painting calipers at home.. antirattle spring...
03-04-2002, 05:55 AM
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painting calipers at home.. antirattle spring...
99% of the people who have posted pictures of painting their calipers at home have painted the anti rattle spring as well, I don't want to paint that spring, but I also don't want to have to bleed the brakes and remove the caliper and take it apart... so.. can I pull the caliper off and remove the anti rattle spring, and paint it, w/o having to bleed the system? Is there enough room in the brake lines to do this?
03-04-2002, 06:01 AM
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Yes.
You can remove the antirattle spring without removing the caliper, caliper bracket or pads if you want.
The only time you need to bleed the brakes is if you pull the brake lines off. If you can work close to where the caliper hangs now you are all set. Also, the complete visable package we call a caliper includes part of the caliper bracket, so you need to plan to paint both pieces or if you leave them in place, just paint everything you see.
The only time you need to bleed the brakes is if you pull the brake lines off. If you can work close to where the caliper hangs now you are all set. Also, the complete visable package we call a caliper includes part of the caliper bracket, so you need to plan to paint both pieces or if you leave them in place, just paint everything you see.
03-04-2002, 06:02 AM
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What?
By anti-rattle spring, do you mean the retaining clip?
If so, yes, you can remove the caliper, release the clip, and remove the pads. You'll want to use a piece of wire or something to support the caliper on one of the suspension components. You don't want the weight of the caliper resting on the brake line. As long as you don't loosen or remove the brake line, you won't need to bleed anything.
If you decided to remove the caliper from the car entire and paint on a workbench, THEN you would need to bleed out the system upon re-installation.
...OR...maybe I misunderstood your question entirely...hence my question..."What?".
If so, yes, you can remove the caliper, release the clip, and remove the pads. You'll want to use a piece of wire or something to support the caliper on one of the suspension components. You don't want the weight of the caliper resting on the brake line. As long as you don't loosen or remove the brake line, you won't need to bleed anything.
If you decided to remove the caliper from the car entire and paint on a workbench, THEN you would need to bleed out the system upon re-installation.
...OR...maybe I misunderstood your question entirely...hence my question..."What?".
03-04-2002, 06:07 AM
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don't know what method I'd use..
Brush is safer (no overspray from wind) and I'd have to do very little masking, but when you spray paint you get a more even coat.. So I'm not really sure
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03-04-2002, 06:44 AM
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Once you get the caliper off of the mounts, it's really easy to get teh spring off...
use needle nose pliers, and pull it out, gripping it nearest to the place on the caliper where it mounts.
03-04-2002, 07:29 AM
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You can take the spring off easily.
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/793/brake_masking.jpg"></center><p>I used a epoxy paint - two part. I would not worry about the smoothness. Things will get pretty banged up over time anyway and the caliper is not that smooth or machined like the Porsche Big Reds etc.
If I were to do it again - I would take the calipers off and hang them on a coat hanger and do the painting. In the case I had - I was replacing the pads and rotors so I did not need to do any masking except for the rubber coverings on the bolts.
If I were to do it again - I would take the calipers off and hang them on a coat hanger and do the painting. In the case I had - I was replacing the pads and rotors so I did not need to do any masking except for the rubber coverings on the bolts.