Painted
Brake Calipers
Estimated
Time: 1 hour
Tools:
Wheel Spanner
Guardian Newspaper (smiles, trini does call
all newspaper guardian paper)
Masking tape
High temp spray paint (chinese laquer and a brush works ok
too)
Jack
up the car. Trini, please remember to put a block of some
kind behind the back wheel. We doh want to read about you
in the same newspapers. Next, remove the wheel using the wheel
spanner. Clean the caliper using a degreaser or gas. I used
lacquer thinner it did the work, sometimes lye works best.
Tape off the entire wheel well and surrounding brake area
using the newspaper and masking tape. Be sure to cover the
rotors really well. Apply the paint using nice, thin, even
strokes. Allow time (approx. 15 minutes) between coats. I
did 3 coats and that looked good. We even put cut vinyl stickers
on the calipers of a 323 and they lasting over 2 years now,
but make sure and apply the stickers while the paint is still
slightly dry to touch. After you are sure the calipers are
dry remove the newspaper and tape. Then put the wheel back
on, take off the jack and you are ready to flam. I see some
people do this to their brake hubs in the back sometimes too
- matter of preference.
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