MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 10m 1d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-619993 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azid Rush Donating doesnt allow you to be an idiot! Member 692 Member For: 18y 4m 4d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-620035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/01/08 11:25 PM Share Posted 13/01/08 11:25 PM (edited) Azid Rush said: 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-620149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 18y 1m 25d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 14/01/08 02:58 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 02:58 AM Azid Rush said: 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-620211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmpin Member 111 Member For: 17y 8m 22d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-620231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmpin Member 111 Member For: 17y 8m 22d Gender: Male Location: South Coast NSW Posted 14/01/08 03:46 AM Share Posted 14/01/08 03:46 AM Azid Rush said: 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-620234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sa_snoozer Member 5 Member For: 17y 4m 1d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-649752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
castro7 rob327 Member 227 Member For: 17y 3m 8d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-654493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
spine Donating Members 642 Member For: 19y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: Footscrayastan Posted 04/04/08 08:14 PM Share Posted 04/04/08 08:14 PM castro7 said: 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-654630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke'm Member 104 Member For: 18y 28d 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 https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41344-brake-calipers-painted/page/3/#findComment-656129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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