S.Speed
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I am not a boy racer but the Callipers were positively scruffy..
Despite the heat yesterday I decided to tackle this job which I have been meaning to do since I got the car.
I didn't photo the process but I have just been out and re removed a wheel to show the finished result.
The process I did was as follows:
1. remove Calliper and hang via a elastic bungee cord.
2. Remove carrier and also pads and anti rattle shims.
3. Use electric drill with a selection of wire brushes to remove dust and crud.. Loads came off (more than I expected actually).
4. A liberal dose of brake cleaner to totally degrease
5. I used hammerite smooth silver paint with a small flat artists paint brush. I left this to go touch dry (less than an hour in this heat) in the vice.. Vice gripping the bolt heads.
6. went out and painted the rear of the callipers first. I carefully twirled them on the bungee cord to paint all surfaces.
7. Went back to carriers to refit anti rattle springs and also treat the Pad tracks to some copper slip grease.
8. Refitted carriers and then the Pads.
9. Refitted Callipers to carriers.. If there are any slight finger marks within the new paint then now is the time to go over with a couple of deft brush strokes.
Certainly a damned sight better than they were...
Despite the heat yesterday I decided to tackle this job which I have been meaning to do since I got the car.
I didn't photo the process but I have just been out and re removed a wheel to show the finished result.
The process I did was as follows:
1. remove Calliper and hang via a elastic bungee cord.
2. Remove carrier and also pads and anti rattle shims.
3. Use electric drill with a selection of wire brushes to remove dust and crud.. Loads came off (more than I expected actually).
4. A liberal dose of brake cleaner to totally degrease
5. I used hammerite smooth silver paint with a small flat artists paint brush. I left this to go touch dry (less than an hour in this heat) in the vice.. Vice gripping the bolt heads.
6. went out and painted the rear of the callipers first. I carefully twirled them on the bungee cord to paint all surfaces.
7. Went back to carriers to refit anti rattle springs and also treat the Pad tracks to some copper slip grease.
8. Refitted carriers and then the Pads.
9. Refitted Callipers to carriers.. If there are any slight finger marks within the new paint then now is the time to go over with a couple of deft brush strokes.
Certainly a damned sight better than they were...
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