Crater Creator
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Hi,
I was replacing discs and pads all round on my range rover, on the front ones I decided to go the whole hog and take the calipers off, blast and paint etc. They didn't really need it, but had started squeaking, so as usual I took the sledgehammer/nut approach and rebuilt the whole lot.
Two of the pins were totally seized, and by the bent shape of them someone had had a bash at them previously - literally.
Even after cutting the pins, I had to drill out the ends of them before I could drift out the remaining part. All worked out well enough though!
I fitted all new bolts, spring clips, etc just to make it look like a proper job.
As they are Brembo calipers, I reckoned red would look the part. Ford "radiant red" was the cheapest 2K I could find on the bay of fleas, it looks OK I think. Not factory colour, but I don't think many folk will know.... I did a fair bit of research on high temperature paint, 2K etc, and decided to try the 2K due to it's resistance to everything a brake caliper might see (except very high temperature).
Blasted with glass beads, then straight colour coat to bare alloy. We'll see how it lasts. My usual issue cropped up - watching bloody paint dry. I can never leave it alone as I want to get on and fit the parts. On this occasion the calipers were propped up on top of the living room stove with a good load of coal burning. The wife was a bit bemused, but it seemed to work a treat and they were cured enough to handle within 4 hours.
Just need the "Brembo" decals now to finish the job off.
I was replacing discs and pads all round on my range rover, on the front ones I decided to go the whole hog and take the calipers off, blast and paint etc. They didn't really need it, but had started squeaking, so as usual I took the sledgehammer/nut approach and rebuilt the whole lot.
Two of the pins were totally seized, and by the bent shape of them someone had had a bash at them previously - literally.
Even after cutting the pins, I had to drill out the ends of them before I could drift out the remaining part. All worked out well enough though!
I fitted all new bolts, spring clips, etc just to make it look like a proper job.
As they are Brembo calipers, I reckoned red would look the part. Ford "radiant red" was the cheapest 2K I could find on the bay of fleas, it looks OK I think. Not factory colour, but I don't think many folk will know.... I did a fair bit of research on high temperature paint, 2K etc, and decided to try the 2K due to it's resistance to everything a brake caliper might see (except very high temperature).
Blasted with glass beads, then straight colour coat to bare alloy. We'll see how it lasts. My usual issue cropped up - watching bloody paint dry. I can never leave it alone as I want to get on and fit the parts. On this occasion the calipers were propped up on top of the living room stove with a good load of coal burning. The wife was a bit bemused, but it seemed to work a treat and they were cured enough to handle within 4 hours.
Just need the "Brembo" decals now to finish the job off.