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Hanaldo Grand Master

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Hey all.

I'm after a more clean look for my brake calipers (not having issues with wheel fitment or anything like that) so I want to shave the Nissan logo off the side. Wouldn't go any further than that, I just want the flat face. Any suggestions as to how I could do that myself or would I have to take it to an engineer and get them to mill it off? Had thought of using a flapper disk but will that go through the metal?

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Martin.

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Hey all.

I'm after a more clean look for my brake calipers (not having issues with wheel fitment or anything like that) so I want to shave the Nissan logo off the side. Wouldn't go any further than that, I just want the flat face. Any suggestions as to how I could do that myself or would I have to take it to an engineer and get them to mill it off? Had thought of using a flapper disk but will that go through the metal?

Cheers,

Martin.

Milling will definitely acheive what you're after, and you'll end up with a flat surface afterwards; something that will be very hard to get with a flap disc.

Also think about a belt linisher; would be nice to smooth out your machining marks after milling, but would easily do the job from start to finish if you've got a steady hand. Use a coarse grit belt to start, then finish with a 3M belt to smooth off for painting.

Hanaldo Grand Master

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Thanks for the replies.

Yeh I figured milling is probably the best way to go about it. But I'm not sure who near me would do it or how much it would cost.

Problem with a belt linisher is... I do not have one lol. What about a hand held belt sander, do the same job? Would that do a better job than a flapper? A file would do the job but that's a hell of a lot of work and probably wouldn't get a nice finish.

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Hanaldo Grand Master

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4" grinder did mine and then wet and dry (but i never got to the wet and dry) millings a waste of time and money,don't take any more than the letters off

Yeh that's all I want.

Thanks for the reply mate, that's what I was looking for :D

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It'd be interesting to see the result of your work.  

Post some pics when you're done with this "mod" as I'm still not sure whether calipers look better with or without logo. Are you gonna paint/coat them afterwards?

Hanaldo Grand Master

Hanaldo

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It'd be interesting to see the result of your work.

Post some pics when you're done with this "mod" as I'm still not sure whether calipers look better with or without logo. Are you gonna paint/coat them afterwards?

Yeh will do mate.

I'll definitely paint them. Not sure what colour yet though. Currently they are very dark blue to suit the GT logo. But I just got new bronze wheels and I want to get some blue wheel nuts. Haven't found any the same shade of blue, so I'm not sure if I should repaint them the blue they are now or a similar blue to the nuts. Decisions...

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Hanaldo Grand Master

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Ok, so pics as promised...

I decided to use a 120 grit flapper disc on a 400w power drill instead of the angle grinder, as angle grinders and dye grinders are a bit too aggressive and end to take large bites out, making it difficult to get a nice finish. The flapper disc worked like a charm, albeit taking about 20 minutes of solid grinding to do each caliper. When the letters were gone I just hit the calipers with some 400 grit sandpapers to smooth them out, and the paint came out as you can see in the photo.

This is just after I started, I remembered to take a picture before I took anything more than paint off:

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And this is the finished product:

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This is the exact look I was going for so I'm very happy with it.

Hanaldo Grand Master

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VHT mate. I actually repainted them with the exact same paint I had before, the finish doesn't change much. Obviously it loses a bit of shine, but if you do it right then it lasts.

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