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Hi all,

Unfortunately on my R33 GTS4 there is some rust on the brake calipers and the wheel stud (bit between the rim and the brakes). Didn't notice it before i got a set of nice 17" rims.. :)

The R33 GTS4 has smaller brakes than the GTST, without the NISSAN writing on them.

What I want to do is clean them up, get rid of the rust, and give them a nice coat of paint.

I was thinking of using a wire brush to get rid of all the excess, paint them with some rust treatment paint, then give them a coat of high temperature tolerant paint, probably black.

Has anyone else had to do this? Any tips or things I should consider before doing this?

Thanks a lot,

Chicane

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I do but not very good pics and none with the wheel off showing both the caliper and rotor (yet).

These will have to do for now...

http://skylines.pnc.com.au/pics/padchange/caliper1.jpg

http://skylines.pnc.com.au/pics/padchange/caliper2.jpg

  • 2 weeks later...

Here are some pix of what im talking bout.. anyone (specially R33 GTS/GTS4 owners) had this problem at all?

Found this Painting Calipers how-to - I'll probably do it in a similar way to that.. with a few more steps to get them looking good.. I'll probably do it after I get new pads put in / machining shortly.

Cheers,

:Pimp: cHiCaNe :burnout:

they look like single spot brakes! totally different design than the GTST-, oh well, yeah just hit them with rust convertor, clean them up with degreaser and thinners, then paint them up! just be careful as heat proof paint needs to get hot the set properly, so you'll need to be careful when putting the wheels back on etc, then take her for a blast to heat up the calipers then let em cool off.... all done :(

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