pressure plate housing?

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Our new clutch set came in last Friday. It is a RAM 88766 kit. It looks good, but the housing for the pressure plate is plain steel. I am kicking around if I should put some sort of paint on it to protect from rust. I've never replaced a clutch before, so I dont know how bad it may or may not rust.

Thoughts?
 
Pics? I don't think I have ever seen one raw metal. They are either plated or painted.
 
I dont have any at the moment, but I can get one. I suppose it is possibly plated, but it sure doesnt look like it.
 
jcmeyer5 said:
I dont have any at the moment, but I can get one. I suppose it is possibly plated, but it sure doesnt look like it.
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I looked it up. Yes it looks like raw metal. You don't want to take it apart to paint it. I would be real careful not to get any overspray on the clutch surface. You know what, Mine was raw steel as well and I didn't paint it. Next time I adjust my clutch I will have to see if it surface rusted. Probably so but not an issue.

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jcmeyer5 said:
Eh... probably wont come back out for 10 years. Screw it, we going bareback!
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You are actually safer leaving bare instead of risking surface contamination.
It would suck to have a brand new clutch chatter.
On that note, clean the disc and both surfaces with brake cleaner or...
I use lacquer thinner on those and brake parts because it's a heck of a grease cutter and dries practically before you could even pick up the part.
 
My Kevko oil pan evidently is zinc-plated, a good rust preventative measure but I understand difficult to paint over. My new Autozone Duralast calipers look to have the same zinc finish. I am not used to seeing new items prepared like this, but I understand it is as cheap as paint.

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dibbons said:
My Kevko oil pan evidently is zinc-plated, a good rust preventative measure but I understand difficult to paint over. My new Autozone Duralast calipers look to have the same zinc finish. I am not used to seeing new items prepared like this, but I understand it is as cheap as paint.

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it is becoming more common for calipers to be cad plated, which is welcomed by me.
As for painting the pressure plate cover, I very seen them raw (unpainted) and painted. If you garage your car, I wouldn't be too concerned about it rusting up. If you park it outside, I would only mildly be concerned. I would agree with poster, who said not to attempt to take apart. It could be hazardous. It's all fun and games, until somebody loses an eye, or a finger, or maybe a tooth, hahaha. If you wanted to give a LITTLE paint, I don't see the harm, but I would not get carried away with solvents because you don't want to remove grease meant to lubricate key points.
 
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