Frayz's quick Brembo caliper painting guide
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:58 am
Okay guys...
My quick guide to painting the Brembo calipers, some of you may find it some use
Ive sold these calipers but i thought id paint them for the new owner before they go.
1) Remove calipers from the car and drain as much brake fluid from the calipers as possible. I blew mine gently through with an airline at a low pressure.
2) Place rubber/plastic caps in all fluid apertures to protect them from any paint/clear ingress.
3) Remove the pad retaining pins, anti rattle clips and pads (Wash these separately)
4) Wash the calipers in a tank full of degreaser with a stiff brush working off every last bit of dirt and dust.
5) Using a torx socket, remove the screws that secure the stainless pad sliders. These are inbound of the calipers and will easily be seen once the calipers are clean. There are 4 of these and then the 4 stainless slide plates will just fall out.
(Note- The torx drives in the top of the screws will be full of dust/dirt. Using a scribe etc, pick out the dirt/dust to get a good clean location with the torx driver. Failing to do this could cause you to strip out the head of the torx screw)
6) With the slide plates removed there will be lots of hidden dirt behind them. Give the calipers another good scrub in the degreaser.
(Continue to clean the calipers until they are as clean as you can possibly get them)
7) Using some 360 wet/dry, key up all of the caliper surfaces. Take you
My quick guide to painting the Brembo calipers, some of you may find it some use
Ive sold these calipers but i thought id paint them for the new owner before they go.
1) Remove calipers from the car and drain as much brake fluid from the calipers as possible. I blew mine gently through with an airline at a low pressure.
2) Place rubber/plastic caps in all fluid apertures to protect them from any paint/clear ingress.
3) Remove the pad retaining pins, anti rattle clips and pads (Wash these separately)
4) Wash the calipers in a tank full of degreaser with a stiff brush working off every last bit of dirt and dust.
5) Using a torx socket, remove the screws that secure the stainless pad sliders. These are inbound of the calipers and will easily be seen once the calipers are clean. There are 4 of these and then the 4 stainless slide plates will just fall out.
(Note- The torx drives in the top of the screws will be full of dust/dirt. Using a scribe etc, pick out the dirt/dust to get a good clean location with the torx driver. Failing to do this could cause you to strip out the head of the torx screw)
6) With the slide plates removed there will be lots of hidden dirt behind them. Give the calipers another good scrub in the degreaser.
(Continue to clean the calipers until they are as clean as you can possibly get them)
7) Using some 360 wet/dry, key up all of the caliper surfaces. Take you