Baking Calipers?
Mar 3, 2013 | 12:02 PM
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Melting Slicks
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Baking Calipers?
Hey guys, I recently painted my calipers and brackets which turned out great. However, the instructions suggest to bake the caliper at 200* for 1 hour for the paint to cure. I was thinking "wouldnt this damage the rubber boots on the pistons?" What are your thoughts?
Mar 3, 2013 | 12:04 PM
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Mar 3, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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Go ahead and bake them. 200 degrees isn't very hot as far as brake parts are concerned.
Mar 3, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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Mar 3, 2013 | 01:29 PM
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I used the Duplicolor kit for the calipers and a VHT spray to turn the brackets a gloss black.
Mar 3, 2013 | 03:34 PM
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SPEED750
Go ahead and bake them. 200 degrees isn't very hot as far as brake parts are concerned.
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Mar 3, 2013 | 07:53 PM
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Mar 3, 2013 | 08:19 PM
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I painted mine with VHT out of a rattle can 5 years ago and they still look great. Point is, I didn't bake mine.
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Mar 3, 2013 | 08:27 PM
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This sounds like my next project. Do they have yellow? You did a good job, they look brand new
Mar 3, 2013 | 10:39 PM
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The paint job on the caliper looks great. Shouldn't hurt to bake it at that temp.