Caliper powdercoating
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Caliper powdercoating
I've been fighting the urge to have my nearly-perfect factory calipers stripped and powder coated. This has been going on for 5 years....
I know there are numerous shops that claim to do this correctly, but I'm looking for that one shop that actually does it perfectly. By that, I mean complete stripping of the caliper bodies, new seals, and a thorough powder coat that would pass for factory. In other words, no signs of sloppy masking, etc.
Am I asking for too much? Discuss.
Andreas
I know there are numerous shops that claim to do this correctly, but I'm looking for that one shop that actually does it perfectly. By that, I mean complete stripping of the caliper bodies, new seals, and a thorough powder coat that would pass for factory. In other words, no signs of sloppy masking, etc.
Am I asking for too much? Discuss.
Andreas
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the attached may not get to the level of perfection you want, but this is a pic of mine after 2 years of track use. I used hi-heat spray paint and did this in a weekend. they are now over 5 years old and still look this good. I removed the calipers, sanded, cleaned, painted put on the decals, sprayed the clear, and baked them in the oven.
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Excellent results. Do you this at home, or do you send them out for powder coating?
I'd even go so far as to thoroughly bead blast my calipers before sending them off (assuming the factory finish is paint).
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We do this at home with products from eastwood. We have a core set we could build for you. Send me a PM and we can exchange info. We did this with NightFlyer. His are the flat black in the pics above.
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I believe you are correct in that factory finish is paint..... Powder coat would not stand up to the heat of heavy use (ie: track). Powder coat melts at a relatively low 400deg.
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Porsche/Brembo has some kind of magic pixie dust they paint with.... I tried (half heartedly) to repaint mine with the high temp stuff you get at pep boys... And while it looked great, it totally disintegrated when I spilled brake fluid on it....
Given the choice I would probably go the powder coat route on a non-track car, you really do have to work hard to get the temps that high. That is unless you can find the pixie dust that will withstand both heat and brake fluid....
Given the choice I would probably go the powder coat route on a non-track car, you really do have to work hard to get the temps that high. That is unless you can find the pixie dust that will withstand both heat and brake fluid....
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Porsche/Brembo has some kind of magic pixie dust they paint with.... I tried (half heartedly) to repaint mine with the high temp stuff you get at pep boys... And while it looked great, it totally disintegrated when I spilled brake fluid on it....
Given the choice I would probably go the powder coat route on a non-track car, you really do have to work hard to get the temps that high. That is unless you can find the pixie dust that will withstand both heat and brake fluid....
Given the choice I would probably go the powder coat route on a non-track car, you really do have to work hard to get the temps that high. That is unless you can find the pixie dust that will withstand both heat and brake fluid....
I'm sure they didn't see the type of heat a track day would, but this weekends runs in the Ozarks we pretty hard and after cleaning they still look great.
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Andreas seeing how particular and neat you are with your stuff, especially your Porsche, give it a shot yourself and then if it's not up to your standards then send them out. I took the cheap way out and spent a day sanding and cleaning each on each caliper. I used a very fine sandpaper and carb cleaner/brake cleaner. I prepped them very good. I used Duplicolor caliper paint. Did three coats, applying heavier on each coat. I used the Porsche decals from Ebay, which were exact in size. I then used High heat clear coat on top of everything including decal. They look great. How good it looks is dependent on your prep work and taping. From the looks of your engine bay I think this is something you could definitely handle with ease and expect excellent results, especially if you were going to bead blast first.