painting brake calipers

[smidge]

if anyone's interested in a bit of a guide on how to paint their calipers there is a video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3mhq_BrnU0

done on a sunny GTI-R but the process is basically the same, hope you enjoy it!

 

[Micra 110]

Cool vid...the rest of the shows are good too! (Y)

i did have one of those steamers and all i can i say is that they don't work that well.....there's loads of stuff on the market for cleaning anyway.

 

[smidge]

yeah we got ours pretty cheap and it's just a bit less messy than soaps/degreaser etc etc

 

[PhilB]

Wouldnt it be easier and better to actually remove the calipers and spray them off the car?new seal kits arnt that much...you could overhaul them at the same time

Doing it that way....you would miss a lot

 

[smidge]

Wouldnt it be easier and better to actually remove the calipers and spray them off the car?new seal kits arnt that much...you could overhaul them at the same time

Doing it that way....you would miss a lot

yeah personally, if i hadn't just resealed and overhauled my calipers i would take them off

but not everyone' is confident taking their calipers off and re bleeding and unbolting etc etc

if you are, then of course you might get a better finish, if you mask properly, you can get it pretty close though!

 

[PhilB]

Well its something i will be definatly be doing when i sort mine later this week
and the rear drums as well

 

[joesouthgate]

don't do the drums! Do them black, your don't really want them to stand out as they look rubbish!

 

[PhilB]

Hmmmm...that could be true.....never thought of it that way

Thankyou Obi-Wan