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Old May 6, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Well I just got my rotors and pads in, but before I put them on I want to clean up and paint my calipers. I was just wondering what is involved with taking off the calipers. Am I going to lose alot of brake fluid in the process, will I need to bleed the lines when putting them back on, whats the best way to do this, etc? Sorry for such a newb question but I've never actually taken a caliper off when doing a brake job.
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I smoothed and painted mine while still on the car. They came out really good too, lasted longer than 3yrs. til i got rid of that car, they never faded, cracked or peeled. It is not completely necessary to remove them. Makes things alot easier.
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Paint them while they're on the car. If you remove them then you going to have to bleed all the brakes and you'll lose alot of brake fluid.
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I just painted mine last weekend. Just tape everthing down, lay some newspaper and put it on. Way easier. just make sure you clean them up good with a wire brush or something so the paint will stick.
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I used aluminum foil as a masking material--it is very moldable.
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Yep, paint them on the car! Just cover everything else up.
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Painted mine on the car also. Little more prep work but you don't have to worry about the brake fluid. Also be sure and cover the car. A large plastic drop cloth will work great. That will keep the overspray off the car. This is a picture of a members car that we did recently.
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Can you change the bleed screws without brake fluid going everywhere?
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Painted mine on the car also. Little more prep work but you don't have to worry about the brake fluid. Also be sure and cover the car. A large plastic drop cloth will work great. That will keep the overspray off the car. This is a picture of a members car that we did recently.
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I had mine powdercoated and rebuilt them. Turned out great.
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Took mine apart and got rid of all the casting marks along with the texture then I powder coated them. Teardown is pretty straightfoward. 1 down, 3 to go!



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where did you find those little ss badges?
The SS badges came from Brent Franker.
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Painted mine on the car also. Little more prep work but you don't have to worry about the brake fluid. Also be sure and cover the car. A large plastic drop cloth will work great. That will keep the overspray off the car. This is a picture of a members car that we did recently.
That **** is kleen! Good job!
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Paint them while they're on the car. If you remove them then you going to have to bleed all the brakes and you'll lose alot of brake fluid.
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Damn, you guys do some nice work! I just figured it would be more of a PITA to try and paint them on the car, hopefully I'll get this done by next week and I'll try and post some pics. For the people who just use a can, do you spray on a clear or anything after painting.
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Yes, I sprayed a couple coats of clear after applying the decals.
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Yes, I sprayed a couple coats of clear after applying the decals.
Always a must!
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