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I want to paint them, but i am not sure how to take them off. Is it tough?
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I broke tools trying to do it ;) . Just mask everything off and paint, trust me.AIM: escalier deverre<br />\'02 Pearl Blue Metallic RSX-S (daily driver)<br />\'98 Black Firebird<br />98 V6 turbocharged to 02 LS1 swap<br />\'02 LS1/4L60E<br />LS6 Block, LS6 Intake Manifold, Thunder Racing 215/220 .600/.523/115 Cam, Titanium Retainers, Crane Double Valve Springs, 125 shot NX Wet Kit w/ NOS brand Purge, True Dual \"H\" Pipe w/ two chambers and dumps, 17x11(rear) and 17x9.5(front) Black Powdercoated ZR1 Replicas on 315 and 275 BFGoodrich Comp T/A\'s (Street)/ET Drags/Skinnies on Weldlites(Track), 3.42/LSD -
They are not hard taking them off but unless you are going to change your pads I wouldnt bother. If you just want to paint your calipers take an old t-shirt and cover what part of your rotrs that your caliper is not covering. Then paint away.\'94 Black Firebird<br />3.4 Auto :(<br />Big Block hood<br />17\" x 9 1/2\" Torq Thrust II rims<br />P245/55 Z-Rated Nitto tires<br />Custom interior paint.<br />Custom Air intake with heat shield<br />Magnaflow cat-back Exhaust System<br />Eibach Sportline lowering springs<br /><a href=\"http://www.realproexhaust.com/other/cootees.htm\" target=\"_blank\">www.realproexhaust.com/other/cootees.htm</a>Comment
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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Cootees:
They are not hard taking them off but unless you are going to change your pads I wouldnt bother. If you just want to paint your calipers take an old t-shirt and cover what part of your rotrs that your caliper is not covering. Then paint away.<hr></blockquote>
This is wrong if you want to do a good job. You need to at least unbolt the calipers from their brackets in order to clean them well enough to paint on. Brake cleaner alone will NOT take off everything and you need to go over the metal with acetone to get that last bit of grease off. Painting with the caliper still attached will restrict access to parts of the metal and you will not be able to clean or paint them well. If you're going to take the time to do this, take the time to do it right. And please, don't paint the brake pads, I've seen so many people do that and it looks horrible.
Here are my brakes.
That is what you can do if you take your time and do it right. GOod luck :DComment
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only two bolts hold the calipers on...it takes a 15mm wrench and they arent super tight,atleast they werent on mine...<b>Black</b> 1998 Pontiac <i>Firebird</i> A-4 swap<br />271.4rwhp/259.4rwtq NA<br />13.30@102.44 <br /><a href=\"http://www.freewebs.com/wickedsix98\" target=\"_blank\">www.freewebs.com/wickedsix98</a>Comment
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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by PiLOTLiTE:
This is wrong if you want to do a good job. You need to at least unbolt the calipers from their brackets in order to clean them well enough to paint on. Brake cleaner alone will NOT take off everything and you need to go over the metal with acetone to get that last bit of grease off. Painting with the caliper still attached will restrict access to parts of the metal and you will not be able to clean or paint them well. If you're going to take the time to do this, take the time to do it right. And please, don't paint the brake pads, I've seen so many people do that and it looks horrible.
Here are my brakes.
That is what you can do if you take your time and do it right. GOod luck :D <hr></blockquote>
Personally I disagree. I didn't take my calipers off to paint them, and they look just as good as anyone's who took them off. I used some spray degreaser to clean them off, and that alone worked just fine and my paint is still in perfect condition (minus damn brake dust! :mad: ). It took me some time to mask the area's off perfectly, but in the end you can't tell the difference.Kyle M<br />--------------<br /><a href=\"http://grdws6.netfirms.com\" target=\"_blank\">2002 Trans Am WS6</a> (silver, A4) - lid, cutout, stage 3 shift kit, 12 bolt, vig 3200, tranny cooler, bmr sfc/stb, torq thrust ii. <b>12.688 @ 106.47mph -=- 1.756 60\'</b>Comment
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Well I can't get those damn bolts off :( I had to mask.AIM: escalier deverre<br />\'02 Pearl Blue Metallic RSX-S (daily driver)<br />\'98 Black Firebird<br />98 V6 turbocharged to 02 LS1 swap<br />\'02 LS1/4L60E<br />LS6 Block, LS6 Intake Manifold, Thunder Racing 215/220 .600/.523/115 Cam, Titanium Retainers, Crane Double Valve Springs, 125 shot NX Wet Kit w/ NOS brand Purge, True Dual \"H\" Pipe w/ two chambers and dumps, 17x11(rear) and 17x9.5(front) Black Powdercoated ZR1 Replicas on 315 and 275 BFGoodrich Comp T/A\'s (Street)/ET Drags/Skinnies on Weldlites(Track), 3.42/LSDComment
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