Removing calipers for painting + few qns

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12-09-2006, 01:52 PM
kraiye

i know it may be kinda scarey at 1st if you havnt had much mechanical experience but brakes are SOOOO easy!!!

i'd recomend taking your pads out to paint the caliper and just paint the pads seperately. otherwise when u take the pads out later to change them you may chip or pull paint off the caliper where the paint has bonded to both.

oh yeah, there is something else holding the caliper to the car other than the 2 bolts.... the brake fluid line ;)
so unless you wanna risk air in your brake fluid and have to bleed your brakes after reinstalling your calipers, just mask off and paint it while still on the car.
13-09-2006, 07:29 PM
Limbo

you can take them off without unconnecting the brakeline.
13-09-2006, 07:35 PM
egSi

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Originally Posted by n/a

why not just spray it with it still on? just cover the rotor, lines and splash guard in newspaper.

yeah ^ taking them off is a waste of time and fluid imo. just mask what u dont want sprayed and clean/prep and paint.
13-09-2006, 08:15 PM
Ru$kI

Quote:

Originally Posted by egSi

yeah ^ taking them off is a waste of time and fluid imo. just mask what u dont want sprayed and clean/prep and paint.

Yep...iv realised thats the best way...im planning to undo the 2 bolts...take out the brake pads...then mask everything around it and spray away (ill be doing 4 coats).

Does anyone know how long I should wait for each coat of paint to dry? And how 2 spray it on...ie horizontal motion..or vertical...etc?
13-09-2006, 11:36 PM
kraiye

check the instructions on the back of the can ;)

oops... thats if u'r using a can.
14-09-2006, 12:11 AM
Limbo

make sure you use some high temp paint. They do make caliper paint also
14-09-2006, 02:04 AM
n/a

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Originally Posted by hyrpm

yeah thats what u should do just spray degreaser on the calipers first and hose them off and maybe whipe them with thinners so it cleans all the grease off

been told that degreaser is a no no :thumbdwn: something to do with melting the barke lines?
14-09-2006, 11:14 AM
Ru$kI

Can someone verify this? coz I've been told by my mechanic and my paint / panel beater guy that degreaser is the way to go!...plus it seems many people on here seem to agree with it.

I wasnt exactly going to apply the degreaser to the brake lines anyway...but just incase would like some clarification on this.

Oh and yea I will be using VHT High Temp Paint to paint the calipers :)

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Originally Posted by n/a

been told that degreaser is a no no :thumbdwn: something to do with melting the barke lines?
15-09-2006, 01:46 PM
n/a

i sprayed them w/o the degreaser, sprayed 2 coats.

the 1st coat will bubble as there was a bit of crap on the calipers, but the 2nd filled it up and it's fine.
15-09-2006, 02:30 PM
kraiye

dont forget pics when ya done ;)

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