As Gavin said, l actaully tried to do mine while they were still on the car, but the results were pants! lts alright doing what people say about giving them a quick coat of lacquer and a bit of red paint here and there, but it just doesn't do the wicked looking Brembo calipers justice (in my opinion anyway!) l know its a bit more effort, but l would 110% recommend taking them off and doing them properly! lts really not that bigger deal to remove them and to bleed the system once you've put them on and the results are amazing!
N.B. Even if the whole system runs dry, all this nonsense about it being a pain in the back side to sort is simply hear say! l ended up with NO fluid in the system at all and apart from it taking a couple of hours (bearing in mind l did it on my own AND l'm currently on crutches!
) it was no hassle at all!
Let me know if you want any more advice/help as its all still very fresh in my head and after all the messing around me and Gavin went through......we're basically pro's!
N.B. Even if the whole system runs dry, all this nonsense about it being a pain in the back side to sort is simply hear say! l ended up with NO fluid in the system at all and apart from it taking a couple of hours (bearing in mind l did it on my own AND l'm currently on crutches!
) it was no hassle at all! Let me know if you want any more advice/help as its all still very fresh in my head and after all the messing around me and Gavin went through......we're basically pro's!
l didn't use a primer when l did mine - covered them in brake cleaner/white spirits, wire brushed them, then went at them with sand paper and wet&dry, cleaned them down, masked all the parts up that l didn't want sprayed red and away you go!
Once you've got the first couple of coats on, let it dry fully and sand it back again with a light wet&dry, then throw a few more coats on. Once you're then happy with the coverage/finish, put a couple of coats of lacquer on and let it dry. Then put the fresh Brembo graphics on, followed by a few more coats of lacquer, let it dry and you're done!
I am not going to bring them back to bare metal, just a bloody good clean down and sanded until the surface is even, if i need a few coats of primer i will put it on but i will have to see it as i do the job.
As Gavin said, l actaully tried to do mine while they were still on the car, but the results were pants! lts alright doing what people say about giving them a quick coat of lacquer and a bit of red paint here and there, but it just doesn't do the wicked looking Brembo calipers justice (in my opinion anyway!) l know its a bit more effort, but l would 110% recommend taking them off and doing them properly! lts really not that bigger deal to remove them and to bleed the system once you've put them on and the results are amazing!
N.B. Even if the whole system runs dry, all this nonsense about it being a pain in the back side to sort is simply hear say! l ended up with NO fluid in the system at all and apart from it taking a couple of hours (bearing in mind l did it on my own AND l'm currently on crutches!
Let me know if you want any more advice/help as its all still very fresh in my head and after all the messing around me and Gavin went through......we're basically pro's!
Totally agree, spraying them on the car is daft, i want to take them off so i can get an even coat of paint and minimize the risks of the paint running.Also my car wont fit in the hot press to dry them quicker.
How long did the whole process take for you?, i plan on using a hairdryer between coats just to get the paint setting quicker.
The result is SOOOOOO much better mate, so defiantly worth it! l'll get some photos of mine up tomorrow so you can see how they came out if you like?
l was doing loads of work at the same time, so my car was actually on axle stands for a few days while l was doing everything which meant l could take my time with it all. That said, if you can get the paint dried quick enough etc you could rush it and get it done in a day but l would highly recommend leaving them over night before putting them back on (if you must rush it) so the paint can harden properly otherwise you're bound to catch them and end up chipping the new paint.
Did anybody have trouble removing the 10mm hex holding the calipers on, mine will not budge, i am turning anti-clockwise.
Mine came off with relative ease
They undo in the normal manor, but try a bit of good old shock treatment and see if that helps!
Yeah, i got it off, just took a few knocks with hammer.Whats the story with bleeding the brakes when the caliper goes back on, i have the caliper off and the brake likes plugged so i have only lost a small bit of fluid.
Is there a process to bleed them?
Is there a process to bleed them?
furthest away from mc first.. iirc, rear passenger side, rear driver, front passenger front driver then the 2 nipples on the mc itself.
tbh mate, i would reattatch the hoses whilst you have a pedal feel and take to be power bled, changing all fluid to motul rbf600 for the sakes of 40quid itl feel so much better than if y=you try and diy pressure bleed.
tbh mate, i would reattatch the hoses whilst you have a pedal feel and take to be power bled, changing all fluid to motul rbf600 for the sakes of 40quid itl feel so much better than if y=you try and diy pressure bleed.
thanks, but even though i have only removed 1 caliper, front left, do i have to bleed the whole system?
My brakes work but the pedal is soft.
Damn it, bleeding is a PITA, i might aswell do a brake fluid change altogether, i have some Ferrodo Dot4 in the boot, this should do nicely.
