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Old 05-20-2015, 07:37 PM
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Default Brake Caliper Refinishing! BEFORE & AFTER PHOTOS

Just throwing this out there.....

Yes, the used raw photo is not of the actual finished one, however the Tiffany set is the same in the cold stripped photo and the final photo!

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What do you charge for caliper refinish?
Old 05-20-2015, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ilko
What do you charge for caliper refinish?
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Old 05-20-2015, 09:23 PM
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and do you have calipers on hand that can be bought with our old ones sent back to you for a core charge?
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Originally Posted by VA993Dreamer
and do you have calipers on hand that can be bought with our old ones sent back to you for a core charge?
This. I'd be all over this ASAP
Old 05-21-2015, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by aclark133
This. I'd be all over this ASAP
This would be sweet. I might just have to roll over and have my calipers re-finished.
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To find them on the web look up Wheel Dynamics Long Beach CA

They repair and refinish wheels too.

I wonder what baking the paint does for the seals in the caliper?
Old 05-21-2015, 11:57 AM
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The baking temp is going to be nothing compared to what a track day brings regarding heat for the seals. That said, I'd probably rebuild them after the finish was done, but I've been told I am an **** bastid.
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Originally Posted by ilko
What do you charge for caliper refinish?
Our prices have not changed in over 5-years, the cost per each on a set is $135 each. If you bring less than a set of four it's $150 ea.

Custom colors and finishes are available but will be slightly more. Some samples of custom finished attached.


Originally Posted by VA993Dreamer
and do you have calipers on hand that can be bought with our old ones sent back to you for a core charge?

We get this same question all the time, so here is the answer, we tried it once before however if you turned in a set to us that has only 30K miles on the set and we were to give you a set that had 140K miles We are sure you would not be happy with that. So then we add not only a model variable but now a mileage variable, not to mention what about if someone had a bad seal and traded in that set in order to beat the system, we don't have the man-power at this rate to perform testing and so we will refinish any set you with to send to us.

Some other customers have purchased a set, swapped them out and sold the set off their vehicle to the next guy. We just do not want to get in the middle of that situation. I hope it makes sense to you.


Originally Posted by rlme36
The baking temp is going to be nothing compared to what a track day brings regarding heat for the seals. That said, I'd probably rebuild them after the finish was done, but I've been told I am an **** bastid.

You are right on the money, because we "HARD BAKE FINISH THEM" they temps we use are not a required temp unlike PC. The temps we use are lower than those you will generate under heavy street braking or light track use. We do this since it helps the finish bond to the caliper metal surface.
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Do you use a decal or stencil for the Porsche lettering? Nice looking work.
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Originally Posted by cobalt
Do you use a decal or stencil for the Porsche lettering? Nice looking work.
Most of our applications are printed on a clear and applied, we rarely use the older decals, the newer print on clear gives sharper images and less issues when applying.

Just to cover a follow-up question, we do not sell these items.

Thanks for your question!



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