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Just got myself a r33 front and rear calipers. Previous owner painted it in YUCKY sky blue colour.

Just wondering what do u think is the best way to remove the paint? I'm planning to leave it unpainted.

cheers

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I used a pressure-pack can of paint stripper. Works a treat - much less hassle than using the paste/gel.

Just so you know, the bare metal looks like poo.

n.b. you can see the paint stripper top left of pic - the brand is Motorspray or something like that.

Hope it helps, :(

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No problem, hope it helps.

I used an old rag to wipe off most of the residue, then used an old brush to clean out the rest from in between letters and other hard-to-reach places. Once the paint blisters, it wipes away like dried cake icing - most of it just flakes away then you go back and clean the last little bits.

To clean it after stripping, I used some prepsol but most wax/grease removers will do the trick. Don't let the Repco dude talk you into buying a 4L tin. I bought a 1L and barely used 10% of it.

Cheers

Mark

ps who's the chick in your avatar? Looks familiar but I can't place it.

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ps who's the chick in your avatar? Looks familiar but I can't place it.

Hmmm....hope this joggs your mind :P

Pic

I got the pics for my avatar from Need For Speed Underground :ermm:

Anyway thanks again! I will give it a try this weekend.

Cheers!

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NFSU! That must have been it. Cheers dude.

For the seals you'll need some rubber lubricant (man that sounds dodgy). Lets call it rubber grease. :laugh: How about frictionless paste?

Seriously though, if the pistons are still in the caliper, you'll need compressed air to pop them out. They are bit of a pain in the butt trying to get all four out at the same time - as soon as you pop one, you lose air pressure and have to start over.

I apologise if you know all this already, but don't bother with the 'one-man' bleeders. I tried twice and both times had a squishy pedal. Used a mate and sorted it first go. Remember to bleed the ABS once all the calipers are done.

Assuming you have the shims, make sure you apply some anti-squeal paste.

Once again, I don't mean to ask you to suck eggs, just trying to help. I'm pretty sure the R33 calipers are the same as R32 GTR - if you don't have the reco kit you could search for a thread titled "What is a caliper overhaul" and the part numbers are half-way down on the first page of the thread.

Cheers

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