On a separate note, i totally cleaned down one of my Brembo, 2 layers of primers, dried, 3layers of hammerite and dried gently in the oven(don't tell the wife) i went to apply the last coat and i got a reaction on the paint, i was gutted as they were perfect.I cooked them gently and they should be hardened by tommorrow i will have to rub them down and start again
oven baked brembos..lol
tbh id let them air dry with spray cans, powdercoating gets baked but air dry should be fine with aerosol
tbh id let them air dry with spray cans, powdercoating gets baked but air dry should be fine with aerosol
The oven was on low setting and it was only to get the drying process started, the Aerosol hammerite takes ages to dry for some reason. What is everyone using to clean down the brembo before the first coat, i used white spirits and washed with warm water and left to dry.
Brake cleaner first, using an old tooth brush to get all the crap off, then wiped over with white spirits to get them ready for spraying.
l agree with James with respect to the drying process. All l did with mine was get several coats of paint on, then hung them in front of a radiator in the hall way over night with the heating on and by morning......they were spot on and ready for the lacquer! Then did the same process again until they were ready to put back on, but as l said, l was in no rush to get mine back up and running so it depends on how quickly you want to get the job done
l agree with James with respect to the drying process. All l did with mine was get several coats of paint on, then hung them in front of a radiator in the hall way over night with the heating on and by morning......they were spot on and ready for the lacquer! Then did the same process again until they were ready to put back on, but as l said, l was in no rush to get mine back up and running so it depends on how quickly you want to get the job done
Well after a failed attempt at painting my Callipers with Hammerite(HammerSHITE more Like) i decided to go at it again, properly.
I found the hammeritte to be a totally useless paint unless you are painting a gate, it did not apply well, was prone to runs and seems to react with thin air! In addition to this 3 lite coats took 3 days to go off to a workable state and they don't like holtz lacquer.
Anyway, I went at them again, i totally stripped the hammerite off with a sanding wheel, paint brush and cellulose, 400/600/1000/2000/8 micro sanding paper, i basically brought them back to the base paint. Really i could not recommend painting your callipers while on the car, the shite that was on them was incredible, so if you do go this route be prepared for reactions in your paint, its good for a touch up but not a re-spray IMO.
Time to spray
I cleaned them down with pre-paint and made sure they were contaminant free, The colour i chose in the end was Signal Red, in the flesh its a very bright vibrate red, i chose this as my dad just used it to re-sprayed his spitfire back to its orginal colour and his spray gun and paint was all set up and ready to go .
As i never sprayed before with a gun so my dad did one calliper as a guide for me and i did the other, He was able to apply a much thicker coat than me as he knew what he was doing, so one calliper got 3 coats where as mine got 6, i applied it thinner being a rookie and all.
After they was sprayed we let them go off overnight, then the next day i polished them up with g3 and then g8 compound until they were nice and smooth, time for the decals.
I hate this part, i don't have the steadiest hands and the few pints the night before didn't help, i got the on anyways and them came out well considering i put them on with out measuring or anything, then 2 coats of lacquer and bobs your uncle.
Overall i am happy with the outcome, i think they will look when behind my newly reburhed BBS CH(gloss daytona grey this time!) that are being collected tuesday, and another thing ticked off the long list for Dubshed.
I fired some new pads on while i was at it, feic it ta hell.
Pic's below
I found the hammeritte to be a totally useless paint unless you are painting a gate, it did not apply well, was prone to runs and seems to react with thin air! In addition to this 3 lite coats took 3 days to go off to a workable state and they don't like holtz lacquer.
Anyway, I went at them again, i totally stripped the hammerite off with a sanding wheel, paint brush and cellulose, 400/600/1000/2000/8 micro sanding paper, i basically brought them back to the base paint. Really i could not recommend painting your callipers while on the car, the shite that was on them was incredible, so if you do go this route be prepared for reactions in your paint, its good for a touch up but not a re-spray IMO.
Time to spray
I cleaned them down with pre-paint and made sure they were contaminant free, The colour i chose in the end was Signal Red, in the flesh its a very bright vibrate red, i chose this as my dad just used it to re-sprayed his spitfire back to its orginal colour and his spray gun and paint was all set up and ready to go .As i never sprayed before with a gun so my dad did one calliper as a guide for me and i did the other, He was able to apply a much thicker coat than me as he knew what he was doing, so one calliper got 3 coats where as mine got 6, i applied it thinner being a rookie and all.
After they was sprayed we let them go off overnight, then the next day i polished them up with g3 and then g8 compound until they were nice and smooth, time for the decals.
I hate this part, i don't have the steadiest hands and the few pints the night before didn't help, i got the on anyways and them came out well considering i put them on with out measuring or anything, then 2 coats of lacquer and bobs your uncle.
Overall i am happy with the outcome, i think they will look when behind my newly reburhed BBS CH(gloss daytona grey this time!) that are being collected tuesday, and another thing ticked off the long list for Dubshed.
I fired some new pads on while i was at it, feic it ta hell.
Pic's below
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