Oh Darn
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Oh Darn
The slippery slope is such a strange place to live. The other day I noticed the paint on my little black brake calipers is starting to peel. Normally I would not be happy about this type of thing, but now I think that is a great excuse to repaint them some cool color. 
I talked to a shop here that does good work, they quoted me about $550 (depending on exchange rate). My question is...is that a good price?
I am moving back to the US in about six months, and I could wait to get it done once I return.
thanks,
--Joe
I talked to a shop here that does good work, they quoted me about $550 (depending on exchange rate). My question is...is that a good price?
I am moving back to the US in about six months, and I could wait to get it done once I return.
thanks,
--Joe
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I read the DIY in Pano a few weeks ago. Paint work is not the kind of job that interests me; plus I think my wife would flip (ausgeflipt in German) when I put my brakes in her oven.
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You do NOT need to take the calipers off NOR put things in the oven. Buy a two part expoxy kit like the G2 kit. I have done them both on the car and off, and to tell you the truth, there is very little difference.
As usual, there are many ways to solve issues, and the Pano technique is just one way. I did my own calipers with the G2 paint 5 years ago, and they still look great.
However, at $500+ to do them, I am clearly in the wrong business. What is with the stupidly high prices people are quoting these days?
Cheers,
Mike
As usual, there are many ways to solve issues, and the Pano technique is just one way. I did my own calipers with the G2 paint 5 years ago, and they still look great.
However, at $500+ to do them, I am clearly in the wrong business. What is with the stupidly high prices people are quoting these days?
Cheers,
Mike
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I just did mine as part of my suspension overhaul. I looked at all of the options - powder coat vs. spray can, leave them on vs. take them off, etc. In the end I went to the extreme with a complete tear down, powder coat and rebuild.
My calipers had 100k on them so I thought a rebuild might be in order. I purchased a complete set of piston and seal rebuild kits from a rennlist member for $300. The reality when I disassembled them was that all of the pistons and seals were still in excellent shape. You can buy just the seals for much cheaper then the complete rebuild kits.
I then cleaned all of the spring plates and had them zinc plated. I found someone local to me who did an entire box of nuts and bolts from my suspension and the spring plates and bleeder valves for $40.
I took the calipers to a local powder coater to have them bead blasted to bare, with the intention of then deciding if I was going to powder coat or spray paint. I asked him how much it would be to bead blast the calipers he said $100, then I asked how much to powder coat, he said $150 to bead blast and powder coat. I asked him why it was only $50 to powder coat and he said there was a minimum charge for the bead blasting - so I also got him to bead blast the control arms and the dust shields.
From what I understand not all powder coaters require you to completely disassemble your calipers, but mine did - it wasn't hard.
A search on rennlist for powder coating calipers will show you a lot of threads for and against both types of refinishing. This was my story and here are my results:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53070646@N07/5979784687/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53070646@N07/5979784687/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/53070646@N07/, on Flickr
My calipers had 100k on them so I thought a rebuild might be in order. I purchased a complete set of piston and seal rebuild kits from a rennlist member for $300. The reality when I disassembled them was that all of the pistons and seals were still in excellent shape. You can buy just the seals for much cheaper then the complete rebuild kits.
I then cleaned all of the spring plates and had them zinc plated. I found someone local to me who did an entire box of nuts and bolts from my suspension and the spring plates and bleeder valves for $40.
I took the calipers to a local powder coater to have them bead blasted to bare, with the intention of then deciding if I was going to powder coat or spray paint. I asked him how much it would be to bead blast the calipers he said $100, then I asked how much to powder coat, he said $150 to bead blast and powder coat. I asked him why it was only $50 to powder coat and he said there was a minimum charge for the bead blasting - so I also got him to bead blast the control arms and the dust shields.
From what I understand not all powder coaters require you to completely disassemble your calipers, but mine did - it wasn't hard.
A search on rennlist for powder coating calipers will show you a lot of threads for and against both types of refinishing. This was my story and here are my results:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53070646@N07/5979784687/http://www.flickr.com/photos/53070646@N07/5979784687/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/53070646@N07/, on Flickr
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Holy crap! That looks amazing.
