Red Brake Calipers
01-09-2012, 09:35 PM
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Red Brake Calipers So I just ordered a set of 4 rotors and 4 pads from brake motive. Figured since I will now have access to the brakes that now would be a good time to paint 'em red!
I want to do this right. I know I will need some high temperature paint from the autostore. Anything else I should be made aware of? Any other tips on doing this? Thanks in advance.
I want to do this right. I know I will need some high temperature paint from the autostore. Anything else I should be made aware of? Any other tips on doing this? Thanks in advance.
01-10-2012, 09:11 AM
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Just clean them up real good and you will have no problems. I sanded down some of the casting marks just to smooth them a bit. Once cleaned I applied a couple coats of primer, caliper paint and clear. I let mine sit over night to get good and dry and then put them back together.
01-10-2012, 09:23 AM
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Wanna do it "right"? Take them off the car, disassemble them, clean the holy living **** out of them, and then paint them. If you really wanted to make sure they looked good forever, have them powdercoated.
The first time I ever painted mine, I left them installed and just masked very well around everything. It came out alright, but after a couple years, they started chipping. Once they started going downhill, they went downhill in a hurry. Powdercoating is so much more durable, especially for this application. Not sure if you want the downtime that would take though.
The first time I ever painted mine, I left them installed and just masked very well around everything. It came out alright, but after a couple years, they started chipping. Once they started going downhill, they went downhill in a hurry. Powdercoating is so much more durable, especially for this application. Not sure if you want the downtime that would take though.
01-10-2012, 09:31 AM
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Wanna do it "right"? Take them off the car, disassemble them, clean the holy living **** out of them, and then paint them. If you really wanted to make sure they looked good forever, have them powdercoated.
The first time I ever painted mine, I left them installed and just masked very well around everything. It came out alright, but after a couple years, they started chipping. Once they started going downhill, they went downhill in a hurry. Powdercoating is so much more durable, especially for this application. Not sure if you want the downtime that would take though.
The first time I ever painted mine, I left them installed and just masked very well around everything. It came out alright, but after a couple years, they started chipping. Once they started going downhill, they went downhill in a hurry. Powdercoating is so much more durable, especially for this application. Not sure if you want the downtime that would take though.
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01-10-2012, 09:48 AM
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Powder coating, as its name implies, is a colored powder that is attracted electrostatically to a part. The part is cleaned, usually by media blasting it, and then hung and sprayed with the powder. The powder then cures, "melts", on to the part in an oven at about 400°. The finish is very durable as it resists scratching and chipping far better than any paint. The actual process doesn't take very long, however you'll be shipping the parts out, so expect about a week turnaround.
01-10-2012, 11:25 AM
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spraying the caliper with a vegetable oil will HELP repel the brake fluid an HELP stop from eating up the paint. not always but its HELPED me in the past. IDK the reasoning but it does HELP....i stressed the word "help" for arguments sake because its not a cure.
01-10-2012, 11:34 AM
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FWIW, here's a picture of a powdercoated caliper/bracket done by SilverGhost (a.k.a. the powder pro). He does EXCELLENT work. The decals were put on after the red powder was cured, and he then used a clear powder over everything to seal it. These decals aren't going anywhere:
01-10-2012, 04:57 PM
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Well, that might help some
FWIW, here's a picture of a powdercoated caliper/bracket done by SilverGhost (a.k.a. the powder pro). He does EXCELLENT work. The decals were put on after the red powder was cured, and he then used a clear powder over everything to seal it. These decals aren't going anywhere:
FWIW, here's a picture of a powdercoated caliper/bracket done by SilverGhost (a.k.a. the powder pro). He does EXCELLENT work. The decals were put on after the red powder was cured, and he then used a clear powder over everything to seal it. These decals aren't going anywhere: