DIY: Paint Your Calipers
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I finished later on in the evening, so I let it sit over night at least. I wish I would've let the paint sit a little longer before bleeding the brakes though. One of the inside bleeder valves leaked onto the paint a little and ate it away. I just resprayed it a little while it was on the car. You can't tell.
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Excellent DIY!
But if i may, i'd just like to add/correct to the DIY.
The FSM calls for this order when bleeding:
passenger rear > driver front > driver rear > lastly passenger front
And for most calipers with two bleeders, bleed the inside nipple then the outside. (Here's my shameless plug for the one-man bleeding DIY).
And for the paint, since you already had it out, popping them in the oven for 20m at 200F would've cured it fast. I used a different paint, took me 17 days to do, but it's on there good and has been track-tested numerous times.
Also, after testing so many different high-temp vinyl's and various oven temperatures, stay away from light colors as they tend to turn brown after a while (I spray-painted mine using stencils instead of using decals).
But if i may, i'd just like to add/correct to the DIY.
The FSM calls for this order when bleeding:
passenger rear > driver front > driver rear > lastly passenger front
And for most calipers with two bleeders, bleed the inside nipple then the outside. (Here's my shameless plug for the one-man bleeding DIY).
And for the paint, since you already had it out, popping them in the oven for 20m at 200F would've cured it fast. I used a different paint, took me 17 days to do, but it's on there good and has been track-tested numerous times.
Also, after testing so many different high-temp vinyl's and various oven temperatures, stay away from light colors as they tend to turn brown after a while (I spray-painted mine using stencils instead of using decals).
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Was searching for caliper paint and found this site. They have some nice custom colors. If anyone is interested check it out.
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Great job with the calipers and even better job with the DIY.
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