I just did mine as part of my suspension overhaul. I looked at all of the options - powder coat vs. spray can, leave them on vs. take them off, etc. In the end I went to the extreme with a complete tear down, powder coat and rebuild.
My calipers had 100k on them so I thought a rebuild might be in order. I purchased a complete set of piston and seal rebuild kits from a rennlist member for $300. The reality when I disassembled them was that all of the pistons and seals were still in excellent shape. You can buy just the seals for much cheaper then the complete rebuild kits.
I then cleaned all of the spring plates and had them zinc plated. I found someone local to me who did an entire box of nuts and bolts from my suspension and the spring plates and bleeder valves for $40.
I took the calipers to a local powder coater to have them bead blasted to bare, with the intention of then deciding if I was going to powder coat or spray paint. I asked him how much it would be to bead blast the calipers he said $100, then I asked how much to powder coat, he said $150 to bead blast and powder coat. I asked him why it was only $50 to powder coat and he said there was a minimum charge for the bead blasting - so I also got him to bead blast the control arms and the dust shields.
From what I understand not all powder coaters require you to completely disassemble your calipers, but mine did - it wasn't hard.
A search on rennlist for powder coating calipers will show you a lot of threads for and against both types of refinishing. This was my story and here are my results:
passenger side caliper2 by firesm, on Flickr
My calipers had 100k on them so I thought a rebuild might be in order. I purchased a complete set of piston and seal rebuild kits from a rennlist member for $300. The reality when I disassembled them was that all of the pistons and seals were still in excellent shape. You can buy just the seals for much cheaper then the complete rebuild kits.
I then cleaned all of the spring plates and had them zinc plated. I found someone local to me who did an entire box of nuts and bolts from my suspension and the spring plates and bleeder valves for $40.
I took the calipers to a local powder coater to have them bead blasted to bare, with the intention of then deciding if I was going to powder coat or spray paint. I asked him how much it would be to bead blast the calipers he said $100, then I asked how much to powder coat, he said $150 to bead blast and powder coat. I asked him why it was only $50 to powder coat and he said there was a minimum charge for the bead blasting - so I also got him to bead blast the control arms and the dust shields.
From what I understand not all powder coaters require you to completely disassemble your calipers, but mine did - it wasn't hard.
A search on rennlist for powder coating calipers will show you a lot of threads for and against both types of refinishing. This was my story and here are my results:
passenger side caliper2 by firesm, on Flickr
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With a crayon - it took a long time, but as you can see from the results - it was totally worth it...
Actually, those are vinyl decals. Which is the other choice that you have to make - vinyl decals or stencils that you spray paint the logo on with. I chose the decal route as it seemed to be the easiest and if they got screwed up it would just be a matter of peeling them off and putting new ones on.
As to where I got them, they are available on Ebay, but it seemed that the ones on there were a little too big. At the same time that I was looking, Andreas posted a thread about his caliper rebuild and he mentioned that he had some decals made up that were the correct size. I asked him if he had any extra and he graciously offer to send me some. In exchange for his kindness I sent him a couple of parts from my suspension over haul to use in his artwork.
Actually, those are vinyl decals. Which is the other choice that you have to make - vinyl decals or stencils that you spray paint the logo on with. I chose the decal route as it seemed to be the easiest and if they got screwed up it would just be a matter of peeling them off and putting new ones on.
As to where I got them, they are available on Ebay, but it seemed that the ones on there were a little too big. At the same time that I was looking, Andreas posted a thread about his caliper rebuild and he mentioned that he had some decals made up that were the correct size. I asked him if he had any extra and he graciously offer to send me some. In exchange for his kindness I sent him a couple of parts from my suspension over haul to use in his artwork.
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Who would paint their brakes a crazy color..? Ur..uh...well...
I use the G2 and Duplicolor brush on paints and like the results. Porsche decals and then a couple of coats of high tremp clear.
I use the G2 and Duplicolor brush on paints and like the results. Porsche decals and then a couple of coats of high tremp clear.