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Rebuilding and painting caliper. What did you on the 4th weekend?
Decided to start my caliper paint and rebuild project as I didn't have any plans for the long weekend. Glad I did as one piston on each side of the rear was jambed and even with a compressor I could' get them out. Had to boil the caliper to heat it up before they popped out. Rear pads were wearing uneven.
now it's literally waiting for paint to dry
Up on stands Popping seals and pistons First coat of paint
Looks like you have been productive. I did alot of driving. 200+ miles on Saturday alone. Also replaced the driver's side front wheel well arch adn the right front inner CV joint boot on my C4 Cab.
Suntanning to cure the paint before decals and clear coat
Originally Posted by Debo18D
Looks like you have been productive. I did alot of driving. 200+ miles on Saturday alone. Also replaced the driver's side front wheel well arch adn the right front inner CV joint boot on my C4 Cab.
Cheers to independence.
Nice! Always little things to replace with older cars.
Decals on and clear coat applied. I used duplicolor red caliper paint and vht satin finish clear. Going to bake the paint in the oven tomorrow morning.
Arggg! So the clear coat ate thru two parts that were not completely dry. Guess I'll have to sand and redo these sections. Lesson learned, wait until the paint is fully cured before clear
Typically you can clear within 1 hour of the base coat or after 7-10 days. You obviously landed in the realm in between which is a no no... Nice effort though.
Today I built a ramp for my deck stairs so my aging dog (she'll be 16 next month) can get to the back yard without being carried. Not a car project, but I'm sure all you dog owners can relate.
Tony and Dion -- nice job on the gauges and brakes, respectively!
I can respect that. Our Yorkie is 15 and certainly can't jump on the bed no more.
Originally Posted by KoB
Today I built a ramp for my deck stairs so my aging dog (she'll be 16 next month) can get to the back yard without being carried. Not a car project, but I'm sure all you dog owners can relate.
Tony and Dion -- nice job on the gauges and brakes, respectively!
07-03-2017, 12:49 AM
Rebuilding and painting caliper. What did you on the 4th weekend?
