Hi all, iam retarded when it comes to this...so advice would rock, where do i start, what do i need and how can i possibly screw up lol

this should help.....

DIY Brake calliper painting (http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8546&page=1&highlight=Painting+Brake+Calipers)

Hmm i take it you want to paint your calipers???

if so u will need

1x stiff wire brush
1x Stiff old toothbrush
1x old rag
1x bucket of hot soapy water
Lots of Newspaper to cover parts you dont want to be painted
1x can or Caliper/Brake paint i cant remamber the brand but u can get it from supercheap or autobarn etc it's temperature rated at like 1200 degrees or something like that/
1x day of labour preferably on a sunny day with Beers :)


Mate it's a piece of piss to do all you do is jack the car up and put the car on jack stands or whatever they are called, dont use the actual jack as you are doing alot of scrubbing and the jack can fail on you.

Then take the wheel off then start scrubbing the caliper part with the stuff wire brush and soapy water. Depending on how old the car is and how much brake dust there is will depend on how long it will take for you to scrub it back to shiny silver.

The toothbrush is the same as the wire brush only it's for getting into hard to reach fiddly places

once you have scrubbed then dry off the surface using the old rag and even a old hairdryer if you have one.

Then start masking the area that WONT be painted with the newspaper include the wheel arches (just incase you get some overspray or if its a windy day last thing you want is red or blue or whaterver paint you using on the nice silver wheel arches you have heehehehe :) ) make sure you mask up all the rubber bits around the caliper and of course the disc it'self as Yuk burnt paint from the disc Stinks really bad mate.

You can then start painting, using a light coat do up to 3-4 coats letting it dry between coats for the amount of time it says on the can (i think its about 20 min).

Then you all done, you may get some overspray on the discs but dont panic it will wear away as soon as you touch your foot on the brake peddal when driving.

I personally wouldt drive the car for about 24 hours so that the paint can dry properly but it's personal choice mate


I only quickly wipped this up in 5 min 4 ya so if u want more info mate just chuck me a Pm ok

Cheers

Heath

ahh well Samurai beat me to it follow that link mate it's better :)

Thanks for your help and fast replys guys....nice red ones like that photo shall look schweet on my skinny spoked rims :badgrin:

Do yourself a favour - paint your disc rotors as well. Alot of people like to paint them a gloss black cause it just makes them look 'clean'. You can buy a 'brushed aluminum' color in the VHT range of high temp paints.

I've recently painted a set of replacement dba rotors gold with VHT's flame proof 'gold' paint and had them fitted at the same time as my new 18's (looks pretty shweet IMO). I've got annual leave in January and will be pulling off the brake calipers for painting.

If your going to do this, I seriosly recommend removeing the calipers from the discs. This will enable you to paint the calipers without stuffing around with all that hardcore masking tape and newspaper, and you'll be able to paint your discs fwhile still on the car, with ease while the calipers are off (just mask your wheel arches/suspension/etc while spraying the rotors)

This one time at band camp.... Black Beard wrote:

Do yourself a favour - paint your disc rotors as well.

Black Beard, suggest you clarify your post. Neosaber stated at the outset he is
retarded when it comes to this............... and how can i possibly screw up

We don't want anyone painting the friction faces of their disc rotors do we.

Although the only one I've seen, a neighbours comydore, did "look pretty shweet" ....... the flames burnt off the paint in time for a really spectacular visual as his fluid boiled and he smashed into a Pajero just down the road. It looked like a scene from a movie, flames, crumpled metal, and the brakes worked just well enough to make it look like slow motion but I wouldn't want to see it in real life again.

LMFAO, now if thats not precious material for an AAMI ad, I dont what is hehehehe :bowrofl: lol :badgrin:

We don't want anyone painting the friction faces of their disc rotors do we.

Although the only one I've seen, a neighbours comydore, did "look pretty shweet" ....... the flames burnt off the paint in time for a really spectacular visual as his fluid boiled and he smashed into a Pajero just down the road. It looked like a scene from a movie, flames, crumpled metal, and the brakes worked just well enough to make it look like slow motion but I wouldn't want to see it in real life again.

What can I say.... apart from 'trust a comydore driver to f*ck it up'. I've seen it done many times, by professionals and amatuers alike, and those results were never part of the equasion - but who am I to argue.



Black Beard, suggest you clarify your post.

You're right, I should clarify - give them 24hrs to cure (as per the instructions on the paint can) to ensure there is no flamable solvent residue - wouldn't want a repeat of what happened to directors mate.