View Poll Results: Should I paint the Calipers
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Paint Brake Calipers ?
11-24-2010, 11:03 AM
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Paint Brake Calipers ?
Hey Forum, I got a question for you....I am currently waiting on a Master Cylinder to come in by mail. While I am waiting I got the car up on jacks with the tires off. Should I or shouldn't I paint those Calipers? Your thoughts...?
11-24-2010, 11:17 AM
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Only if you are also gonna replace the brake lines and pads and have a couple of days to do it right...
Make sure you totally bleed out ALL the old brake fluid also...you oughta switch to Ate Blue DOT 4..
So I guess I am saying, do it all and paint the calipers yellow....!
Make sure you totally bleed out ALL the old brake fluid also...you oughta switch to Ate Blue DOT 4..
So I guess I am saying, do it all and paint the calipers yellow....!
11-24-2010, 11:21 AM
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I would recommend the fluid be Castrol GTA ( I think that's the designation), rather than Ate Blue - unless you are driving on the race tracks. Ate blue and gold are good for higher temperatures when first installed, but are more hydrophylic (absorb water much faster) than the Castrol product. The Ate's should be replaced about every few months, while the Castrol is probably good for 3 years.
Gary Knox
Gary Knox
11-24-2010, 11:42 AM
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If you have S brakes just paint the calipers black or silver. Floating calipers painted red or yellow look like ****; puts you in the category of a guy trying to make his old Accord look like a race car!
11-24-2010, 11:50 AM
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...in the category of a guy trying to make his old Accord look like a race car!
11-24-2010, 01:39 PM
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LOL...dam it...I painted them red....
I only painted them red, after reading and looking at other pictures about painting brake calipers....sucks..
Oh well maybe people wont judge me too harshley...
I only painted them red, after reading and looking at other pictures about painting brake calipers....sucks..
Oh well maybe people wont judge me too harshley...
11-24-2010, 01:49 PM
#7
Been selling Twinkies on Ebay,
have some extra cash right now.
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have some extra cash right now.
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I painted my old calipers gold, kind like the original color. Looked OK. Stopping power still sucked, though.
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11-24-2010, 02:20 PM
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I would recommend the fluid be Castrol GTA ( I think that's the designation), rather than Ate Blue - unless you are driving on the race tracks. Ate blue and gold are good for higher temperatures when first installed, but are more hydrophylic (absorb water much faster) than the Castrol product. The Ate's should be replaced about every few months, while the Castrol is probably good for 3 years.
Gary Knox
Gary Knox
11-24-2010, 02:56 PM
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Nordschleife Master
I painted my S brakes on my Burgundy car red and my OB brakes on my light blue '81 yellow... I like it. They hare pretty well hidden behind the wheels so you don't see them to much anyway, but I like a little hint of color peeking out...
