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Hi Guys/Gals
Its my first post and i thought i would share some know how.
A simple guide on how to paint your brake calipers yourself and get an awesome finish.
The most important part of painting anything is in the preparation.
With automotive painting there is also the disadvantage of accessing hard to reach areas and working with rust / grease and other elements.
To paint your brake calipers properly you will require some tools and the focus is on removing all rust dust and grease.
***SAFETY NOTE
Use protective eye wear and a breathing mask when doing any painting or cleaning of the brake area as the chemicals and brake dust is highly carcinogenic.
The tool kit:
Jack Stands
Tyre Iron
Jack ( For raising the car )
Masking paper
Masking Tape
Heat Gun
Steam Gun or Degreaser
Caliper Paint - Colour
Caliper Paint - Gloss
Thinners
Sand Paper
Rag
1. Step one is to position the car for painting the brake calipers , you need to have clear access to all four wheels and the car needs to be parked on a flat surface ( ie. not on a hill ).
SAFETY WARNING - Make sure the car is in gear and the handbrake is on !
2. The next step is to loosen all the wheel nuts on all 4 wheels
Don't undo the wheel nuts all the way just loosen them a little bit so they are easy to remove once the car is jacked up.
3. Using the Jack points on a car raise the car onto all 4 jack stands
WARNING - if you are not familiar with how to Jack a vehicle up please refer to this article -> HOW TO JACK UP A CAR
4. Once the car is raised, you can proceed to undo all the wheel nuts and take the wheels off.
Make sure you note which side of the car each wheel came from because it affects performance having wheels in the wrong position.
5. The next step is to clean your brake calipers , This is where the steam cleaner and wire brush comes in handy.
Thoroughly wire brush the brake calipers and loosen any hard dirt or brake dust, cover as much area as you can using a wire brush.
-Do this for all 4 brake calipers.
Then using the steam cleaner steam as much grease as possible from each brake caliper.
The longer you take on the cleaning process of the brake calipers the better the end result will be.
6. Dry off the calipers using the heat gun untill there is no liquid or wet areas visible on the calipers.
Make sure to cover all angles and fire the heat gun into the hard to reach places.
7. Now it is time to mask the work area in preparation for painting your calipers.
Refer to this article for use full images.
You need to mask and cover any area that you don't wish to paint.
That means covering the wheel hub , the suspension and drive shafts so that they are not painted in the process.
Repeat this for all 4 sides.
Once you are happy that everything is covered except the brake calipers, you are ready to paint.
8. Apply a thin base coat of paint onto the brake calipers.
Dry each coat with a heat gun.
Repeat this process until you have good coverage.
Dry with a heat gun. waiting about 10 minutes per coat.
9. Finally apply a few coats of gloss paint to your calipers using the heat gun to dry each coat .
10. Remove the masking paper, clean up any over-spray ( Rotate the disks by lowering the handbrake and putting the car in neutral to free them up )
- Now you can access any overspray and clean that up using your thinners.
11. Put the wheels back on , lower the car and you are done.
I hope this helps someone
It took me some understanding of how to paint to get this little mod right !
Kind Regards
Boris
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Its my first post and i thought i would share some know how.
A simple guide on how to paint your brake calipers yourself and get an awesome finish.
The most important part of painting anything is in the preparation.
With automotive painting there is also the disadvantage of accessing hard to reach areas and working with rust / grease and other elements.
To paint your brake calipers properly you will require some tools and the focus is on removing all rust dust and grease.
***SAFETY NOTE
Use protective eye wear and a breathing mask when doing any painting or cleaning of the brake area as the chemicals and brake dust is highly carcinogenic.
The tool kit:
Jack Stands
Tyre Iron
Jack ( For raising the car )
Masking paper
Masking Tape
Heat Gun
Steam Gun or Degreaser
Caliper Paint - Colour
Caliper Paint - Gloss
Thinners
Sand Paper
Rag
1. Step one is to position the car for painting the brake calipers , you need to have clear access to all four wheels and the car needs to be parked on a flat surface ( ie. not on a hill ).
SAFETY WARNING - Make sure the car is in gear and the handbrake is on !
2. The next step is to loosen all the wheel nuts on all 4 wheels
Don't undo the wheel nuts all the way just loosen them a little bit so they are easy to remove once the car is jacked up.
3. Using the Jack points on a car raise the car onto all 4 jack stands
WARNING - if you are not familiar with how to Jack a vehicle up please refer to this article -> HOW TO JACK UP A CAR
4. Once the car is raised, you can proceed to undo all the wheel nuts and take the wheels off.
Make sure you note which side of the car each wheel came from because it affects performance having wheels in the wrong position.
5. The next step is to clean your brake calipers , This is where the steam cleaner and wire brush comes in handy.
Thoroughly wire brush the brake calipers and loosen any hard dirt or brake dust, cover as much area as you can using a wire brush.
-Do this for all 4 brake calipers.
Then using the steam cleaner steam as much grease as possible from each brake caliper.
The longer you take on the cleaning process of the brake calipers the better the end result will be.
6. Dry off the calipers using the heat gun untill there is no liquid or wet areas visible on the calipers.
Make sure to cover all angles and fire the heat gun into the hard to reach places.
7. Now it is time to mask the work area in preparation for painting your calipers.
Refer to this article for use full images.
You need to mask and cover any area that you don't wish to paint.
That means covering the wheel hub , the suspension and drive shafts so that they are not painted in the process.
Repeat this for all 4 sides.
Once you are happy that everything is covered except the brake calipers, you are ready to paint.
8. Apply a thin base coat of paint onto the brake calipers.
Dry each coat with a heat gun.
Repeat this process until you have good coverage.
Dry with a heat gun. waiting about 10 minutes per coat.
9. Finally apply a few coats of gloss paint to your calipers using the heat gun to dry each coat .
10. Remove the masking paper, clean up any over-spray ( Rotate the disks by lowering the handbrake and putting the car in neutral to free them up )
- Now you can access any overspray and clean that up using your thinners.
11. Put the wheels back on , lower the car and you are done.
I hope this helps someone
It took me some understanding of how to paint to get this little mod right !
Kind Regards
Boris
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