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| Aaron Cox |
 Mar 15 2004, 06:42 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California  |
Hey guys,
i have some M calipers that im cleaning. i want to get them clean enough to the point where i can pain them red with caliper paint (yeah i know...ricer style (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) ). they are still loaded (ie pistons and seals in bore, and bleader valve in place). i tried rubbing alcohol....not very effective. brake cleaner says it eats rubber so, that's out of the question. |
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| Rusty |
Mar 16 2004, 12:09 PM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,942 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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If you're going to take them to the sandblaster...
1. Leave your pistons and rubber seals in place. 2. Get some cheap 6" steel brake lines. Cut them in half. Fold the cut end over and crimp shut tightly. Screw into the brake line fitting. That should keep crap out of your calipers. I agree with previous advice, though. If you don't know the history on the calipers, rebuilding them is a good idea. Simply because they came off a running car doesn't mean squat. Who knows the last time they changed their fluid? -Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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Aaron Cox Caliper Cleaning? Mar 15 2004, 06:42 PM
davep I sandblast them, then use metal prep (phosphoric ... Mar 15 2004, 09:35 PM Andyrew A wire brush, like you would use on your grill (co... Mar 15 2004, 09:42 PM Aaron Cox <... Mar 15 2004, 09:43 PM ChrisReale <... Mar 15 2004, 10:22 PM tat2dphreak rebuild tem... it's cheap and easy!
to c... Mar 16 2004, 02:31 PM Aaron Cox they are very good calipers. have like 50k on them... Mar 16 2004, 06:22 PM Eric_Shea Glass bead blast them. Take them to a plater. Th... Mar 16 2004, 08:19 PM Aaron Cox how much does "glass beading" cost? can you paint ... Mar 16 2004, 08:24 PM Eric_Shea Most platers will have a bead blasting cabinet. I... Mar 16 2004, 08:33 PM Aaron Cox because plating is for Concourse weenies! i wa... Mar 16 2004, 08:35 PM Aaron Cox Hey, just a public thanks to MXMARK for putting my... Mar 22 2004, 09:51 PM
Greg last year I used break cleaner and wire wheeled/ w... Mar 23 2004, 09:38 AM |
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