Can you paint the calipers?
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Can you paint the calipers?
Just wondering if anyone has tried to paint the brake calipers to add a little flare? I know it is aluminum and i am not sure how well paint sticks to it.
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Re: Can you paint the calipers?
I was tempted when I installed the USDs . . . why would the calipers being aluminum impact paint adhesion? What did the "caliper paint" can directions say?Ryan wrote:Just wondering if anyone has tried to paint the brake calipers to add a little flare? I know it is aluminum and i am not sure how well paint sticks to it.
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i do not know what took so long... I could not figure it out either but the brakes dont work great. Dont know why, i cant do a front wheelie no matter how hard i try.thebleakness wrote:My god, what were you doing that took you that long?! It's incredible simple and shouldnt take more than 10 minutes.
I wonder what it would take to anodize those calipers, would look kind of funky though with a metallic blue finish.
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sounds like you need to bleed your brakes.i do not know what took so long... I could not figure it out either but the brakes dont work great. Dont know why, i cant do a front wheelie no matter how hard i try.
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Are you sure it just isn't your front tire and the traction that its getting? I can do a stoppie no problem, just needs to be a place with decent traction e.g. grass.Ryan wrote:i do not know what took so long... I could not figure it out either but the brakes dont work great. Dont know why, i cant do a front wheelie no matter how hard i try.thebleakness wrote:My god, what were you doing that took you that long?! It's incredible simple and shouldnt take more than 10 minutes.
I wonder what it would take to anodize those calipers, would look kind of funky though with a metallic blue finish.
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Thank you very much for the kind remarks.Jeb wrote:Another fine KDXer job! You are the DIY king, and a great one at that!
How'd you "prep" the calipers? I've got like some deposits on mine that don't want to come off. Lots of heat bakes crud on, I suppose.
I just used some degreaser and wiped it down well, followed my some contact cleaner (not sure if brake cleaner is the same thing but it basically evaporates leaving no residue), then about 3 or so coats of silver. Job done....
BTW everyone should do themselves a favour and buy some speed bleeders for your brakes. They are the best, crack the nipple half a turn, connect some hose and run it into a jar, now just keep pumping until no air bubbles are coming out and nip up the nipple. It takes me 5 miuntes to flush and refresh my brake fluid, quicker to just bleed them.
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Make sure the reservoir is the highest (I remove it from the handlebar) and you have the least amount of bends in the line. I also tap gently the line while pumping to remove microbubbles. I don't know if it's the correct procedure but it worked. I need to get a brake bleeder like KDXer suggested, make the job much easier and faster. good luck
Make sure the reservoir is the highest (I remove it from the handlebar) and you have the least amount of bends in the line. I also tap gently the line while pumping to remove microbubbles. I don't know if it's the correct procedure but it worked. I need to get a brake bleeder like KDXer suggested, make the job much easier and faster. good luck
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Buy some speed bleeders or a vaccuum kit if they are giving you that much trouble. Vaccuum pumps/bleeder's come in handy for all sorts of stuff too.
Anodizing can be done in all kinds of colors....Including silver. If you were gonns do that it may be worth your trouble to polish the cast material first.I wonder what it would take to anodize those calipers
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Looks good!
To prep aluminum for painting use Zinc Chromate Primer. The Zinc Chromate adheres to the aluminum.
To prep aluminum for painting use Zinc Chromate Primer. The Zinc Chromate adheres to the aluminum.
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