Gonna be doing a refurb on mine soon and was wondering if most people here just using normal paint lacquer? I think you can get some of the high temperature variety wondered if that would be more resist to them peeling due to the heat.
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Refurbing Your Brembos: For Dummies
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if i was to actually respray them red before lacquering them, what paint do people advise? iv been told hammerite goes horrible when lacquered. any ideas, i still want he rich brembo red though.
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thanks mate, thats helped me alot. They look lush especially with the porsche wheels youve got.
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can some one help me i have done this following the guide here i use VHT Clear as the lacquer the problem i have is no matter how long i leave them in the sun to dry they still dont try hard,
I used hycote Very High Temperature Clear...
washed degreased washed again rubbed washed dried fully then lacquered,
also i got a bit of brake fluid on them while doign a brake chang and it just mlts the lacqur has anyone else had this am thinking of rubbign them back again and sprayign them with somethign else as i cant get this off to go off properly.
thanks
I used hycote Very High Temperature Clear...
washed degreased washed again rubbed washed dried fully then lacquered,
also i got a bit of brake fluid on them while doign a brake chang and it just mlts the lacqur has anyone else had this am thinking of rubbign them back again and sprayign them with somethign else as i cant get this off to go off properly.
thanks
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I used hycote vht laquer on the ibizas brembos and it took ages to dry. When I done the Leon calipers I just used hammerite spray and didn't use any laquer and they look better than the lacquered calipers
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JMS:
Am in the same position i left mine out to dry for a good 3-4 days in the sun as they were off the car, even then they justs didnt feel polished dry, today i put them on the car and whilst bleedign you get the odd bit of fluid on overspill as you do, this in turn melted the VHT clear and when i drove it home fromt he garage a distant fo 6 miles under very light braking the calipers were a bit warm and the paint felt a tad sticky, am just wondering how long will it take as it appears that every time they get warm the paint softens, the worst thing is i have to use my car as a daily failign this its over to godsspeed for a refurb which i knew i shud of done prior to fitting..
what i need to know is how has everyoen else done there as am using the same process and products as set out originally in this post
thanks for your time.
Am in the same position i left mine out to dry for a good 3-4 days in the sun as they were off the car, even then they justs didnt feel polished dry, today i put them on the car and whilst bleedign you get the odd bit of fluid on overspill as you do, this in turn melted the VHT clear and when i drove it home fromt he garage a distant fo 6 miles under very light braking the calipers were a bit warm and the paint felt a tad sticky, am just wondering how long will it take as it appears that every time they get warm the paint softens, the worst thing is i have to use my car as a daily failign this its over to godsspeed for a refurb which i knew i shud of done prior to fitting..
what i need to know is how has everyoen else done there as am using the same process and products as set out originally in this post
thanks for your time.
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has anyone tried polishing after removing the laquer? I would've thought it would make them more single coloured rather than the patchy parts people have been speaking of.
I may be wrong here, and I don't even know if you can use polish before laquer just a general question really!
I may be wrong here, and I don't even know if you can use polish before laquer just a general question really!
Using the wet & dry technique is much more effective for "polishing" the painted surface. Really polishing only works when renovating a lacquered surface (i.e like normal car painted surfaces) For a brembo refurb you are removing all the (crap) lacquer, and then prepping the painted surface to take new lacquer. I have bought some "petrol resistant" lacquer which I'll be using on my own brakes. Will likely refurb them both this coming weekend as dry/warm weather is forecast down south west.
Hardly any time at all really. It is just getting some of the crap off the surface of the basecoat (which has got under the lacquer) - I think I might spend just 10 minutes per caliper? And that is with a thoroughly soaked piece of 1200 grit, and not rubbing hard either. Just enough to create a few steady drips of red coloured water. 
(put newspaper on the drive under the caliper )
It might be worth afterwards, going over with some 2000 grit, but this is probably not necessary. It is OK to gently go over the brembo sticker too - It is quite tough. I am happy to help out any Devon locals with Brembo refurb for beer tokens
(put newspaper on the drive under the caliper )It might be worth afterwards, going over with some 2000 grit, but this is probably not necessary. It is OK to gently go over the brembo sticker too - It is quite tough. I am happy to help out any Devon locals with Brembo refurb for beer tokens
Hardly any time at all really. It is just getting some of the crap off the surface of the basecoat (which has got under the lacquer) - I think I might spend just 10 minutes per caliper? And that is with a thoroughly soaked piece of 1200 grit, and not rubbing hard either. Just enough to create a few steady drips of red coloured water.
It might be worth afterwards, going over with some 2000 grit, but this is probably not necessary. It is OK to gently go over the brembo sticker too - It is quite tough. I am happy to help out any Devon locals with Brembo refurb for beer tokens
I will definately be taking you up on that offer sometime, swear i met you before down at exmouth with my golf mk1 cabby ages ago. Anyway, i'll pm you sometime when i get round to getting it done, deffo need a hand with this stuff!!!
Probably - Had my car 7 years now, and been in my job in Exmouth 5 years. Definitely plan on doing mine this weekend, so shall get more photos up as I progress.
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I'm doing my rears today before fitting my new discs and pads. Im gonna use the hammerite paint though because I can't be arse to remove the actual caliper.
For anyone considering doing this job - it's definitely worthwhile if you can spare the time to prep properly!
The Hycote high temperature clear lacquer spray was fine for me - follow the instructions on the can and my calipers looked great after just 3 coats. Make sure not to overdo each coat or spray too closely so it dries quickly and doesn't soak the masking tape. Autoglym Clean Wheels and a toothbrush were perfect for cleaning up the caliper, though the fibreglass brush mentioned earlier from Maplin would be needed to key hard to reach places.
I also used 2000 grit sandpaper from Halfords for prep - this was still able to score the paint and once lacquered, looked fine.
In terms of how much lacquer to chip away, I did mainly the front face of the caliper just round to the side where the edge would be less visible - on close inspection you can make out wherew new lacquer meets the new as mentioned previously, but the new lacquer on the front face definitely improvesd overall appearance.
Before lacquering I did touich up some of the bare metal with Halfords high temp engine paint - however this is really too orange in colour! Has anyone found a good colour red caliper paint (in a pot rather than spray) for the Brembos?
Alex
The Hycote high temperature clear lacquer spray was fine for me - follow the instructions on the can and my calipers looked great after just 3 coats. Make sure not to overdo each coat or spray too closely so it dries quickly and doesn't soak the masking tape. Autoglym Clean Wheels and a toothbrush were perfect for cleaning up the caliper, though the fibreglass brush mentioned earlier from Maplin would be needed to key hard to reach places.
I also used 2000 grit sandpaper from Halfords for prep - this was still able to score the paint and once lacquered, looked fine.
In terms of how much lacquer to chip away, I did mainly the front face of the caliper just round to the side where the edge would be less visible - on close inspection you can make out wherew new lacquer meets the new as mentioned previously, but the new lacquer on the front face definitely improvesd overall appearance.
Before lacquering I did touich up some of the bare metal with Halfords high temp engine paint - however this is really too orange in colour! Has anyone found a good colour red caliper paint (in a pot rather than spray) for the Brembos?
Alex
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