painting brakes
 

i was wondering if its ok to paint the brake cailpers. just to make them look newer. does any body do this or have pics.

Its ok just what is the proper procedures from cleaning to prepping and what kind of paint or just have them powdercoated?? I wanna know too.:icon_hyper:

Autozone or any other car parts store will carry brake caliper paint. It has instructions on how to do it. Get a good wire brush and some mineral spirits and make sure they are spotless before painting, also only paint the outside, stay away from the actual calipers. It cost about $15 to paint all the calipers on the bike.

the autozone paint looks like crap though, just my opinion... getting them powder coated is much butter...

+1 on powdercoating... that's why i was saying make sure you get them spotless. I've seen that paint go both ways. my friend cleaned his up and used that stuff and it looks great, I also see people just spray over all the grime and it looks like crap. ha ha.

If you get them powder coated you should grab a caliper rebuild kit while your at it since the seals and everything will have to be removed anyways =)

i will go and see how much it cost to have them powder coated as there is a place that does that about 5 blocks from where i live. but how hard is it to rebuild the brakes tho

Its not a hard process at all- you could try to re-use the seals from the calipers if they are all in good condition.But personally I wouldn't. new kits will run 50-70 for all 3 calipers. here is a generic walk-thru on the process

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ca...ean/index.html

Won't the oven for the powder coat melt the seals on the caliper?.. Or are you taking it completely apart? (Pistons and all)

Yes, that's why i suggested rebuilding them if they get powder coated- no use in taking them all apart and not cleaning/ rebuilding them.

Was talkin more towards the refinishing the outside(a different color) of the calipers not rebuilding the internals.:icon_shrug: To go from black to gold.

Right, but you cant take a caliper, powder coat it, stick it in a oven to cure... the oven will destroy everything inside the caliper

Yeah- if you went with powder coating you would have to remove all the rubber seals and clean them off. The metal has to be etched, painted then baked at 350 to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. If you already have to take them all apart you mine as well rebuild them. Plus often times the old seal will get damaged by the removal process. If that's too much then stick with the auto zone stuff i'm pretty sure they make it in gold.

Powder coat all the way I'm about to have a friend do this for my car when we swap the brake fluid out, Just make sure you don't need the bike for about a day if its your first time powdercoating.

The previous post was a buddy of mine.. Anyway. You'll have to pull the rubber boots, take and remove the piston and most likely get new seals. As for the powder coating itself. Its just a matter of choosing the texture and color. Prepping the part is critical as you don't want any hair, dust or oil on the surface. If you want it to last forever then you can media blast it for more texture which will make the powder adhere better once its baked. If you want a good example, I can do it and post up the process... Its very easy just time consuming and if you mess up you have to strip the part and start all over which can suck... I can do two tones and/or if you want it to say something thats cool too... Most people just want their unique design in it. I'll just do a generic caliper from our f3 and post up so you get the general idea? Would some of ya'll like to see that? Or maybe do the f3 set and sell them once I hit 100posts.. Either way it should be a fun write-up.

Ya, that would be cool thanx.

As far as powdercoating guys, Id have a shop just powdercoat them if I go that route. Still might just clean them up and paint them myself still too.

Did you get a chance to get that quote to powdercoat the calipers yet??

The autozone/walmart caliper paint kit looks just as good as powder coating .... this thread has pics and it looks fine. https://cbrforum.com/forum/600-modif...alipers-30861/ I'm about to go do it with a kit I got at pep boys for like $10 I'll post before/after pics.

Old thread is old. ;-) Closed.