Pics of Powder Coated Brakes
07-06-2003, 12:03 PM
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Pics of Powder Coated Brakes
Some more pics of my powder coated OEM brake calipers. What a great project! Car looks much better and I finally can see these beauties more clearly. Definitely worth the $140 cost to powder coat all 4, plus $20 for Porsche stencil. Very easy and satisfying DIY.. 
Enjoy!
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes1andhalf.jpg" alt=" - " />
Close-up of fronts
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes3.jpg" alt=" - " />
Close-up of rears
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes4rear.jpg" alt=" - " />
Enjoy!<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes1andhalf.jpg" alt=" - " />
Close-up of fronts
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes3.jpg" alt=" - " />
Close-up of rears
<img src="http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/redbrakes4rear.jpg" alt=" - " />
07-06-2003, 03:21 PM
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Looks great, I am doing something similar next week. Also, I think your car would look really nice with some painted center caps. Maybe the brake calipers accentuate the non-painted ones? I'm not sure, but I know that some painted ones would look great with those calipers on a silver car.
07-07-2003, 11:55 AM
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Oleg, looks great! Did you disassemble the calipers or leave them whole? What a great upgrade!
Does anyone know if the OE calipers are painted or powder coated black?
Does anyone know if the OE calipers are painted or powder coated black?
07-07-2003, 12:08 PM
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When I was checking out the calipers the other day, it appeared that they were painted because the backside was not the glossy black like the rest of it. Maybe it was just really dirty, and I didn't really look close, but to me it appeared painted. I think I am going to paint mine with the right materials and see how it turns out. If it is no good, I will sandblast them and powdercoat them. I'll let everyone know how the paint turns out.
07-07-2003, 01:56 PM
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Does anyone know what maximum temperature the calipers get to, especially on the track? I think powercoating goes on at about 400F (I could be wrong), and I was wondering if Porsche uses "normal" powdercoating on their brakes or something special to take the heat?
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07-07-2003, 02:39 PM
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Oleg the calipers look great. Which powdercoat shop did you take them to? What was the turn around time?
Thanks for the pix!
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Thanks for the pix!
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07-08-2003, 08:24 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by chris walrod:
<strong>Oleg, looks great! Did you disassemble the calipers or leave them whole? What a great upgrade!
Does anyone know if the OE calipers are painted or powder coated black?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Hi Chris,
No need to dissassemble them. All I did was disconnect the brake fluid line and that's it. OEM calipers are powder coated black, and the way they powder coat is they put the caliper in a "sandblaster", remove the original black powder coating, then I'm not really sure how the red powder coating is applied, but I know it's very safe to keep the pison o-rings, etc, in place. The shop does tape up the pistons, so that the sand and paint do not hit them. Got to make sure all brake fluid is out of calipers.
I was all ready to replace the piston seals (car has 105k miles and I track), but once I got in there and inspected them, they looked brand new!! Yes, impossible, but true! No cracks, no leaks, even the rubber looked new - amazing!
Turn around was two days.
Make sure to replace all mounting bolts for calipers (get parts from Porsche - cheap).
Lastly, when breaking brake lines, I would highly recommend plugging the line so that the entire system doesn not drain (master cylinder, etc..) I did not do this , and has to do three total brake flushes to get out most of the air. Worst case scenario is you get air trapped in the master cylinder indefinintely, requiring some expensive "professional" assistance. This was brought to my attention by some knowledgeable porsche folks.
Stencil was bought from vendor on <a href="http://www.p-car.com" target="_blank">www.p-car.com</a> check it out.
Great DIY. I also installed new rotors all around. Love the OEM brakes, and now I can see them oh so better. No need for Big Reds after this!
<strong>Oleg, looks great! Did you disassemble the calipers or leave them whole? What a great upgrade!
Does anyone know if the OE calipers are painted or powder coated black?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Hi Chris,
No need to dissassemble them. All I did was disconnect the brake fluid line and that's it. OEM calipers are powder coated black, and the way they powder coat is they put the caliper in a "sandblaster", remove the original black powder coating, then I'm not really sure how the red powder coating is applied, but I know it's very safe to keep the pison o-rings, etc, in place. The shop does tape up the pistons, so that the sand and paint do not hit them. Got to make sure all brake fluid is out of calipers.
I was all ready to replace the piston seals (car has 105k miles and I track), but once I got in there and inspected them, they looked brand new!! Yes, impossible, but true! No cracks, no leaks, even the rubber looked new - amazing!
