Powder Coat Brake Calipers
05-08-2010, 08:11 PM
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Did it in my garage, purchased a toaster oven for $15 on ebay and purchased the powder coat on ebay $15 and with a little muratic acid to clean them, i already had a craftsman powder gun so heres what i ended up with. Did all 4 and still have allot of powder left. Powder coating is some tuff stuff.
05-08-2010, 10:35 PM
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just curious, what temp setting did you use on a toaster oven? LOL it sounds funny, but its practical, and it will save money. I am definitely going to try your method sir!
05-08-2010, 10:40 PM
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The powder coat i use requires it to be cured at 400 Degrees for 20 minutes. Which my toaster oven goes up to 475 Degrees, which i think most do. Also i run it on Broil so theres no fan and the temp stays more precise.
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05-09-2010, 02:03 PM
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They dont require a rebuild kit, the boot comes off and then just pull on the piston and it slides out and then you have a rubber o-ring inside you take out and thats all there is to it. I taped the opening where the piston goes in and the openings for the bleeder and brake line with some masking tape so to not get powder coat in them, once i coated the part with the powder i removed the masking tape before putting in oven. Worked out great. BTW the pins slide out and the rubber stoppers come out as well, i cleaned mine up and reused them because they looked good. I know oreilly's carry the rebuild kits because i asked before starting the project just in case, but if they look good no need to replace the boots etc. i also cleaned up my pins and re-greased them while i had them apart.
05-09-2010, 07:57 PM
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It's simple once you look at them, you can always powder coat them and then if by chance the piston leaks get a new o-ring. The o-rings are pretty durable and i cleaned mine up and oiled it.
