Brake Repaint

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 02/23/2014 at 10:10 • Filed to: maintenance

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Has anyone here repainted their brake calipers? 2003 Evos were notorious for pealing clear coat. Mine lasted longer than most, but it is time.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 10:12

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Pealing clear coat? I believe that rings true.

ihm96 > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 10:31

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Colored brake calipers add like 20 hp so you should really repaint it.

/sorryihadnothingrealtoadd

Autophile412 - what's the world got in store? > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 10:32

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I did mine on my old evo. Suck it up and drain the brake fluid and (if you have the funds) swap in some stainless braided lines.

It was an awesome decision. Brake fade lap after lap was non existent after.

JACU - I've got bonifides. > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 02/23/2014 at 10:32

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I've never found colored brake calipers to be appealing.

d1ck > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 10:34

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A buddy of mine did the calipers on his Evo X and they came out great. I can't remember if he actually painted them or just re-did the clear coat.

f86sabre > ihm96 02/23/2014 at 11:09

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I will advise the Italians at Brembo of your opinion. The car came with them painted. I just would like to get them back to looking ok. Right now they are splotchy red and pink

911e46z06 > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 11:29

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While you're in there you may want to sand off that rust on the rotor and paint that up too.

puddler > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 11:30

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i've painted a few. prefer dark silver or black. but that epoxy enamel is the way to go.

the drums on my furd have brembo emblems. lol.

cjboffoli > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 12:02

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Red is a color that stands out. However, it is generally the most photosensitive of all colors as the pigments that create red are most likely to fade in sunlight.

ledfoot > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 12:05

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Ive done a few just using basic high temp enamel rattle can and it looked great, ive only even done black though.

DatHoonDoe > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 12:05

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I've done it twice. Three coats of Rust Oulem will do. The sucky part is sanding those sons of bitches down and covering the suspension/disks/etc so you don't stain them.

NeuroByte > f86sabre 02/23/2014 at 22:35

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