Turn around was two days.
Make sure to replace all mounting bolts for calipers (get parts from Porsche - cheap).
Lastly, when breaking brake lines, I would highly recommend plugging the line so that the entire system doesn not drain (master cylinder, etc..) I did not do this , and has to do three total brake flushes to get out most of the air. Worst case scenario is you get air trapped in the master cylinder indefinintely, requiring some expensive "professional" assistance. This was brought to my attention by some knowledgeable porsche folks.
Stencil was bought from vendor on <a href="http://www.p-car.com" target="_blank">www.p-car.com</a> check it out.
Great DIY. I also installed new rotors all around. Love the OEM brakes, and now I can see them oh so better. No need for Big Reds after this!
07-08-2003, 08:26 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by NineNine3:
<strong>When I was checking out the calipers the other day, it appeared that they were painted because the backside was not the glossy black like the rest of it. Maybe it was just really dirty, and I didn't really look close, but to me it appeared painted. I think I am going to paint mine with the right materials and see how it turns out. If it is no good, I will sandblast them and powdercoat them. I'll let everyone know how the paint turns out.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Good luck, but from what I've heard, powdercoating is the only way to go. Painting them doesn't look good and them flake. If you're dpoing to do it, I highly recommend you do it right.
As for your OEM painted question, I think the OEM calipers were powder coated the same black front and back.
<strong>When I was checking out the calipers the other day, it appeared that they were painted because the backside was not the glossy black like the rest of it. Maybe it was just really dirty, and I didn't really look close, but to me it appeared painted. I think I am going to paint mine with the right materials and see how it turns out. If it is no good, I will sandblast them and powdercoat them. I'll let everyone know how the paint turns out.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Good luck, but from what I've heard, powdercoating is the only way to go. Painting them doesn't look good and them flake. If you're dpoing to do it, I highly recommend you do it right.
As for your OEM painted question, I think the OEM calipers were powder coated the same black front and back.
07-08-2003, 08:33 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Mike J:
<strong>Does anyone know what maximum temperature the calipers get to, especially on the track? I think powercoating goes on at about 400F (I could be wrong), and I was wondering if Porsche uses "normal" powdercoating on their brakes or something special to take the heat?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">From what I know, and from others experience, you'll have no problems with the powder coating on the track.
BTY, thank you All for your kind comments on my anchors! They really do look snazzy!
I had them done at
M&M Finishing Technology
2825 Crocker Ave
Redwood City, CA
Phone
650)363-0960
<strong>Does anyone know what maximum temperature the calipers get to, especially on the track? I think powercoating goes on at about 400F (I could be wrong), and I was wondering if Porsche uses "normal" powdercoating on their brakes or something special to take the heat?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">From what I know, and from others experience, you'll have no problems with the powder coating on the track.
BTY, thank you All for your kind comments on my anchors! They really do look snazzy!
I had them done at
M&M Finishing Technology
2825 Crocker Ave
Redwood City, CA
Phone
650)363-0960
07-08-2003, 08:51 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by oleg steciw:
<strong>Good luck, but from what I've heard, powdercoating is the only way to go. Painting them doesn't look good and them flake. If you're dpoing to do it, I highly recommend you do it right.
As for your OEM painted question, I think the OEM calipers were powder coated the same black front and back.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Well, I guess the worst that could happen is it sucks and I powdercoat them anyway... It's not like that extra layer of paint will make any difference if I get them powdercoated since it will be sandblasted off. The paint is meant for calipers and it is a several step process. I'll let people know if it works or not- sometimes there is more than one way to do something right (not necessarily saying this will be "right", but it could be).
<strong>Good luck, but from what I've heard, powdercoating is the only way to go. Painting them doesn't look good and them flake. If you're dpoing to do it, I highly recommend you do it right.
As for your OEM painted question, I think the OEM calipers were powder coated the same black front and back.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Well, I guess the worst that could happen is it sucks and I powdercoat them anyway... It's not like that extra layer of paint will make any difference if I get them powdercoated since it will be sandblasted off. The paint is meant for calipers and it is a several step process. I'll let people know if it works or not- sometimes there is more than one way to do something right (not necessarily saying this will be "right", but it could be).
07-08-2003, 11:30 PM
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I have had no experience w/this product, but it may be an easy & inexpensive way to add the "Porsche" stencil.
<a href="http://caliperdecals.com/" target="_blank">CaliperDecals.com</a>
<a href="http://caliperdecals.com/" target="_blank">CaliperDecals.com</a>