RE: break caliper color question???

["Mr. Eddy" <eperson@students.uiuc.edu>]

Or you could just use the Rice boy method: 
spray everything, caliper, rotor, hub, etc. while its still on the car
then just drive around and let the brake pad wear the paint off the rotor
and you have a nice painted caliper ;)  
bonus points for leaving the wheel on and shooting the paint through gaps
in the wheel
;)

Eric Person
86.5 16v

At 11:55 AM 5/2/00 -0400, Neal Tovsen wrote:
>TAKE IT OFF!!! That is, if you don't like over-spray on your car! That stuff
>seems to manage to get everywhere. You also have to really clean the snot
>out of the parts with a wire brush or the paint probably won't stick too
>well (difficult with it attached). Even the thought of the mess makes it
>worth the extra $10 for new fluid and 20 extra minutes of your time.
>Besides, you can't bleed your brakes too often, right?
>
>You'll also want to do the carrier brackets, since they wrap around to the
>front of the rotor. I'd also recommend doing the splash shields (probably in
>black) if yours are rusty. I did the fronts, and they look really nice, but
>the bolts on the rear wouldn't come off easily so I didn't mess with them.
>Now I'm wishing I had taken the extra time, 'cause it's kind of tragic to
>see a beautiful wheel with shiny new rotors, bright red calipers, and a
>rusty splash shield behind it all...
>
>Neal
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 16v Jason [mailto:jason@scirocco.org]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 10:50 AM
>> To: Neal Tovsen; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> Subject: RE: break caliper color question???
>>
>>
>> So, did anyone paint theirs with the calipers still attached?
>> (Brake lines
>> attached, I don't mean still wrapped around the rotor).  If so, any
>> advice.... or should I just take the whole shit off?
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>> At 11:12 PM 5/1/2000 , Neal Tovsen wrote:
>>
>> > > I used "Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic."  Supposed to
>> withstand
>> > > intermittent temps up to 500 degrees F.  There were probably
>> 15 different
>> > > colors in stock when I got it.  It is very durable, too.  Sprayed
>> > > my oil pan
>> > > and lower tie bar, and they have both held up well.   I just
>> resprayed the
>> > > calipers after 1 1/2 years.  Great product for only $5.00 a can!
>> > >
>> > > Hint:  When the can says "for additional coats after 1 hour,
>> > > allow paint to
>> > > cure for 5 days", believe it.
>> > >
>> >
>> >Yes, and also be SURE to push the piston in (to drain the fluid)
>> BEFORE you
>> >paint! Even with that, you're almost guaranteed to get a little
>> fluid on the
>> >caliper when you bleed the brakes, and that fluid will eat right
>> through the
>> >paint. Fortunately, the bleeder valve is on the back of the
>> caliper, so you
>> >can't see it.
>> >
>> >I used plain-ol' RED engine paint from DupliColor. I was going to get the
>> >number for you (I just did mine a couple weeks ago), but I guess
>> I threw the
>> >can out. It looks really good. If you don't want "ricey", then (IMHO, of
>> >course!) you're pretty much limited to either red, black, or
>> silver. If you
>> >go red, don't get the Ford Red...it's got a hint of orange that
>> looks funny
>> >with Tornado Red. The best advice, no matter what color, is to
>> test it on a
>> >piece of scrap metal and stick it in your wheel well to see if
>> you like it.
>> >
>> >FWIW, A company called Folia Tec makes a "caliper laquer kit". I
>> found an ad
>> >for a company  called Ultra Performance
>> <http://www.ultraperformance.com> in
>> >SCC that carried it. It's a 2-part paint with a special cleaner, so I'd
>> >guess it's an epoxy-based paint. $49.99 is kinda expensive, but
>> I imagine it
>> >probably stands up to brake fluid better than engine paint.
>> >
>> >
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