Just thought I'd post up a quick guide so people can see how simple a basic repaint can really make a big difference to the sexiness of the brakes 
I recently sold my brembos, and although I'd refurbished them before they went on, they were quite tatty when I took them off. So I convinced the new owner to let me respray them for him. So - armed with some Brembo's, some spray paint and a bit of time and elbow grease...
Parts required:
Brembo stickers: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220711321934
Hycote Lacquer: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=130474870100
Hycote white: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=150547672287
Hycote red: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=140531486493
Nitromors mouse: http://www.choiceful.com/disprod.php?pId=68829
We started with this:
Then I applied nitromors spray gel - this is actually pretty mild stuff, and doesn't attack rubber or powder coating (meaning the original black of the calipers shouldn't be removed).
That gave us this:
Next up, heatgun to remove the bleed nipples - we're replacing the bleed nipples so it doesn't matter if we bugger these ones - but now is the time to remove it when you can cook them and not damage your paint
Then I used a flapper wheel on the calipers, to get as much crap off as possible.
After that, was simple elbow grease - using brake and clutch cleaner and a brillo pad, to remove as much crap (brake dust, etc) as possible.
After this, attack with some sandpaper if appropiate - 240 grit down to about 1000 grit to really get it nice - more effort here results in a better finish later. Invest the time. I didn't need an A1 finish, and because the calipers weren't in too bad a shape I actually skipped this step this time round.
Result:
As you can see, I've masked up the pistons and seals with tape - I really didn't want to have to remove the pistons and rebuild the calipers, so I decided to just leave the inside of the caliper black as you'll not see it when the pads are in anyway
Next up undercoat. Because we're changing colour from dark to bright, it's best to lay down a coat of white to make sure the true top colour comes out good and bright. (Remember to get permission from your wife to use the clothes airer for respraying...)
Thats about 3 coats.
After allowing that to dry (I left it about 6 hours) it's time for the red. It wont be shiny at this time as that comes from the lacquer.
6 hours later, lacquer:
You can leave to airdry (overnight) or cheat and bake. I wanted a faster result, so baked at 80 degrees for about 2 hours:
The result after baking:
Next up - stickers:
You only get one shot at this - line it up bloody carefully!
Finally, more lacquer to protect the decals:
Use about 3-4 coats, and take your time - too many coats too close together will lift the stickers away and you'll ruin the paint job (learnt this the first time I ever resprayed calipers).
Whilst waiting for the calipers to cook, I also cleaned up the pipes. The finished result:
Add new bleed nipples and rubber dust caps, and you've got a great looking set of calipers again Woot. You can see throughout I used the original bleed nipples (after freeing them off) to keep the holes blocked in the calipers. In the other end, I simply carefully used a bit if tissue paper to fill the holes so paint didn't get in.
I recently sold my brembos, and although I'd refurbished them before they went on, they were quite tatty when I took them off. So I convinced the new owner to let me respray them for him. So - armed with some Brembo's, some spray paint and a bit of time and elbow grease...
Parts required:
Brembo stickers: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220711321934
Hycote Lacquer: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=130474870100
Hycote white: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=150547672287
Hycote red: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=140531486493
Nitromors mouse: http://www.choiceful.com/disprod.php?pId=68829
We started with this:
Then I applied nitromors spray gel - this is actually pretty mild stuff, and doesn't attack rubber or powder coating (meaning the original black of the calipers shouldn't be removed).
That gave us this:
Next up, heatgun to remove the bleed nipples - we're replacing the bleed nipples so it doesn't matter if we bugger these ones - but now is the time to remove it when you can cook them and not damage your paint
Then I used a flapper wheel on the calipers, to get as much crap off as possible.
After that, was simple elbow grease - using brake and clutch cleaner and a brillo pad, to remove as much crap (brake dust, etc) as possible.
After this, attack with some sandpaper if appropiate - 240 grit down to about 1000 grit to really get it nice - more effort here results in a better finish later. Invest the time. I didn't need an A1 finish, and because the calipers weren't in too bad a shape I actually skipped this step this time round.
Result:
As you can see, I've masked up the pistons and seals with tape - I really didn't want to have to remove the pistons and rebuild the calipers, so I decided to just leave the inside of the caliper black as you'll not see it when the pads are in anyway
Next up undercoat. Because we're changing colour from dark to bright, it's best to lay down a coat of white to make sure the true top colour comes out good and bright. (Remember to get permission from your wife to use the clothes airer for respraying...)
Thats about 3 coats.
After allowing that to dry (I left it about 6 hours) it's time for the red. It wont be shiny at this time as that comes from the lacquer.
6 hours later, lacquer:
You can leave to airdry (overnight) or cheat and bake. I wanted a faster result, so baked at 80 degrees for about 2 hours:
The result after baking:
Next up - stickers:
You only get one shot at this - line it up bloody carefully!
Finally, more lacquer to protect the decals:
Use about 3-4 coats, and take your time - too many coats too close together will lift the stickers away and you'll ruin the paint job (learnt this the first time I ever resprayed calipers).
Whilst waiting for the calipers to cook, I also cleaned up the pipes. The finished result:
Add new bleed nipples and rubber dust caps, and you've got a great looking set of calipers again
Woot. You can see throughout I used the original bleed nipples (after freeing them off) to keep the holes blocked in the calipers. In the other end, I simply carefully used a bit if tissue paper to fill the holes so paint didn't get in.
