Brake Rebuild/Powder Coat - LOTS of pics!
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Brake Rebuild/Powder Coat - LOTS of pics!
I know it's been done before but I figured I would just post pics of my little project here on rebuilding and install my FD brakes on my FC along with SS lines. Now I'm not going to do a write up on the rebuild since that has already been done and is in the archives I believe. Hope you enjoy the pics.
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i have an eastwood hot coat kit and full size oven to do mine with eventually. If yours turn out well i might get on it sooner.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
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i have an eastwood hot coat kit and full size oven to do mine with eventually. If yours turn out well i might get on it sooner.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
"I really want to rebuild my engine but I just can't pick a color!" lolz
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All my calipers work fine or they wouldnt be on my cars. If they needed rebuild i would have already done so and waited on the powdercoat. And of course when i do powdercoat them i will rebuild them.
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i have an eastwood hot coat kit and full size oven to do mine with eventually. If yours turn out well i might get on it sooner.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
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The finish won't matter if you can't rebuild them properly. Why don't you rebuild them without all the paint jaz just in case they don't work or last as long as you hope?
"I really want to rebuild my engine but I just can't pick a color!" lolz
"I really want to rebuild my engine but I just can't pick a color!" lolz
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Here they are finished, and I must say I am impressed on how well they turned out. They may not be perfect but they do look good in person. I am very pleased on how they turned out. They are still cooling, since they are very hot. I may try buffing it a little in a small spot on the back or something to see if it lessens the orange peel look. I have very fine steel wool that should work.
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not bad for a frist time i do alot of powder coating my self a tip to get ride of orange peel is wet and buff just like paint. or wet sand and powder coat with clear coat powder. either way works well. just dont sand to long or stay in the same spot to long. also i would recommend 1500- 3000 grit
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not bad for a frist time i do alot of powder coating my self a tip to get ride of orange peel is wet and buff just like paint. or wet sand and powder coat with clear coat powder. either way works well. just dont sand to long or stay in the same spot to long. also i would recommend 1500- 3000 grit
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I can't sleep for beans right now so I'm gonna busy myself and go finish rebuilding the calipers right now. Until I get finish pictures here is another angle pic:
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i have an eastwood hot coat kit and full size oven to do mine with eventually. If yours turn out well i might get on it sooner.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
How hard would you say the actual tear down of the calipers is?
What type of stripper did you use?
Im especially curious on the how these will come out. The biggest reason i havent done mine is because i cant decide if i want to sandblast them first or if i want to use a wirebrush and then a stripper.
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I figured out that you have to CLEAN the hell out of everything you coat, then completely dry the part off. Moderate to light coats of powder, baking in between. This way, you get a good thick layer of powder on there, and it eliminates the orange peel look.
Calipers look good though
Calipers look good though
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not bad for your first time doing pc.
i just bought the columbiacoatings koolkoat 2.0 with the dpw board, its an 800$ setup, but i just did an entire engine and intake runners for a friend, lays glassy smooth. if that harbor freight gun has an adjustable feed air, try turning up the feed a little bit, and adjusting the voltage.
if not, i guess youre stuck then lol.
ill post up some pics of my calipers im doing: 3 coats, chrome, candy red translucent, clear /red flake
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i just bought the columbiacoatings koolkoat 2.0 with the dpw board, its an 800$ setup, but i just did an entire engine and intake runners for a friend, lays glassy smooth. if that harbor freight gun has an adjustable feed air, try turning up the feed a little bit, and adjusting the voltage.
if not, i guess youre stuck then lol.
ill post up some pics of my calipers im doing: 3 coats, chrome, candy red translucent, clear /red flake
Lloyd
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Sorry to bring up an old *** thread lol, but I finally got around to installing these bad boys on my car. I never had the time or the space. I actually installed them today with new pads, and they look pretty good. These are 1993 rebuilt calipers on an 1989 GTU. Bolted right up with no problems, and all the brake lines bolted right up as well. The only difference I found out is the brake hardware kit. The brake pad pins are longer on the FD calipers then on the FC calipers. Just a heads up for anyone who may want to do this as well. And yes I know there is no real performance upgrade to doing this, but I had these calipers and decided to do a rebuild on them since they look way better then the FC calipers IMHO.