Time to Paint the Brakes

[jimbo01 0]

I painted the front brake calipers on my E38 today - 1 down and 3 to go.

Step 1 - purchase the brake caliper kit - these come in blue, red or yellow.

Step 2 remove wheel and clean brake caliper. The stuff in kit works. CRC brake parts cleaner is absolute crap - might as well piss on the parts. I used alloy wheel cleaner on the brake and loosened the brake dust with a tooth brush, then wahed off, then used the cleaner in the kit, again with the tooth brush, and then washed. I dried it all off with the wifes hair dryer.

Note - the various cleaners may discolour you brake disk - a couple of stops and this will dissapear.

Step 3 - paint calipers - this is 3 coats. Abiout 15 minutes between coats. I used wifes hair dryer again as it was only 13 degrees today. Thi inital coat looks a little dodgy but by the 3rd coat it looks fine. I only pianted the viabale area - it is after all an appearance mod.

Step 4 - refit your wheel - then do the other 3 (another day).

Edited August 26, 2007 by jimbo

[jpp 0]

You didn't think it was worthwhile removing the caliper off the disc?

[jimbo01 0]

While removing the calipers would allow every bit of the calipers, including the bits you can't see to be painted, I didn't see any benefit. If you want perfection remove the calipers, and the brake pads then do it.