hows everyone painting their brembos?
03-30-2011, 06:32 PM
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hows everyone painting their brembos?
i searched and found one thread but it wasnt that great, are you guys taking them off or painting them on the car? a few people in the other thread said to use the brush on? it seems like that would come out streaky. Powder coating is probably the best bet but the more expensive option. and what did you do for the prep work, obv sand but details? let me know what you guys did and if you got pics put em up!! thanks! 
03-30-2011, 06:50 PM
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i powdercoated them off the car. a body shop could od a nice paint job for you if you take them off and it will last a good while aswell. using that rattle can crap doesnt last.
03-30-2011, 07:53 PM
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I rattle canned a the 4 on my redline too while they were on the car. Rattle can will last if you do the prep work. They also make the G2 caliper paint which is brush on and will withstand 950 degrees. I think thats what i'm gunna go with when i paint mine. Just gotta find the brembo decals to put on the calipers when i'm done. THats just my .02
03-30-2011, 09:28 PM
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being a mechanic benifits so i took them of the car and completely tore them down so they could be safely sand blasted then powder coated, not recommended for the everage newb for you can bamage important components then oppps no brakes. 
Powder coated front and rears purple last summer
Before becal
Sitting on Bc coilovers^^^
Powder coated front and rears purple last summer
Before becal
Sitting on Bc coilovers^^^
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cleaned em good and masked everything off to do em on the car,
mine turned out great!! had no chipping or anything untill i had to put new pads in and that was my own fault lol
but here mine are with vht caliper paint (spray)
mine turned out great!! had no chipping or anything untill i had to put new pads in and that was my own fault lol
but here mine are with vht caliper paint (spray)
03-31-2011, 12:23 AM
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sweet thanks for the comments guys, i have to decide on a color now to go with imperial blue, any ideas? and i think i might just get them pc'd. taking them off fairly easy??
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dont powder them, since there used there is a high risk of baking the brake fluid in the calipers and messing them up, just paint them and clear them like i did, and ide say go with a unique color, something that will set off the colors, maybe red or a bright color? imperial blue might look good too
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dont powder them, since there used there is a high risk of baking the brake fluid in the calipers and messing them up, just paint them and clear them like i did, and ide say go with a unique color, something that will set off the colors, maybe red or a bright color? imperial blue might look good too
03-31-2011, 03:49 PM
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dont powder them, since there used there is a high risk of baking the brake fluid in the calipers and messing them up, just paint them and clear them like i did, and ide say go with a unique color, something that will set off the colors, maybe red or a bright color? imperial blue might look good too
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I had a spelling error in there and because if you powder coat you got the remove all the pistons and seals and the averge pwerson doesn know how to properly do so is all i meant by that. If you take them to get powder coated as an assembly you will **** your seals haha.