Hey guys im painting my brake calipers however the previous owner has already done (and a poor might i say) job of it. The old pain is peeling and i am wondering how i can remove it.. btw the calipers are going to be removed before painting it. any suggestions would be helpful!
Make sure You use a heat proof paint when repainting. Otherwise the heat will kill your new paint job.
if you don't want paint dust everywhere, you could use a brush-on paint dissolver. this worked great on my balance pipe
if you have access... to a bench grinder that has a wire brush wheel, just take the calipers off and use the wire brush to get all the old paint off. I've got one at home and its great for removing old paint and also semi polishing some metal which has tarnished or gotten all grimy. Cheers
I know about the paint that ure talking about >> However there are like three types i have seen There is the brake caliper paint engine paint flameproof paint any ideas?
you don't have to use high temp paint... when i painted mine, i firstly used a can of paint that i got from supercheap for $2 as a temporary to see if i liked the colour or not that stayed on for about 1 year - the only reason i re-did it was to change the colour! save yourself $10 and give it a go. after all, you can just re-do it if it doesn't work (which it will) cheers, Warren.
Yep, someone else on the forum used 2pac paint which apparently has a higher temperature tolerance than acrylic. In addition to the advantage you've already stated (cost) you get a wider selection of colours to choose from. Don't know how the paint would hold up if you were to do some track work though
I doubt it would survive on the track.....>> I've seen calipers that were painted with caliper paint turn from red to a dark red/brown due to heat. The track can really be harsh on brakes.
