Sprayed - Break Calipers

[sky017]

i worked up the attitude to do my break calipers , and id have to say im pretty impressed with the way they came out .

i used :

1/2 can of engine enamel paint(red)

1/4 can of clear (takes up to 650'celcius) - highest rated i could find

so basically i cleaned my calipers with degreaser and thinners , and let dry . then sprayed 4 coats of the red , 10 min between each coat , then let dry over night . next morning i did 2 coats of clear , poped my wheels back on , left to dry while i repeated the process on the other side of the car . easy done!!

here are some pics.

[ali-turko]

looks good

what did u use to clean them up, i had all this crap i couldnt get off mine

[sky017]

just degreaser mainly - they were in pretty good nick , if they had built up dirt - it would probably be best to sand them back or use a wire brush

i didnt bother sanding over the top of the nissan logo after , or using a white paint , i like them in one colour . anyway im off to make a start on my rocker+cam covers

cheers

[mrgilly]

Looks good. I gave mine a light sand prior to spraying. Liked them all one colour initially, but I think I'll file off the top of the nissan logo next time the wheels are off.

[jsman1]

did mine awhile agow come up well i was happy with the job

[Yo-Yo]

I used 4 coats of metalcast brand red over 3 coats of septone brake caliper paint in silver which I used as a primer (I wanted to do them in gold but they were sold out).

I covered the nissan logo with blu-tak & sprayed over the top.

It has a really cool annodised look.

I did the same thing when I had my r33 & it lasts (had my r33 for almost 3 years & never had a drama)

Edited January 9, 2007 by Yo-Yo

[sam5709]

i did mine in gold, did about 4 coats, this was about 4 months ago and they still look mint

EDIT: yes i know i need to get the car lowered

[sky017]

good pics , nice stuff . hehe dont worry dude my car is sitting high on 18's aswell . trying to find some cheap coil overs to drop her .

[sam5709]

hehe yeh, well i thought id just buy low springs but then i would need shocks going as low as i want the car but thats coming up to the 900-1000 dollar mark, i would rather just save the extra money for coilovers

[series2r33]

I sprayed the calipers on my FTO bout a year ago before i sold it. One thing i thought was that since the car was like 10 years old the brake pads that may have been on it at some stage, may have contained asbestos, as some of the older pads did... i made sure to wear a dust mask when using the wire brush, a fair bit of crap does come off.

Just a heads up... Might not be dangerous but better safe than sorry hey.

Matt.