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Powder coating brake calipers
Thinking about buying new calipers and getting them powder coated...advantages/disadvantages? I also live in northwest Pennsylvania where our winters can be pretty brutal, snow, ice and lots of road salt. I was wondering how it would hold up in these conditions bc regular brake caliper paint chips easily and then its only a year or 2 before 75% of the paint is gone and they look like crap
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Powder coating is very durable. I've had the calipers on my Trans Am coated for many years (maybe 7?) and they still look as good as the day I had them done. It's pretty thick and if the part is prepped correctly it will hold up very well. I've had a ton of parts powder coated on my car
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Be sure to pull the pistons and seals before you do. Reinstall after the coating.
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Re: Powder coating brake calipers
When I powder coated my calipers I washed them in solvent, bead blasted them, washed them with acetone, then applied the powder. I made sure that the piston bores and nipple holes were protected before the bead blasting and powder coating. I found that the heat proof tape sold along with the powders was perfect for protecting both areas.
And I live along the California coast so the car sees a lot of corrosive humidity. They still look new years later.
I used the Eastwood Powder Coating Gun and powder from Rosies. For baking I used a free curb oven. 220V
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