08-10-2022, 11:25 PM | #1 |
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Powder coat Brembos - rebuild, or no?
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I want to pull my calipers off this winter and powder coat them. Car only has 7k miles. Would you all rebuild the calipers, disassemble and re-use the seals, or simply powder and bake them with the seals in? Powder bakes at 400°F. In theory, the rotors and pads get way hotter, and a lot of that transfers to the calipers if run hard, then parked. Thought and experiences appreciated. Thanks! |
08-11-2022, 03:35 AM | #2 |
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My powder coater said it’s age more than mileage that affects the seals. I needed to have mine rebuilt after 35K mi/8 yrs of ownership and I don’t drive in rain or snow but it’s not garaged. With your low mileage your seals my still be ok depending on weather conditions they been exposed to.
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08-11-2022, 12:11 PM | #3 |
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My powder coat shop that did mine rebuilds all of the ones he does. Regardless.
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08-11-2022, 04:23 PM | #4 |
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I did G2 on my Camaro, but on my Cadi, I did powder. On that one, I rebuilt them. If you're going to the trouble to take them off, putting in new piston seals is not a big deal. That said my powder guy took care of splitting them as he said in the middle is another bit he didn't feel comfortable leaving in tact. So he took care of that and then when I got them back I did the piston seals.
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08-11-2022, 10:25 PM | #5 | |
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That said, if anyone has info on some internal seals on the Brembos I would be interested in knowing. I've only ever found rebuild kits that dealt with the seals on the pistons and the dust covers. And I have always removed those before coating as a precaution. Just made sure the coater properly sealed up the piston holes so no paint gets in.
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08-12-2022, 07:46 PM | #7 |
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You can mask for powder coat, but it is tougher. I'd be curious to hear how the famous Mike the Powder Coater did them! I appreciate all of your replies, and have learned a good bit. Has anyone had a set coated by someone that did not take them all apart and replace all the seals?
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Unfortunately Mike retired and his website says business closed. I had considered using him back in '11 when I bought my car, and I thought he had written he removed the pistons/seals before coating. Seems you're on the fence about whether or not the seals should be pulled. Not sure you're going to get anything but opinions. Just pull the seals, it's easy. I did my CTS-V 6-pot ones before having them coated. They were brand new and painted silver. When I took them apart I noticed that on some of the dust seals there was a slight over-spray on the edges. I can only assume Brembo/GM assembled the caliper completely and painted them. The rebuild kits are not that expensive so if you wind up tearing a seal removing them doesn't matter if you are replacing them. I bought a pick kit just for removing seals from Autozone so I pulled mine with no damage.
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08-13-2022, 04:13 PM | #9 |
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Just saying the masking tape sucks to work with compared to regular automotive masking tape. It will not contour, at all. The car is not my daily, so I guess I'll pull them and if I ruin them, I'll order a kit. Definitely not splitting them, after some research.
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08-14-2022, 01:07 PM | #13 |
Last I checked with Madison Powder Coating a few months back they weren’t doing calipers because of too much commercial work or something. If they started up again I would be interested to know. I was looking into this place though.
https://smgspeed.com/product-category/powder-coating/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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08-14-2022, 02:47 PM | #14 |
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I plan to do my own. I already have the equipment and the powder. I just needed the advice on the process for calipers. Plan to flush the original fluids while I'm at it.
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