Brake Caliper refurbishing (now complete)

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Brake Caliper refurbishing (now complete)

Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 5:56 pm

What you will need:
2 wire coat hangers for hanging the calipers.
1 roll of masking tape
1 or 2 cans of VHT Brake Caliper paint colour of choice. (I used 1 can)
1 can of VHT Brake Caliper Clear Coat. (optional)
2 Caliper Stickers of Choice. (Subaru, Brembo or STI) stickers supplied by maccatakka. he can be contacted on www.rexnet.com.au or [url="http://www.ozfoz.com/"]http://www.ozfoz.com/[/url]

Remove both calipers from you car and mask up the pistons and seals. or you can remove them if desired
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I had both calipers sandblasted as this gives a better surface to start with. either masked up bleed nipples or remove and find to bolt that fit. i found it easier to mask them up
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use coathangers to hang the calipers. Apply 2 light coat with a 10 min gap between coats
after 2 light coats should look like this
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wait 10 or 15 minutes then apply a 3rd (must be applied before 1 hour after 2nd coat) wet coat being carefull not to get any runs. Caliper will be touch dry in 1 hour and you can handle it in 3 hours but best left over night to dry.
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I used Subaru Decal for the OEM look
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Position the decal carefully as it CAN'T be removed once applied
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using a soft cloth rub over the decal a few times and remove the top protective layer
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now for the professional look i gave the calipers 3 coats of clear using the same method as when you did the red Image
next day is fitting day
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what they look like with wheels on
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end result :D
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remeber when painting be patient and you will get the best results

shane

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Postby adam » Tue May 12, 2009 9:00 pm

just an innocent question shane, but why do the calipers have "subaru" on them in the second pic in which, from your descriptions i think is them sandblasted? or is it them with primer on?
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 9:13 pm

adam wrote:just an innocent question shane, but why do the calipers have "subaru" on them in the second pic in which, from your descriptions i think is them sandblasted? or is it them with primer on?

hey adam
no primer mate bare metal. i dont know...they where sandblasted and i even gave the front a going over with 400 wet and dry but it was still there. when you rub over it you cant feel it though....beats me mate

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Postby tangcla » Tue May 12, 2009 9:15 pm

Why paint those pretty gold Brembos? They were nice to begin with...!
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 9:26 pm

tangcla wrote:Why paint those pretty gold Brembos? They were nice to begin with...!
i am not explaing it all again besides i am not into gold

read here

http://forum.liberty.asn.au/viewtopic.p ... 5&start=15
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Postby tangcla » Tue May 12, 2009 9:29 pm

ahhh... because you're the chief commissioner of the rice police... :lol:
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Postby coyote » Tue May 12, 2009 9:31 pm

Wonder how much Subaru pay in royalties to be allowed to put Brembo stickers on those calipers?
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Postby suff » Tue May 12, 2009 9:33 pm

legacy rsk wrote:
adam wrote:just an innocent question shane, but why do the calipers have "subaru" on them in the second pic in which, from your descriptions i think is them sandblasted? or is it them with primer on?

hey adam
no primer mate bare metal. i dont know...they where sandblasted and i even gave the front a going over with 400 wet and dry but it was still there. when you rub over it you cant feel it though....beats me mate

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The "Subaru" paint would have etched into the metal surface.. once sand blasted, you wont feel the difference, but you will see the slight deviation in colour.. Used to get it all the time when restoring tools..
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 9:48 pm

coyote wrote:Wonder how much Subaru pay in royalties to be allowed to put Brembo stickers on those calipers?
dont understand that. why would subaru pay anything when brembo make them...if they had subaru on them it might be different..
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Postby WhiteGTB » Tue May 12, 2009 9:48 pm

Champion Shano :)

Can't wait to see the results of your work.

You will be the only one (I dare say) going around in Red Nuggets.
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 9:48 pm

suff wrote:
legacy rsk wrote:
adam wrote:just an innocent question shane, but why do the calipers have "subaru" on them in the second pic in which, from your descriptions i think is them sandblasted? or is it them with primer on?

hey adam
no primer mate bare metal. i dont know...they where sandblasted and i even gave the front a going over with 400 wet and dry but it was still there. when you rub over it you cant feel it though....beats me mate

shane


The "Subaru" paint would have etched into the metal surface.. once sand blasted, you wont feel the difference, but you will see the slight deviation in colour.. Used to get it all the time when restoring tools..
it was a decal suff, but i understand what you are saying
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 9:49 pm

WhiteGTB wrote:Champion Shano :)

Can't wait to see the results of your work.

You will be the only one (I dare say) going around in Red Nuggets.
thanks mate bring yours over i will do yours :lol:
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Postby WhiteGTB » Tue May 12, 2009 9:59 pm

legacy rsk wrote:
WhiteGTB wrote:Champion Shano :)

Can't wait to see the results of your work.

You will be the only one (I dare say) going around in Red Nuggets.
thanks mate bring yours over i will do yours :lol:


Hmmmm now there's an idea... possibly the blue colour, like the Project Mu's :)
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Postby jdm rsk » Tue May 12, 2009 10:09 pm

WhiteGTB wrote:
legacy rsk wrote:
WhiteGTB wrote:Champion Shano :)

Can't wait to see the results of your work.

You will be the only one (I dare say) going around in Red Nuggets.
thanks mate bring yours over i will do yours :lol:


Hmmmm now there's an idea... possibly the blue colour, like the Project Mu's :)
be good if they made that colour :cry:
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Postby B.C » Wed May 13, 2009 12:02 am

or you could always just powder coat them , then a clear coat of VHT
o.k they're not Brembo's, but still. :D
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