nickyboy Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Ok so I've read the threads on this and have bought some paint to do it next weekend. But... have people painted the rear brakes as well as the front? If so does anyone have any pics of rear ones? I have bought some decals and there are large ones - presumably for the front, and small ones - but I can't see where these would fit on the back? Cheers, Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajinder Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Hope this is what you are looking for. UK brake set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Sorry, havent got a pic but I put my decals on the rear calipers, just fit them over the slope. They'll look fine once the wheels are back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S7EVE Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Planning on doing mine next weekend too. I was planning on painting both the fronts and rears with some new decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Cheers for that. If anyone manages to get a pic too would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Slight delay in doing this but planning to do it on Saturday. Still not 100% sure on the rear caliper if there's any bits I should be careful not to paint... Can anyone help???? Here's a photo of the rear caliper (not mine)... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 is the picture above a j-spec rear caliper? cos mine doesnt look like that! am wondering if i have UK spec breaks and the dealer didnt know! teehee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Yup it's J-Spec. SO..... Any help please!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 yup i painted my rears... but didnt bother putting decals on the rears. When painted mine (with hammerite) i took the pads off, and slid in a plastic sheet between the caliper and disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Is there any chance of a couple of white arrows on the photo with a "paint this bit" and a "whatever you do don't paint this bit"....???????????????????/////// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Is there any chance of a couple of white arrows on the photo with a "paint this bit" and a "whatever you do don't paint this bit"....???????????????????/////// No, sorry, no white arrows, you'll have to make do with red ones. Just remove the pads, and paint the caliper! thats all i did! - Ok I only actually painted the visible part of the caliper, and not the back of it (side closest to shock/spring) - took me a hour to do all 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Thanks very much!!!!! Will post up when they're done on Sunday... Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Here is my front brakes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Can I just add.... If anyone is going to paint their UK brakes. PLEASE remove the pins first. I've had to do a brake pad change on two cars with painted UK brakes and trying to get the pins out becomes a real bitch! It's like they were welded in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Can I just add.... If anyone is going to paint their UK brakes. PLEASE remove the pins first. I've had to do a brake pad change on two cars with painted UK brakes and trying to get the pins out becomes a real bitch! It's like they were welded in! oh dear, too late for me there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 This is going to be a job for me one weekend ! Nice BIG Uk spec brakes but they are caked in crap P.s Cheers for the tip Matt !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Just bought some "Supra" stickers off a guy on Ebay, they seem to be pretty good quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 I dunno how other people managed this in 2 1/2 hours!! It took me about an hour and a half to put masking tape on, then 4 hours to paint the calipers and drums at the back (3 coats on calipers, 2 on drums). That's 5 and a half, + jacking up, wheels off, searching for wheel nut key etc!! Think I'll stick to the day job! Anyway, all done now. Decals to put on tomorrow then will be finished. Photos to come. One other thing. No-one has mentioned the torture of having to sit in the most uncomfortable positions ever in order to do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 What do you mean by "remove the pins"? I'm doing the job this week and don't wanna' screw myself for later work. What about prep also? My discs have a bit of surface rust looking corrosion on the hub section that attaches to the wheel. Any advice on how to prep? Sand or should I get the dremel out before I prime em? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 The pins are the bits that carry the pads and hold them in position there are 2 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 What do you mean by "remove the pins"? I'm doing the job this week and don't wanna' screw myself for later work. What about prep also? My discs have a bit of surface rust looking corrosion on the hub section that attaches to the wheel. Any advice on how to prep? Sand or should I get the dremel out before I prime em? I used a wire brush. BTW you definitely need to wire brush the calipers also before you paint them. Most hubs have quite a lot of rust sitting on them and to remove it all would require some serious rubbing so I just smoothed mine off. Once you have wire brushed everything there will be a lot of dust everywhere so you need to clean up really well before painting. Worth doing it outside or with dust mask on. I'll post up photos of mine tonight... used black Hammerite smooth on the hubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parksy Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 After wire brushing mine I just used some STP brake dust remover on them... works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Sounds great. Thanks for the clarification on the pins. How hard are they to take apart? Anybody have a link to a thread on disassembly? Have just about everything I need. Do you think the hub section of the discs will need high-temp caliper paint, or can I just use a standard black spray can? May start this in a few hours, but gotta' get outta' work first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-san Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Sounds great. Thanks for the clarification on the pins. How hard are they to take apart? Anybody have a link to a thread on disassembly? Dude, would it be too much trouble for you to take pics step-by-step when you do this? I'm ready to do this too, just unsure about taking the calipers apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Dude, would it be too much trouble for you to take pics step-by-step when you do this? I'm ready to do this too, just unsure about taking the calipers apart. I'd appreciate that too if poss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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