Sanding Calipers Before Painting?????
#1
Sanding Calipers Before Painting?????
Guys, is it recommend to sand down the OEM calipers before painting them.
I have some Caliper paint i just from a local Auto store and the instructions do not mention anything about sanding the caliper down.
For those of you who have painted calipers, what do you recommend?
I have some Caliper paint i just from a local Auto store and the instructions do not mention anything about sanding the caliper down.
For those of you who have painted calipers, what do you recommend?
#5
i used a dremel to get rust, brake dust and road grime off of mine. when you first spray them off with brake cleaner it looks ok. but once you put that wire tip on a dremel and go at it, it makes a world of difference
#6
Originally Posted by jltibbs
i used a dremel to get rust, brake dust and road grime off of mine. when you first spray them off with brake cleaner it looks ok. but once you put that wire tip on a dremel and go at it, it makes a world of difference
#8
Heeehahaha!!
i did guys... check it out!!!!
I used caliper cleaner. my calipers werent that dirty, so i didnt need dremel or sanding paper. I did use a heat gun to speed the drying process. The processs was time consuming since I removed the calipers completely off. So I had to remove the pads, plug the brake fluid and then attach, bleed the brake fluid of air, add a little more brake fluid....UGGHHHHH!!!
But i like the outcome of my work....
i did guys... check it out!!!!
I used caliper cleaner. my calipers werent that dirty, so i didnt need dremel or sanding paper. I did use a heat gun to speed the drying process. The processs was time consuming since I removed the calipers completely off. So I had to remove the pads, plug the brake fluid and then attach, bleed the brake fluid of air, add a little more brake fluid....UGGHHHHH!!!
But i like the outcome of my work....
#9
I used a wire brush attachment on my drill to remove surface rust, then used a grinding bit to remove some of the casting marks to "smoothen" the appearance. Once that was done, I sprayed metal surface primer before painting.
#12
Originally Posted by NismoFrk
looks great! Just be prepared to redo them 2x a year to keep them in top shape....mine wear out every 4 months or so
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