RE: break caliper color question???

[Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>]

You have to take the whole hub/knuckle assembly apart
to get the splash sheild off. (a real bitch) Just tape
it off with masking tape & newspaper and be careful.

BTW - they do look damn nice with some rust-oleum
semi-flat paint on them....

Mark

--- Neal Tovsen <sixteen.volt@gte.net> 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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> >
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Mark

87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v

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