RE: break caliper color question???

[16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 12:42 PM 5/2/2000 , Mark Mages wrote:
>If you are determined to repaint them, take them off
>and rebuild them (kit is $5.50 for both sides).  You
>will get a lot bettter paint job, and maybe not be
>quite so ricey ;)

$5.50?  Fuck that, I can't afford that! ;)


>Clean them really good with brake cleaner, primer
>them, then paint them.  If you have any rebuild
>questions lemme know..

Yeah... I have a big question-- what the hell is in the rebuild kit that 
it's so cheap?! Anti-rattle goo for the pads is cheaper than that! :)


>My .02 (not that you listened to my last suggestion ;)

Ruh-Roh!  What was your last suggestion?? :)

Jason






>Mark
>
>--- 16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org> wrote:
> > 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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