RE: break caliper color question???

[16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

So, did anyone paint theirs with the calipers still attached?  (Brake lines 
attached, I don't mean still wrapped around the rotor).  If so, any 
advice.... or should I just take the whole shit off?

Jason



At 11:12 PM 5/1/2000 , Neal Tovsen wrote:

> > I used "Dupli-Color Engine Enamel with Ceramic."  Supposed to withstand
> > intermittent temps up to 500 degrees F.  There were probably 15 different
> > colors in stock when I got it.  It is very durable, too.  Sprayed
> > my oil pan
> > and lower tie bar, and they have both held up well.   I just resprayed the
> > calipers after 1 1/2 years.  Great product for only $5.00 a can!
> >
> > Hint:  When the can says "for additional coats after 1 hour,
> > allow paint to
> > cure for 5 days", believe it.
> >
>
>Yes, and also be SURE to push the piston in (to drain the fluid) BEFORE you
>paint! Even with that, you're almost guaranteed to get a little fluid on the
>caliper when you bleed the brakes, and that fluid will eat right through the
>paint. Fortunately, the bleeder valve is on the back of the caliper, so you
>can't see it.
>
>I used plain-ol' RED engine paint from DupliColor. I was going to get the
>number for you (I just did mine a couple weeks ago), but I guess I threw the
>can out. It looks really good. If you don't want "ricey", then (IMHO, of
>course!) you're pretty much limited to either red, black, or silver. If you
>go red, don't get the Ford Red...it's got a hint of orange that looks funny
>with Tornado Red. The best advice, no matter what color, is to test it on a
>piece of scrap metal and stick it in your wheel well to see if you like it.
>
>FWIW, A company called Folia Tec makes a "caliper laquer kit". I found an ad
>for a company  called Ultra Performance <http://www.ultraperformance.com> in
>SCC that carried it. It's a 2-part paint with a special cleaner, so I'd
>guess it's an epoxy-based paint. $49.99 is kinda expensive, but I imagine it
>probably stands up to brake fluid better than engine paint.
>
>
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