Exactly what i did!! and i took the brake pads out too. Took ages to clean and prep. But look like new again now and im well pleaed with them
Refurbing Your Brembos: For Dummies
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Exactly what i did!! and i took the brake pads out too. Took ages to clean and prep. But look like new again now and im well pleaed with them
Did mine yeaterday!
I was changing the discs and pads anyway, so i thought i would give it a go.
I managed to find masking tape that was exactly the right size to cover the front and rear openings on the calipers. Took about 2 hours all in, i guess, but i was doing a full service as i let the lacquer go off between coats.
Really easy, and looks spot on!
I was changing the discs and pads anyway, so i thought i would give it a go.
I managed to find masking tape that was exactly the right size to cover the front and rear openings on the calipers. Took about 2 hours all in, i guess, but i was doing a full service as i let the lacquer go off between coats.
Really easy, and looks spot on!
Did my brembos yesterday.
Worked a treat! At first I thought I would need to paint them but I removed the laquer, sanded them down with 600-1200 grade paper (not too much!) then gave them 5 coats of laquer from halfrauds. Waiting 15-20mins between coats. Look brand new!
Ypu do not need to repaint callipers, even if they look faded, as I can guarantee they will look brand new if you just laquer! (unless theyr down to the metal that is)
TOP TIP: Remove laquer with a 0.10mm-0.20mm Valve Clearance Tool. Worked ace!!
MARK
Worked a treat! At first I thought I would need to paint them but I removed the laquer, sanded them down with 600-1200 grade paper (not too much!) then gave them 5 coats of laquer from halfrauds. Waiting 15-20mins between coats. Look brand new!
Ypu do not need to repaint callipers, even if they look faded, as I can guarantee they will look brand new if you just laquer! (unless theyr down to the metal that is)
TOP TIP: Remove laquer with a 0.10mm-0.20mm Valve Clearance Tool. Worked ace!!MARK
Just looking through this thread and wondered if this caliper could be saved using the methods discussed?
Not the clearest of pics but it seems as if there's possbly a bit of damage there.
It's on a car I'm thinking of buying but don't want to fork out for new calipers (which are £hundreds from what I gather?)
Cheers for opinions
Not the clearest of pics but it seems as if there's possbly a bit of damage there.
It's on a car I'm thinking of buying but don't want to fork out for new calipers (which are £hundreds from what I gather?)
Cheers for opinions
Itl be fine m8.
They always look 10 times worse than they are.
Once all the laquer is off, cleaned then re laquered theyl look shinny as new!!
They always look 10 times worse than they are.
Once all the laquer is off, cleaned then re laquered theyl look shinny as new!!
Just looking through this thread and wondered if this caliper could be saved using the methods discussed?
Not the clearest of pics but it seems as if there's possbly a bit of damage there.
It's on a car I'm thinking of buying but don't want to fork out for new calipers (which are £hundreds from what I gather?)
Cheers for opinions
yes mate, they will be fine.
they will look like new when they are done!
wags
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Have been doing one of my brembos today. Currently the car is on an axle stand allowing the caliper to get a full overnight dry. I'll look at in the morning and see if it's OK, if not I will rub it down a bit with some more wet & dry, and try another couple of hits.
Thanks to cutting my nails, I ended up using a gentle action with a flat screwdriver to get all my flaky paint off. This did leave some light scratches but after prepping the surface with damp wet & dry, they weren't noticeable really, and once the lacquer started going on they more or less vanished. I did have some chips on mine too which I attempted to patch with hammerite, but the colour match is not good but I suppose it's better than nowt.
Can get some pics tomorrow.
Thanks for the guide too! Spot on!
Thanks to cutting my nails, I ended up using a gentle action with a flat screwdriver to get all my flaky paint off. This did leave some light scratches but after prepping the surface with damp wet & dry, they weren't noticeable really, and once the lacquer started going on they more or less vanished. I did have some chips on mine too which I attempted to patch with hammerite, but the colour match is not good but I suppose it's better than nowt.
Can get some pics tomorrow.
Thanks for the guide too! Spot on!
THe best thing you will ever do to your brembos they look like new again!!!!
By the way i love your skoda!!! i think these cars are gorgious
i very nearly baught a red VRS instead of my 225 cupra R last year. I still want one now!!!!!!!!
Not laquered the rears but i have T-cut and polished them which brings the faded red back to normal. Give it a go it does work
Not laquered the rears but i have T-cut and polished them which brings the faded red back to normal. Give it a go it does work
Nice one
do you have any pics?
Well, I have one pic of the final result. I only did the nearside one as the offside one isn't getting bad yet, but I think it is only a matter of time but at least I now know what to do.
This is the offside one, following a disc & pad change yesterday - original brembo paint, no tweaking & not cleaned either.
and this is the nearside brembo which was fading badly and had poor peeling lacquer. A vast improvement for sure and even my bad colour match with hammerite isn't too obvious (little spot at 2 o'clock above the "O" in brembo)
This is the offside one, following a disc & pad change yesterday - original brembo paint, no tweaking & not cleaned either.
and this is the nearside brembo which was fading badly and had poor peeling lacquer. A vast improvement for sure and even my bad colour match with hammerite isn't too obvious (little spot at 2 o'clock above the "O" in brembo)
Had a crack at mine at the weekend.
Pretty badly faded as you can see:
I took as much of the rest of the top coat off as possible (there were still a few 'join lines' but once sanded and lacquered they're not too obvious. Even just one coat of lacquer makes a huge difference:
and then 5 coats and a full wheel clean later:
To cap it all off - only took 5 minutes to get the jacking point cover back on
Pretty badly faded as you can see:
I took as much of the rest of the top coat off as possible (there were still a few 'join lines' but once sanded and lacquered they're not too obvious. Even just one coat of lacquer makes a huge difference:
and then 5 coats and a full wheel clean later:
To cap it all off - only took 5 minutes to get the jacking point cover back on
When you laquer the rears they come up the same colour as the Brembo's. I did mine last year i think and the rears are still as good as when i laquered them.
Oh how id love to get this done on the fronts & rears!
I just cant seem to have the time or tools to make the effort...would anyone be interested in refurbing my callipers for me....????
I just cant seem to have the time or tools to make the effort...would anyone be interested in refurbing my callipers for me....????
No extra tools needed - just the jack and wheel brace from the boot.
Lacquer, cleaner, masking tape and wet and dry paper - less than £15 in total.
Time - took me about 3 hours in total to do one caliper, but that's including cleaning the alloy and tyre and waiting the 15 minutes between each coat of lacquer.
Reckon I could do the others in a couple of hours - going to do one at a time whenever I have a free Saturday/Sunday morning
Lacquer, cleaner, masking tape and wet and dry paper - less than £15 in total.
Time - took me about 3 hours in total to do one caliper, but that's including cleaning the alloy and tyre and waiting the 15 minutes between each coat of lacquer.
Reckon I could do the others in a couple of hours - going to do one at a time whenever I have a free Saturday/Sunday morning
Hell - now I've done mine I'd be happy to have a go at anyone else's who can get to me in Exmouth. Still got a lot of the gear to do it too.
Still got a lot of the gear to do it too.
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