Repairing Paint to Calipers

[Evs]

Nice work and thanks for posting the how-to xthumbup

A bit OT but what's that pan you've got under the brakes? Looks like a well-designed drainage pan?

 

[Evil_Weasel]

Do you have to use a Honda cardboard box underneath, or will any old box do...?


:lol:

 

[Westie]

:lol: yep, Honda cardboard box required, part no 84640-st7-j00za, included with rear plastic boot panel, DC2

 

[Gunn79]

Got the lacqure from brooks paints(01708 342560) £20.38 delivered next day, motip heat resistant paint product no ART 04033, Thanks for pointing out the wheel.....not! :lol:

Ordered some today - Hopefully get round to it this weekend

 

[logik]

Great job westie, how much did it cost you got all of the items and also how many hours to do them both?

 

[ranger type r]

kool, glad this thread has come up ,
my calipers need work.
cheers lads.

 

[Westie]

Hi Logic, breakdown of costs:

tin of degreaser £3.20 (autofactors)
lacquer £20.38 (expensive but you'll only have to do it the once)still got half a can left enough to do the rear if needed.
Masking tape £1 (from the pound shop!!)
Wet and dry Approx £1 per sheet total £4
White sprit I had in the garage £0

Total somewhere around £30ish

As Above mate, it took approx 4-5 hrs but I was doing other things in between the lacquer drying, as with most things on the car it seems to take more time than you estimate :? unless I'm particularly slow at doing things!!!
it's been a couple of months since I re did the callipers and the quality of the lacquer has been worth the cost and I wouldn't recommend the halfrauds alternative
Hope this helps, Mark

 

[logik]

Thanks mate.

Very cheap input for the quality results, i will be doing this for sure.

 

[macer]

Yea going to do the same in the next few weeks.

Great info

 

[phil r]

just ordered a tin from the above number ( brooks paints ) £ 24 delivered to your door

 

[logik]

just ordered a tin from the above number ( brooks paints ) £ 24 delivered to your door

Aye i am going to get a can asap and do mine maybe at the end of June. Looks sweet for the amount of money spent on it.

 

[jreedy27]

as the above said does anybody no the correct paint code for the brembo callipers as my paint has flaked off. Cheers

 

[jreedy27]

as the above said does anybody no the correct paint code for the brembo callipers as my paint has flaked off. Cheers

 

[jay82]

Re:

Top notch 'how-to', cheers Simon xthumbup

Maybe make it a sticky, mods? :idea:

think maybe this should be in the how to section

 

[Yan_man]

it is very strange that the red brembo's.i had GTR R33 with some black ones on them and never had this problems i had the car for 4 years and the calipers were like new.

 

[TypeGRRR]

Re: Re:

think maybe this should be in the how to section

+1

 

[BillyMcc]

i have everything apart from a hot air gun

 

[Gaz DC5]

I need to be doing this soon, my calipers looks almost pink!

Does anyone know where i can get the high temp. laquer from besides brooks??

 

[jay82]

I need to be doing this soon, my calipers looks almost pink!

Does anyone know where i can get the high temp. laquer from besides brooks??

i found a tin on ebay but theres a few places in england that do high temp laquer but wouldn't send to ireland
so just google it to find them.
was also thing about putting a clear coat of paint on them before hand to help protect the paint

 

[BillyMcc]

I heard it was cheap acid based alloy wheel cleaner that damages the laquer on the callipers.

I use soap and water now.

Still to repair my drivers side caliper though.

Can anyone confirm whether the heat gun is neccessary?