...went well and looks good.only problem i had was not bleeding the brakes properly when i put the calipers back on, seemed to be ok till i did a hard break test and didnt really slow down.bleed them properly and now feels just like normal, and now i feel confident in at least changing my break pads and installing the stainless brake-lines when i finally get a set.[image]http://www.cit.uws.edu.au/~luke/zpics/DSC00004.JPG[/image] [image]http://www.cit.uws.edu.au/~luke/zpics/DSC00005.JPG[/image]
COOL PAINT JOB, WELL DONE Good job,i have been contemplating doing mine and after seeing yours i will have to pull my finger out, mine look terrible in comparison. a job well done.. brett.
a long weekend is the best time,,.. :YD .... allowing for multiple coats of paint and enough time to bleed the brakes properly etc.my mate and I spent about 1 1/2 days all up. took us nearly 4 hours to get the left side calipers off, but we are clueless when it comes to car stuff =-)
Good job, I have an idea too > I was just thinking about it, and as far as I know, there is no 'tech article' on painting calipers the way you have (having removed them)... By no means is this a request, rather a suggestion, but maybe consider doing a write up?The reason I thought about this is, well, when it comes to car stuff I don't think I'm clueless, but I'm nowhere near as cluey as some of the people here. The one thing I've noticed when reading a lot of tech articles is that people leave some tiny little bits and pieces out because it 'goes without saying'... Like when I changed my brake pads, I had no idea it was safe to go at the pistons with a screwdriver, hence, it took me forever. But if I had've known it was safe to do so, I would have gone for it and it probably would have taken me half the time...Just a suggestion really... If anyone out there considers themselves an 'amateur' or below with cars, don't feel like you can't write something up if you've just gone ahead and done it. It's the 'amateurs' who won't forget to leave stuff out for the other people who don't have a clue. Beautiful job on the paintwork too... Looks so smooth! :YD :-Z
Did you find a "How To"... ...article to go by when you took the callipers off, bled the brakes, etc???I'm hanging out to give mine a nice coat of blue (on a silver Z), but only have half a clue about how to go about it. Oh, and I don't really wanna just put paper and masking tape around everything and leave them on while I spray them...M
Try this article guys/gals ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE I did mine in this manner and I think they came up extra well. No paint on anything else if you do a good patchwork job with the newspaper. I did remove my rotors while doing it tho, as this also allowed me to paint the 'hat' of my rotors as well (pics below) [image]http://www.adam.com.au/robertday/caliper1.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.adam.com.au/robertday/final.jpg[/image] [image]http://www.adam.com.au/robertday/wheel1.jpg[/image]
