Refurbing Your Brembos: For Dummies

[jamie paton]

mine are still spot on mate, could be doing with a wash like, but theyre still looking very good. if you havn't done it mate, get it done.

 

[bentaw]

i am doing mine tuesday prob gonna clean the car tomorrow weather permiting do the laquer on tues have brake pads and disks changed wed and maybe some suspension work then its all save save save for clutch and new tyres then by the time i have them it will be tax and MOT time its never ending with these cars especialy mine. Its because i didnt get her anything for xmas she has just decided to fall apart on me straight after it.

 

[jamie paton]

cars in the huff

 

[m.r.davies]

yep mine are still mint

The trick here is to avoid using/getting wonder wheels or any harsh cleaners on them when cleaning the alloys

 

[jamie paton]

a special thanks to you m.r. davies for your excellent guide.

 

[m.r.davies]

Thanks Jamie

I dont deserve all the credit as there were other members who helped my out on deciding what lacquer/wet n dry paper etc i should use.

Still to this day chuffed with the results!

 

[bentaw]

just done mine now as has been said its the prep work that takes the time and is frustrating especially when you cant get all the flaking laquer off. However my brembos are no longer pink which is what i was aiming for and from a distance or even if you were knealt down looking at the wheel they look brand new so i am happy, thanks for the guide this should be a sticky in my opinion so it doesnt get deleted, now onto the expensive repairs lol

 

[m.r.davies]

Hey Mod's

Any chance of hosting these images yourself as i'm about to close my hosting account so the pics will no longer work

Thanks

 

[adm013]

excellent guide, works very well

 

[bud-weis]

I did this the other day....got a bit over zealous with the wet sanding and the Brembo logo came away.

So i removed it completely and fitted Porsche badges instead lol.

 

[stevie steve]

good guide, will use this as a painting calipers guide i think.

Subscribed to this thread now - so will be easier to find in future

 

[richybigman]

I did this the other day....got a bit over zealous with the wet sanding and the Brembo logo came away.

So i removed it completely and fitted Porsche badges instead lol.

You got any pics?

 

[GREG_R84]

I got a bit carried away when i did mine and done the back ones aswell

 

[speedsix]

Do you really need to sand them, I would expect laquer to key to the paint anyway?

Mine were perfect until I did a sequence of high speed stops to bed my new pads in and a bunch of the laquer fell off so it must be heat.

 

[Cupra_UK]

The pics in the first page look great. I guess you don't really need to do the back of the calipers but has anyone done this?

 

[dirtysac]

I did this the other day....got a bit over zealous with the wet sanding and the Brembo logo came away.

So i removed it completely and fitted Porsche badges instead lol.

Older Porsche GT3 callipers are the same anyway.

I did this also on on mine and they look great, I should of stripped teh paint really but I'm too lazy.

 

[Number86]

Porsche badges?

I hope that's a joke...

 

[Ruddmeister]

Do you really need to sand them, I would expect laquer to key to the paint anyway?

Mine were perfect until I did a sequence of high speed stops to bed my new pads in and a bunch of the laquer fell off so it must be heat.

No you don't need to worry much about the sanding just concentrate on removing the flakes of lacquer and dirt / brake dust.

Once the lacquer is back on it blends the areas nicely and it's impossible to tell where the flaked off patches were before.

 

[pete147]

Im looking to do this next weekend, is there any perticular type of lacquar to use or would i get away with using halfords own brand clear lacquer?

cheers guys

 

[m.r.davies]

I guess halfords would be ok

Just remebmer they get hot, so make sure it can handle hot temperatures