Painting Brake Calipers... Precautions??

[Tosh]

Guys,

I am helping a mate paint his brake calipers on Sunday and was wondering if you guys had any suggestions for pre-cautions we should take...

I will be covering the rotors and surrounding areas in paper to avoid spillage of paint but was wondering if you guys have had any experience with other pre-cautions that may need be taken that aren't so obvious???

Thanks in Advance

[Blitz]

Tosh, get one of the proper Brake Caliper painting kits from CRD. They have everything you need in one box for a proper hi gloss enamel finish.

[sidewaymambo]

1) give the clipers a good wash a night before.

2) make sure they are complete dry before you give them a bit "sand" touch

3) make sure dust free..

I only could think of this....prime?heat paint?

[B-Man]

Use plastic shopping bags to cover the rotors, easy peasy.....

[Tosh]

thanks guys

[Jimbo2000]

did mine last week, plastic bags on rotors, north shore times on wheel arches

careful if you're doing a couple of clear coats on top. mine were looking perfect then i did the clear coat, sprayed for too long and it came out kinda whitish and frosty, stupidly tried to wipe it off in a panic and just mushed it into the not quite dry color coats, looks alright now after i color coated over it though.

also theres a suprisingly low range on the spray, i expected to get it all over the paper but there was no sign.

the plastic bags of course were covered.

i cleaned with water and a toothbrush and a rag then a good degreaser in a squirty bottle thingy and toothbrush and rag then metho in a squirty bottle thing again and toothbrush and rag......... then i brushed my teeth

let dry for an hour or so and a rag

[Tosh]

thx jimbo

[CGB_R32]

SW20-GT goto the thread in the qld section called "hello all" by spektrixx hes holds workshops every couple of weeks and is an expert on this stuff also it contains pics etc of calipers and rotors they looks scwwwwwweeet.

Michael

[Tosh]

thanks dude I'll check it out but I suspect I've seen this guys work on the WRX forums