MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/01/08 09:24 AM Share Posted 13/01/08 09:24 AM 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 17y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 13/01/08 11:39 AM Share Posted 13/01/08 11:39 AM what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 4m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/01/08 11:25 PM Share Posted 13/01/08 11:25 PM (edited) what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up withI used wax/grease remover a wire brush and some soapy water... Edited 13/01/08 11:26 PM by MiKa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 17y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 14/01/08 02:58 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 02:58 AM what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up withI 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmpin Member 111 Member For: 17y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 14/01/08 03:40 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 03:40 AM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmpin Member 111 Member For: 17y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 14/01/08 03:46 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 03:46 AM what do ppl recommend to give the calipers a good clean up withDefinitely 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa_snoozer Member 5 Member For: 16y 10m 14d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/03/08 02:33 AM Share Posted 24/03/08 02:33 AM Mate just got his brembo's ceramic coated and they look amazing, can withstand stupid temp.. def recommend if you are a fussy bugger like he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castro7 rob327 Member 227 Member For: 16y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW and Bribie Island QLD Posted 04/04/08 07:49 AM Share Posted 04/04/08 07:49 AM the blue looks great... I considered it for mine...is there a gloss that can withstand heat or does the paint dry glossy enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spine Donating Members 642 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Footscrayastan Posted 04/04/08 08:14 PM Share Posted 04/04/08 08:14 PM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke'm Member 104 Member For: 17y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: adelaide, SA Posted 08/04/08 02:35 PM Share Posted 08/04/08 02:35 PM 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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