Did a search, I swear.
Brembo 4-pads, 2-piece, not the monobloc. Two main questions:
1) There are three Torx screws holding the two halves together. Am I going to destroy anything by taking the calipers apart for painting so as to get better coverage?
2) I've got a ceramic-based header paint that gives me a pretty much perfect finish, but it needs to be baked to cure. How hot can I get the calipers without screwing up the insides (seals?)? The paint calls for heat cycling at 200* F, 400* F and 500* F. I was planning on several cycles at 200* F just to be on the safe side.
Leave them together.
You can't buy the seals/o-rings, and while you may not hurt them it isn't worth the risk IMO
Yut. [thumbsup]
Any thoughts on the curing?
Quote from: Buckethead on January 16, 2011, 04:31:08 AM
Yut. [thumbsup]
Any thoughts on the curing?
Yup...
You don't want to go anywhere near 500. I guess brake components get to 200 because the fluid needs to have a +300 boiling point.
Have you considered a caliper paint instead of header paint?
Quote from: humorless dp on January 16, 2011, 04:53:11 AM
Have you considered a caliper paint instead of header paint?
Pfft. Yeah... You and your "logic." [roll]
I mean, I also thought about leaving well enough alone and just riding the bike in stock form. ( [laugh] )
Alright, point made. I'll stop being a cheap make the beast with two backs and grab some caliper paint. Any recommendations on surface prep for gold-anodized aluminum? I figured rough up the surface with a Scotchbrite pad, then clean the shit out of it with brake cleaner and let it dry overnight.
Quote from: Buckethead on January 16, 2011, 05:23:43 AM
Pfft. Yeah... You and your "logic." [roll]
I mean, I also thought about leaving well enough alone and just riding the bike in stock form. ( [laugh] )
Alright, point made. I'll stop being a cheap make the beast with two backs and grab some caliper paint. Any recommendations on surface prep for gold-anodized aluminum? I figured rough up the surface with a Scotchbrite pad, then clean the shit out of it with brake cleaner and let it dry overnight.
That's what I'd do if I was painting an anodized part. I'd use epoxy primer though.
If all else fails...I read the directions. ;)
Quote from: Buckethead on January 16, 2011, 05:23:43 AM
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I mean, I also thought about leaving well enough alone and just riding the bike in stock form.
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[roll]