How To Remove Old Paint From Calipers?

[freshjive]

Just got myself a r33 front and rear calipers. Previous owner painted it in YUCKY sky blue colour.

Just wondering what do u think is the best way to remove the paint? I'm planning to leave it unpainted.

cheers

Edited April 17, 2006 by freshjive

[cowie165]

I used a pressure-pack can of paint stripper. Works a treat - much less hassle than using the paste/gel.

Just so you know, the bare metal looks like poo.

n.b. you can see the paint stripper top left of pic - the brand is Motorspray or something like that.

Hope it helps,

[freshjive]

thanks for the info and pic

after u spray the paint stripper, do u hose it off? or scrape it off?

[cowie165]

No problem, hope it helps.

I used an old rag to wipe off most of the residue, then used an old brush to clean out the rest from in between letters and other hard-to-reach places. Once the paint blisters, it wipes away like dried cake icing - most of it just flakes away then you go back and clean the last little bits.

To clean it after stripping, I used some prepsol but most wax/grease removers will do the trick. Don't let the Repco dude talk you into buying a 4L tin. I bought a 1L and barely used 10% of it.

Cheers

Mark

ps who's the chick in your avatar? Looks familiar but I can't place it.

[freshjive]

ps who's the chick in your avatar? Looks familiar but I can't place it.

Hmmm....hope this joggs your mind

Pic

I got the pics for my avatar from Need For Speed Underground

Anyway thanks again! I will give it a try this weekend.

Cheers!

Edited April 18, 2006 by freshjive

[MerlinTheHapyPig]

i suggest just be careful not to get paint stipper near the brake pistons, because it will probably eat away any rubber seals that get in contact with it.

[freshjive]

i suggest just be careful not to get paint stipper near the brake pistons, because it will probably eat away any rubber seals that get in contact with it.

yeah, I'm going to replace the seals, just in case.

[cowie165]

NFSU! That must have been it. Cheers dude.

For the seals you'll need some rubber lubricant (man that sounds dodgy). Lets call it rubber grease. How about frictionless paste?

Seriously though, if the pistons are still in the caliper, you'll need compressed air to pop them out. They are bit of a pain in the butt trying to get all four out at the same time - as soon as you pop one, you lose air pressure and have to start over.

I apologise if you know all this already, but don't bother with the 'one-man' bleeders. I tried twice and both times had a squishy pedal. Used a mate and sorted it first go. Remember to bleed the ABS once all the calipers are done.

Assuming you have the shims, make sure you apply some anti-squeal paste.

Once again, I don't mean to ask you to suck eggs, just trying to help. I'm pretty sure the R33 calipers are the same as R32 GTR - if you don't have the reco kit you could search for a thread titled "What is a caliper overhaul" and the part numbers are half-way down on the first page of the thread.

Cheers