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Old 12-04-2016, 11:02 PM   #1
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Default Re-painting Brembo calipers

Hi guys,

Just wanna know if anyone can has repainted their Brembo calipers or recommend someone in Melbourne as mine are is desperate need of tlc?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 12-04-2016, 11:25 PM   #2
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Have a look here mate http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...aliper+repaint or type in caliper repaint in the search function,theres plenty of info.
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Old 12-04-2016, 11:39 PM   #3
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Thx mate.
Seems like once the coriginal clear coat is off, by mostly peeking, simply applying new gloss should do the trick.
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Old 12-04-2016, 11:48 PM   #4
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If you can very carefully remove the clear and they arent dirty or greasy you can apply clear again and get a very good result.
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Old 12-04-2016, 11:54 PM   #5
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Cool, thx mate
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Old 13-04-2016, 07:30 AM   #6
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Old 14-04-2016, 11:45 PM   #7
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Im planning to take mine to Easy Calipers in Ringwood in Melbourne. You can fine them on Facebook.
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Old 15-04-2016, 12:30 AM   #8
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I re-painted my brembo's on my old BF GT see the link below on how i did it scroll down to post #14

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11373851



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Old 15-04-2016, 12:48 AM   #9
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I painted mine orange (they were red). I used VHT caliper paint.
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