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Brake Caliper Painting
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:06 pm
by schmooobie
Hey guys I am going to paint my calipers and drums. Do most people take them off and spray them or do you leave them on and brush them?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:23 pm
by sk8r78
I've done both and removal is far more thorough and takes more time. There is a lot of masking involved with spray also.
Re: Brake Caliper Painting (schmooobie)
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:05 am
by bull77
i left mine on and brushed them
Re: Brake Caliper Painting (schmooobie)
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 6:18 pm
by Merzbow
I've done both as well. I used to brush them once a year because of the HORRIBLE winters with the salt and stuff in Michigan, they would crack and chip off, so I'd have to redo them every spring....I got tired of the red and painted the drums and calipers black for a clean look. This time I used the spray and left them on the car. it came out really good and didn't chip as much this winter. it's not that much of a hassle to mask off the parts so I would recommend doing that.
Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:12 pm
by rAERRK
why would you paint the drums
Re: (rAERRK)
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:15 am
by bull77
Quote, originally posted by rAERRK »why would you paint the drumsbecause painting them black looks alot better than rust