jps
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| posted on 19/2/19 at 03:02 PM |
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Painting handbrake calipers
Just about to do mine - is it recommended to carefully mask off the handbrake spring mechanism and the rubber/plastic fittings or should I just paint
the lot?
EDIT _ sorry, realised it's in the wrong section (mods - please move if you see this)
[Edited on 19/2/19 by jps]
[Edited on 19/2/19 by jps]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 19/2/19 at 04:36 PM |
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You can usually pull the plastic tubes off. Leave the piston boot alone and mask that off. Just clean the spring well and paint it. Funnily enough
I'm doing the front calipers on my car tonight though may just do the carrier's first. Painting them blue 
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nick205
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| posted on 20/2/19 at 10:51 AM |
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Remove (or at least carefully mask) any bits you don't want to get paint on.
From experience paint doesn't stick well at all to rubber parts and if they're moving parts the paint will come off anyway and leave the
rubber part looking worse.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/2/19 at 07:16 AM |
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wear gloves, my hands are covered in sticky blue paint 
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jps
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| posted on 22/2/19 at 02:13 PM |
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Well, after several hours with wire brushes and dremel,
then white spirit and panel wipe, I've just started with the spraying. On the paint can it says to bake for 1hour at 93 deg c once the paint is
fully dry.
How's my rubber seals likely to get on with that?!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 22/2/19 at 02:15 PM |
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I just used the paint from halfords, just paint on as normal with various brushes, used it before and it lasts a very long time
[Edited on 22/2/19 by Mr Whippy]
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Angel Acevedo
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| posted on 22/2/19 at 02:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jps
Well, after several hours with wire brushes and dremel,
then white spirit and panel wipe, I've just started with the spraying. On the paint can it says to bake for 1hour at 93 deg c once the paint is
fully dry.
How's my rubber seals likely to get on with that?!
Brake components get a bit hotter than that, I think you´ll be ok.
i would avoid a gas oven and use electric if possible.
HTH
AA
Beware of what you wish.. for it may come true....
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jps
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| posted on 24/2/19 at 03:37 PM |
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Well, they seemed to hold up okay in the oven and look okay from a distance but I'm not hugely impressed by the VHT caliper paint from Frost. It
has already chipped off very easily where I've given a part a little knock. I thought it would be tougher than that. ..
Will try Halfords stuff next time!
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