Refurbed & Repainted my Brembos

[golfinger]

My Brembo calipers where looking pretty rubbish and pink again after the paint and lacquer started to flake. I followed the Refurding Your Brembos Guide on here before and they came up ok, but this time I went a step further and sanded them right back, repainted using high temp paint, re-stickered and re-lacquered.

I don't have any pics of what they where like before, but they where pretty rubbish and pink like the ones in the refurb guide on here. Here are some pics of the finished articles:

Came up really well, not sure if I should do the backs now...

 

[Cupra Ross]

Very bright and striking, well done sir! Now get the rears done too

 

[golfinger]

Not sure about doing the rears. They are not as impressive as the Brembo front calipers so I don't want to steal any of their limelight!

 

[Rocky Rocastle]

woah they do stand out, makes they second pic look like a photoshop, i know it isn't though!

Good job, this is on my to do list

 

[BoomhaueR]

Good job mate...I really need to get round to doing mine at some point.

 

[Willie]

Really nice there bud, how were the pistons, no leaking or scratches on them

 

[james walker]

nice work my friend, looks almost as good as my 911 caliper refurb

 

[godber225r]

Nice job mate i really need to do mine very soon!!

just a quick question to you, are your discs on the right way round?? as i thought the grooves on discs like that go the other way to what you have them?

 

[J0N]

Nice job mate i really need to do mine very soon!!

just a quick question to you, are your discs on the right way round?? as i thought the grooves on discs like that go the other way to what you have them?

Thats what I thought.

 

[Vin-R]

WOW look brilliant mate! could you do mine? lol

the "repainted using high temp paint, re-stickered and re-lacquered" ... what is the stuff you used mate if you dont mind me asking??

thanks

 

[golfinger]

Thats what I thought.

I thought the same too when I saw them fitted. Apparently they can be mounted either way around, most people mount them the opposite way with the groves facing backwards. Mounting them with the groves facing forwards is a more aggressive method.

 

[james walker]

also afaik, mounting them that way makes the grooves quieter....

 

[golfinger]

WOW look brilliant mate! could you do mine? lol

the "repainted using high temp paint, re-stickered and re-lacquered" ... what is the stuff you used mate if you dont mind me asking??

thanks

I repainted with Halfords own make high temperature spray paint. Re-stickered the Bermbo logos with high temperature decals on ebay and used the Hycote Clear Lacquer shown in the "Refurbing Your Brembos: For Dummies" guide.

It was all done with the capilers still in place, just everything else layered in masses of masking tape and newspaper! Took a while though as I sanded them pretty far back and almost used a can of paint/lacquer each caliper - probably overdoing it but I didn't fancy doing this job again!

 

[james walker]

what discs are they mate?

 

[golfinger]

also afaik, mounting them that way makes the grooves quieter....

Yeah, I was also told this by the manufacturers. I do get a whizzing noise under very heavy braking but stop pretty rapid as I had some forum-recommended Ferodo DS-2500 fitted too.

 

[golfinger]

what discs are they mate?

Bought as a package deal with CRN. I think they are EBC discs that have just been grooved from what I have heard.

 

[james walker]

thoguht they were crn, they any good then....

fancy some grooved, but not sure on the way they sound or they way they will probably rip my porsche pads to pieces...

 

[air121005]

great result, looking like new

personally would have removed discs and pads and refitted the caliper to the carrier for spraying, but still a very good result!

 

[Willie]

I thought the same too when I saw them fitted. Apparently they can be mounted either way around, most people mount them the opposite way with the groves facing backwards. Mounting them with the groves facing forwards is a more aggressive method.

It depends on the vents on the inside, if these are not directional then you can fit these either way, if they are then there only one correct way to fit them

 

[godber225r]

Personal preference i think but i would of had them with the grooves facing backwards. I only mention this coz i had a mate that fitted a ap racing big brake kit to his laguna v6 and he put the discs on this way and it was wrong.