After work today, I think I'm going to swing by AutoZone and pick up a brake caliper/drum painting kit. I was just wondering how I should go about painting them. I put my rims/tires on, but I've never done much more than that, except putting on my intake. How should I go about taking off the calipers/drums?
Any help is appreciated.
Well jack up your car and remove your tires.
The calipers are held on by 2 allen headed slide bolts. However i highly recommend leaving them on and just be carefull and paint them there. If you do decide to remove them, make sure that you hang them up so your not putting stress on the brake line, it breaks easily.
As for drums, you paint them while on the car.
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Your drums just kinda hang out in space by themselves so painting them is no big deal. Lawnmower's right about the front ones just paint the caliper if you get any over
spray on the rotor don't worry the first time you hit your brakes it will come right off.
Check out the post in the exterior forum about paiting brakes it should help you out
but if you have any other questions at all feel free to ask.
And welcome to the org.
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Paint them on the car its much easier, mask EVERYTHING you dont want painted very well, I.E. rotors, lines, etc. Make sure you take some lacquer thinner and clean them REAL good or the paint wont stick. If the kit comes with cleaner use that.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
Thanks alot guys, I'm about to go to work, so I might post some pictures when I'm finished.
Not to be mean but search,m this topic was just covered within a week. I know cuz jackalope and i posted in it. Just for future use the search button.
Vincent Morris wrote:Not to be mean but search,m this topic was just covered within a week. I know cuz jackalope and i posted in it. Just for future use the search button.
I did search, for some reason it kept telling me "topic not found". Or something stupid like that.
he probably wasnt searching the exterior forum.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
Personally i would have gone Gloss black. That way they never look dirty.
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Lawnmowerracer wrote:Personally i would have gone Gloss black. That way they never look dirty.
I was going to do black, but I decided they wouldn't have looked much different than what they were before....which was rust.
Hey they look pretty good. Now paint the interior.
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Madjack wrote:Like I said before, building an engine like ours (2.2 or 2200) is a painstaking chore , since there is so few custom made parts. It's frustrating to me too, but that's what I like about doing this engine, it's the challenge.
Not bad at all, how much did the kit cost if you don't mind me asking?
mods come once every great while... man i wish i wasn't so cheap..
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