hi james for me so here I'm gonna support and upgrades you can add your
car is a larger braking system when it comes time to coding protecting those
components powder coating is hands down the most durable option
it won't fade over time like paint is even . 3 brake fluid resistant Eastwood
offers almost a hundred color so you're sure to find one that matches your ride
in front of me is a pair of two hundred dollar
remanufactured six piston Brembo brake calipers which are fraction of the price
compared to the big break it's available online
I could easily cost thousands of dollars these aren't shiny and new like the kit
but functionally they're the same
this leads to the blank aim is to customize your calipers to match the
rest of your ride with that extra money saved
you can buy our very own powder coating gone oven and powder for future projects
let me show you step-by-step how to fully prep and powder coat a set of
brake calipers taking them from a boring caster a something really draw attention
while adding superior protection in order to get these calipers prep my
first happened with the pistons and seals since they would not be able to
hold up the 400 degree temp need to cure the powder removing caliper piston is
pretty much the same for every type of caliper clamp off the Pistons leaving
one open at a time and apply compressed air to the brake fluid inlet
this can be a slow process but pistons and seals must be removed before going
into the oven
since these calipers were bare metal I did not have to blast them but if
there's any type of rust or corrosion on the surface they should first be media
blasted now that the calipers are visually clean
it's time to remove any chemicals that still may be on the surface
I use the technique known as outgassing which is simply heating them to about
425 degrees slightly above the 400 degrees here 10 with hopes that any of
the remaining contaminants burn off after about 15 minutes in the oven i
remove the calipers and allow them to cool
I make sure to put them in a place where they would stay clean until I was ready
to apply the powder once cool to the touch it's a good idea to put on nitrile
gloves to keep oil from your skin off of the part I then spread the calipers down
with pre-painting prep to remove the last the contaminants using high heat
masking tape
i sealed off all the cylinders and plug any threaded holes with high temp plugs
this is a must because powder is a high built coding which has the potential to
affect threads and machined surfaces with all the required areas taped off on
the calipers from the oven rack using stainless steel tie wire and supported
them
the eastwood paint powder coating stand i'll be using the east with dual voltage
power gun on the high setting since these calipers are more than a half inch
thick in some spots setting up the powder gun is very easy because the
8-ounce powder bottles thread directly onto the gun
I attached the ground clamp where it will not be visible you want to attach
it directly to the part not to the trailer hangar which could result in
poor powder attraction the gun pressure should be about 8 to 10 psi which can be
set directly on the gun by turning the knob to high pressure could cause the
powder to blow by or off the part too little and it may not reach inside
complex areas
take your time and make sure you have achieved full coverage before putting it
into the oven to cure a common mistake and powder coating is judging the Cure
time because you must wait for the part to reach 400 degrees before starting
20-minute timer to measure this i'm using the eastwood infrared thermometer
once the part reaches 400 degrees the 20-minute timer starts instead of
leaving the calipers plain gold
I decided to add the Porsche logo on the outside of the caliper with the oven
preheated to 400 degrees
I evenly applied the decal and then put it back in the oven I waited until the
surface temperature was about 300 degrees and then remove the caliper
but the caliper still hot i plot Eastwood gloss powder over the whole
caliber and put them back in the oven for the full 20 minute cure this is the
final step of the process and I'm really looking forward to how they turn out
after the calipers cool
you can see the complete transformation just from a simple code of gold powder
all is be done in the garage
applying multiple layers of powder can be tricky especially if you're just
starting out by making a test piece one sure you get the exact look you want
eastwood there's no need to send your parts out especially powder shop
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