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Caliper Painting Guide (brembo)

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So, I decided a few weeks ago to paint my brembo brakes on my GTR. They were all chipped due to stones, it is a 1996 after all. The last 2 years on NZ roads probably did more damage then it's entire life in Japan :)

To begin, mask off everything, and wash down the calipers with hot soapy water.

You'll need some Brembo stencils. Any shop that makes decals will be able to do this for you.

Paint Stripper

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Brembo Stencils

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After the first application of the stipper

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You may need to apply the stripper several times to clean off the factory paint.

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After all the paint is off, sand back the calipers with 400 grit wet and dry

FRONT

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REAR

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You can either use hi temp paint or caliper paint. I've gone with a metallic charcoal. 2 coats should do the trick

FRONT

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REAR

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Important !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LET THE PAINT CURE FOR A FEW DAYS BEFORE YOU PROCEED

The stencil may damage the paint if you don't

Attach the mask

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Peel back the top protection of the mask.

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Ready to spray the logo

FRONT

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REAR

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About 3 coats are nessary as the metallic charcoal is quite dark. Hi Temp White

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You can apply a clear coat for a more glossy finish and extra protection.

FRONT

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REAR

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It takes a few days for the paint to cure properly so, best to avoid driving for a few days if you can.

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That is really cool. Where did u get the BREMBO stencils from? That would be a ricers dream, fake brembos!! Can you get NISSAN ones as well?

Any shop that can make decals will be able to make this stencil. Most signwriters that use vinyal cut lettering etc. I got a local signwriter to make them for me.

Thanks

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Craved Grand Master

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brembo's have very tough coatings and undercoats - paint stripper is a must on them

if you can get a good shot of the brembo writing in a jpg form, convert to vector graphics format its easy to get any sticker/vinyl shop to make them

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how long does this take in total (hours labour) and where can you find these high temp paints and clear coats from??

thanks

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pa...ers-t97215.html

This thread has est. time and where to purchase paints etc. :/

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Fanta R33GTR

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how long does this take in total (hours labour) and where can you find these high temp paints and clear coats from??

thanks

took around 2 hours per wheel , including preptime.

The whole project took a few days because it's important to let the paint cure

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I'm actually contemplating doing mine at the moment... Want to go yellow just for something different. Any particular paint brand you would recommend? All I have been told is look for the Engine type paint (obviously for heat purposes)...

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Fanta R33GTR

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don't u need to take the caliper off? it's reli cool

1) I tried and i couldn't , too hard.

2) I had just bled the entire brak system and changed all fluids about a month ealier to this project and did not want to go through it all again :P

Looking very nice... But one question, If you went to all that effort why did you choose not to go with a different colour perhaps?

I think the dark suits the car. It's a white GTR, if i'd made it anything else like blue, red, or yellow you'll just look like a douche :)

It's personal preference I guess.

This project was more about restoring the Brembo's to the orginal state as oppossed to pimping it out.

I'm actually contemplating doing mine at the moment... Want to go yellow just for something different. Any particular paint brand you would recommend? All I have been told is look for the Engine type paint (obviously for heat purposes)...

If your car is yellow then the yellow might suit... personally I think anything apart from black or grey gives off a rice boy racer vibe and gets you the wrong kind of attention :ermm:

Get good quality spay paint. Doesn't have to be hi-temp nessesarily. If you just drive around the city and motorways the acutall calipers don't get that hot. Just amke sure to cure it properly before taking it out for a drive. otherwise all that hard work will be ruined

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