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| brer |
 Feb 7 2007, 11:10 AM
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I read an article on the bird board about guys powdercoatig an entire assembled caliper, with the pistons in it. Now, I know they get hot but is this really a smart thing to do to the seals in there??
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| Matt Meyer |
Feb 7 2007, 11:33 AM
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Überlurker Group: Members Posts: 216 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Eastern Washington Member No.: 1,411 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
FWIW- I think it is a bad idea to bake or coat the calipers assembled.
I powder coated my calipers (disassembled). When I preheated them they smoked. Don't know if it was ressidual brake fluid, brake cleaner or bits of seals. I may have left a seal in on accident though. And it may have had signs of melting. To properly prepare the calipers they need to be sandblasted and cleaned with a solvent. Bad for seals. That powder is very fine. I wouldn't trust that some won't get past the dust seals and into places it shouldn't. Eric has a great article on disassembly of your caliper in the Classic Threads. IMHO disassembly is not as hard as preping the caliper body. |
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brer powder coating calipers Feb 7 2007, 11:10 AM
DonTraver The calipers on my RS America are powder coated fr... Feb 7 2007, 11:19 AM Aaron Cox ask eric....
he does it regularly. Feb 7 2007, 11:20 AM mikez Powder coating flows at 350F....BUT...there are tw... Feb 7 2007, 11:32 AM Eric_Shea Matt is correct... it's a TREMENDOUS pain in t... Feb 7 2007, 11:59 AM brer I am not fond of red calipers despite the fact tha... Feb 7 2007, 12:31 PM brer is it necessary to split the halves to plate them?... Feb 7 2007, 03:50 PM
Eric_Shea No it's not (it's not necessary and it... Feb 7 2007, 05:17 PM |
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