Trying to paint my calipers..
06-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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Those twisty clip things you referred to are put on from the factory to hold the rotors on during assembly. They are supposed to be there. They can be tossed though as they are no longer necessary.
For painting the caliper on the car, one thing that'll make it easier is if you have the rotor on, put a plastic bag over the rotor, then bolt the caliper back on. The caliper will be in the correct position for painting and the bag over the rotor, pushed up into the caliper, will prevent paint from getting everywhere on the inside of the caliper.
For cleaning all of the buildup off of the calipers, you can get big scothbrite discs that go on a die grinder or drill. They are made for stripping paint and rust. They'll make quick work of the build up and give you a nice clean surface for priming.
For painting the caliper on the car, one thing that'll make it easier is if you have the rotor on, put a plastic bag over the rotor, then bolt the caliper back on. The caliper will be in the correct position for painting and the bag over the rotor, pushed up into the caliper, will prevent paint from getting everywhere on the inside of the caliper.
For cleaning all of the buildup off of the calipers, you can get big scothbrite discs that go on a die grinder or drill. They are made for stripping paint and rust. They'll make quick work of the build up and give you a nice clean surface for priming.
06-17-2009, 02:37 PM
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Those twisty clip things you referred to are put on from the factory to hold the rotors on during assembly. They are supposed to be there. They can be tossed though as they are no longer necessary.
For painting the caliper on the car, one thing that'll make it easier is if you have the rotor on, put a plastic bag over the rotor, then bolt the caliper back on. The caliper will be in the correct position for painting and the bag over the rotor, pushed up into the caliper, will prevent paint from getting everywhere on the inside of the caliper.
For cleaning all of the buildup off of the calipers, you can get big scothbrite discs that go on a die grinder or drill. They are made for stripping paint and rust. They'll make quick work of the build up and give you a nice clean surface for priming.
For painting the caliper on the car, one thing that'll make it easier is if you have the rotor on, put a plastic bag over the rotor, then bolt the caliper back on. The caliper will be in the correct position for painting and the bag over the rotor, pushed up into the caliper, will prevent paint from getting everywhere on the inside of the caliper.
For cleaning all of the buildup off of the calipers, you can get big scothbrite discs that go on a die grinder or drill. They are made for stripping paint and rust. They'll make quick work of the build up and give you a nice clean surface for priming.
I also finished painting everything, I did put a plastic bag over the rotor, didnt bolt the caliper on though because it was pretty stiff already.
I also did use those discs on one of those drills I had around, they definitely did the trick and cut cleaning time.
Looks decent as of now, hopefully stays that way. Will take pics tomorrow when everything is going back on
06-19-2009, 03:18 PM
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Ok here are finished pics (sorry for the crappy camera)
Overall I consider this job a failure lol :\ Cause it took so long and ran into so many problems, also the paint job I dont think is even comparable to others on here.
New brakes are Hawk HPS's
Holy rusted rotors
Also, excuse how dirty car/wheel is, hands were so full of crud when putting them back on
What can I say, I like black.
Overall I consider this job a failure lol :\ Cause it took so long and ran into so many problems, also the paint job I dont think is even comparable to others on here.
New brakes are Hawk HPS's
Holy rusted rotors
Also, excuse how dirty car/wheel is, hands were so full of crud when putting them back on
What can I say, I like black.
