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Brake Calipers Painted


Jake F6

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I did mine a while ago, while a mate polished the paintwork.. Its a fairly time consuming job, with all the cleaning and time between coates.. The results are awsome though, I love em.. The car is Phantom purple BTW...

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what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up with

I used wax/grease remover a wire brush and some soapy water...

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what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up with
I used nulon brake cleaner doesn't go very far I used 2 cans to do the fronts 'and it's nasty sh#t DO NOT get it on paintwork
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I used a mates work shop de-greaser... dont know is exact name pe101 or something and it looks like coolant. used under 1 litre for all 4, and a scotch brite pad.

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what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up with

Definitely pull them off the car, its not worth the mess, or the overspray! just work at it with any de-graser.... shouldn't really matter, its all about how long you take :idunno:

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the blue looks great... I considered it for mine...

is there a gloss that can withstand heat or does the paint dry glossy enough?

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the blue looks great... I considered it for mine...

is there a gloss that can withstand heat or does the paint dry glossy enough?

There is a clear gloss available from VHT. You can buy it from autobarn etc.

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I did mine using degreaser to slean them and vht paint on them came up realy nice. I used lots of newspaper and masking tape. took a while but was worth it. results speak for themselves

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