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painting brake caliper

painting brake caliper

Postby RichD978 » Thu May 12, 2005 3:52 pm

Can I paint them without taking anything apart or out except the wheels? If so what steps should I take?
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Postby Paladin06Greg » Thu May 12, 2005 4:19 pm

You must take the wheels off. You can then very carefully tape off the areas not to be painted. Throughly clean the areas to be painted. Then paint as required. You will want to leave the wheels off until the paint dries.
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Postby Jai_Jai_Binks » Fri May 13, 2005 7:10 am

^^ as he stated above.
I love jackstands for this, but this is not a must!
1. Remove wheel (DOH!)
2. Clean as much as you can on the caliper (wirebrush + Brake cleaner) - make sure you don't wirebrush the rotors (LOL)
3. Mask the areas you don't want painted!
4. Paint away (let the first caliper dry and start on the next wheel) this way, by the time your done with the 4th caliper, the first one will be dry and you can apply multiple coats...this multiple coats is what makes it last long!
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Postby Astro » Fri May 13, 2005 3:21 pm

Just curious, is there any kind of clear coat that goes on top? I just think the paint would last longer...
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Postby Paladin06Greg » Fri May 13, 2005 4:43 pm

If you buy good paint it won't need the clear coat.

Astro wrote:Just curious, is there any kind of clear coat that goes on top? I just think the paint would last longer...
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