Powder coating
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Powder coating
Hi all, wanting to replace my stock brake calipers on my 2003 base Corvette. Looking for red powder coated kit with stainless brake lines as well. Any ideas appreciated.
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Joined: Nov 2019
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From: Central NJ
Power Stop sells red powder coated calipers without the Corvette logo. You can get them from RockAuto, though there is a core charge so you would have to send back your calipers to get that refunded.
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https://www.lscandyshop.com buddy used this place to swap his '15 Camaro calipers out. They powder coated a pair the color of his choice and I believe he sent his back as a core. He was very happy.
I used to have a powder coating business with a niche market and did very well. There are no real 'kits' outside of an Eastwood beginners package.
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-pc...arter-kit.html
Please take my advice and swap yours out or have them done professionally. If you are the type of guy who has the mindset you want to do it yourself, I can help ease your learning curve and give you some pointers, but brake calipers are not an ideal first part to cut your teeth on. I can tell you how to PC the lettering a different color, but the trade off of doing so. Your biggest hinderance will be the gun. The gun I have now goes for ~$2k. It still has its limitations. The entry level eastwood gun is capable of doing it decently, but you will need to know some work arounds. There will be frustration.
If you do have them done, make certain they are thorough and will mask off all openings. Not hard to do if you know what you are doing. Some beginners are lazy or don't know any better and just shoot the entire part, overspray be damned. Cured powder is NOT an easy thing to remove.
By the time you buy all you need to powder coat your first items correctly, like brake calipers, you could have paid to have them done professionally. powder365.com is a great forum. You could go there and ask for anyone in your area. Its a friendly community.
I used to have a powder coating business with a niche market and did very well. There are no real 'kits' outside of an Eastwood beginners package.
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-pc...arter-kit.html
Please take my advice and swap yours out or have them done professionally. If you are the type of guy who has the mindset you want to do it yourself, I can help ease your learning curve and give you some pointers, but brake calipers are not an ideal first part to cut your teeth on. I can tell you how to PC the lettering a different color, but the trade off of doing so. Your biggest hinderance will be the gun. The gun I have now goes for ~$2k. It still has its limitations. The entry level eastwood gun is capable of doing it decently, but you will need to know some work arounds. There will be frustration.
If you do have them done, make certain they are thorough and will mask off all openings. Not hard to do if you know what you are doing. Some beginners are lazy or don't know any better and just shoot the entire part, overspray be damned. Cured powder is NOT an easy thing to remove.
By the time you buy all you need to powder coat your first items correctly, like brake calipers, you could have paid to have them done professionally. powder365.com is a great forum. You could go there and ask for anyone in your area. Its a friendly community.
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