 Painting Calipers |
 Apr 16, 2006 - 1:32 PM
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ok... yea... i really suck at this stuff.. i wanna paint my calipers... um i have this dupli-colour caliper paint kit... then just as i was about to start... i realized something... how do i paint the rears if i can't turn it so the caliper faces me like the front?
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Apr 19, 2006 - 6:37 AM
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I used smooth hammerite and just brushed it on, got a nice smooth covering and just stuck my head in the wheelarch a bit to get the tops/back of the calipers.
If you want to spray them, then just unfasten the lower bolt of the caliper and it will come away still fastened to the brake line so you won't need to bleed them after. If you also unfasten the bolt that hold the brake line to the suspension strutt then the caliper will almost rest on the floor infront of the rear hub. You could always spray it when its on the floor on some newspaper? This is how my Import is anyway, sorry if its different to yours. |
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elvasoshexai Painting Calipers Apr 16, 2006 - 1:32 PM
LewFX easier to take them all off, plug the holes and go... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:40 PM
elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 16, 2006 - 2:40 PM... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:42 PM LewFX take tire off, take off calipers, plug the brake l... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:50 PM elvasoshexai are these the front and rear jack points:
front:
... Apr 16, 2006 - 3:24 PM lil_lissa i just put the spray paint behind it and tried to ... Apr 16, 2006 - 3:25 PM tcox22 i bought some caliper paint from autozone, took my... Apr 16, 2006 - 6:37 PM elvasoshexai so are the 2 pics i posted the correct places to p... Apr 16, 2006 - 10:57 PM LewFX wrong spot, if you want, jack the middle piece tha... Apr 16, 2006 - 11:06 PM elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 17, 2006 - 12:06 A... Apr 17, 2006 - 8:27 AM LewFX in bewtween the control arms and other bars, in th... Apr 17, 2006 - 9:12 AM elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 17, 2006 - 10:12 A... Apr 17, 2006 - 9:28 AM playr158 this is the rear jackpoint...
thats the rear bit... Apr 17, 2006 - 10:02 AM elvasoshexai QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 17, 2006 - 11:0... Apr 17, 2006 - 10:18 AM Cutrara I put a bag over my rotors, and slid it underneath... Apr 19, 2006 - 7:20 AM |
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