ice-hot928

Agreed dr bob, but when I got mine some PO had the wells already covered in undercarriage selant.
Would love to have the wells look like Kermit, but mine are just going to have to stay black and clean.
John

LP928

I've been thinking about painting or powder coating my 79's calipers yellow (car is silver). I just wasn't sure how the open look of the calipers would look when painted. Maybe I'll check out a local foreign car salvage yard and find some S4 calipers. Any pics of OB yellow calipers?

dr bob

Ed, in your picure it looks like you used a silver or medium gray hammertone like Rust-Oleum on the hats. Very nice! I have siver wheel on a black car with all black wheelwells, so the tough choice would be your silver/gray to stand off of the black wheelwell, or the black hammertone with the dark gray contrast to contrast with the silver wheels. Might need to paint the calipers the same color as the hats.

F451

Thanks, yes I used the Hammerite after I saw another listers discs with it, can't remember who at the moment. I really like it.

Edit: the exact enamel paint is: Hammerite Rust Cap, Silver Gray. I bought a 1 qt can and brushed it on.

Here's a pic with the red calipers mounted. I'm running silver wheels with the red S4, I think its a good combo. Maybe I'll see if I can get a close up of the wheels on the car.

dr bob

I'm thinking that the rotor backing plate needs to be that same finish.

A gallon of Simple Green and the pressure washer would get a whole lot of that crud off the painted areas of the wheelwells. It would really enhance the looks having the good colors showing in there. Once cleaned, they are amazingly easy to keep clean, in my experience.

pcar928fan

Kyle,

Good luck on that "finding" S4 brakes at a junk yard! They are HIGHLY sought after by 928 guys and all the '80's 911 guys too! They are just ONE of the VERY VALUABLE things on an S4 that you might part out... Don't hold your breath or you will certainly expire LONE before you "find" S4 calipers! BTW, you have to use a kit to mount them to the early cars as I recall, they don't just bolt up where the old ones did...

F451

Yes I'm with you on both counts. However, I couldn't get the backing plates clean. I tried everything. I think they are either going to need an acid bath or wire brushing - both of which I won't do unless I remove the hubs someday.

For the wheel wells, similar sitch. Those pics are actually the "clean" pics! You can see where I cleaned them, but what isn't apparent is that the paint actually started to get rubbed away from the cleaning and scrubbing.

I didn't try the pressure washer, but I'll give it a try. I have one of the electric ones that doesn't generate that much pressure.

LP928

I realized that I'd need to buy a kit, but its worth a try. If not I'll probably end up doing something with my old calipers, they work fine.

Sailmed

I'm guessing here Kyle.....
But you might want to head west young man, head west.....
I have the PC booth set up - and oven.

I'm on shift Saturday and I'll be doing intakes and calipers on Sunday and Monday..... Monday is probably bake day....

F451

James,

I used Hammerite Rust Cap, Silver Gray. And yes, the rotors were removed from the car. Wire brushed them with the cordless drill, cleaned them, then painted them.

I bought a 1 qt can and brushed it on. It goes on pretty thick, if I was to do it again, I'd try to keep the coats thinner. I did two coats.

So far its holding up nicely, but I've not had it on the road long. It was recommended by another lister, but I can't remember who (sorry lister!).

And btw, your buddy Elliot helped me a bit with the assembly of my brakes. Great guy.



(from this thread: http://edb.smugmug.com/photos/569810437_TPLQZ-M.jpg )

Ed

pcar928fan

AH Ed.... Got'cha! E had a great time and learned a lot working with you! He raved to me on the phone about the experience. We will have him back in a 928 once he settles in down here in TX and figures out what kind of money he has and needs...going to school, new house, all that stuff...lots of variables.

CLEARLY Elliott was giving a nod to Jacko with the one glove on huh? Was he doing a little Moon Walking for you too? Hope he didn't try to SING for you! LOL!

Thanks for the tip on the rotor hats!

S4ordie

Ed - I like the looks of the Hammerite as well. Don' they sell that in a spray can? I used it before on other things. I supsect it would be easier to spray than brush. BTIMBTOOMA on this one.

F451

Yes, it looks like its available in an aerosol. I can't remember why I bought the brush on, perhaps that was all that they had at the store at the time.

Spray on is certainly easier and I would suspect would provide a smoother finish, although the finish on mine looks pretty good, no brush marks.

http://www.masterchem.com/pages/default.aspx?NavID=44

"Available in:

Quart
1 gallon
Aerosol"

F451

???

S4ordie

BTIMBTOOMA - it is an acronym but I pronounce it as a word. Phonetically it sounds like .....

"buh-tim-buh-too-ma" Sounds like a word in a Disney musical.

Stands for: But Then I May Be Talking Out Of My A$$