Demon Tweaks or Goodridge are probably your best bet John , Goodridge used to do free delivery
Sand Blasting should be more than adequate I would have thought
Sand Blasting should be more than adequate I would have thought
Braided Hoses
I am toying with upgrading my brake hoses to Stainless Braided and also blasting and painting the calipers.
Any help and advice will be gratefully received.
John F
- Where can I get braided hoses? Because I cannot find any suppliers on line.
- Will sand blasting the calipers clean them adequately for painting?
Any help and advice will be gratefully received.
John F
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Thanks Red.
I assume hamerite paint should do the job.
I assume hamerite paint should do the job.
I used Hammerite with no issues John , another thing you may want to consider is that the front callipers are an exchange item at
Europarts , I don't know the condition of yours but I had a sticking cylinder in one of the callipers so I just swapped them for two new
ones which saved all the sand blasting and emery cloth etc as well as the labour . you should price them at Europarts for curiosity
Europarts , I don't know the condition of yours but I had a sticking cylinder in one of the callipers so I just swapped them for two new
ones which saved all the sand blasting and emery cloth etc as well as the labour . you should price them at Europarts for curiosity
Hey John......Thanks Red.
I assume hamerite paint should do the job.
If you're about to do this, don't forget the hub area of the discs, they're all too often left and are usually dirty / rusty etc and take away from the overall look
Hammerite smooth silver for the hubs works well, it's what I use and have done for years with no issues, just a great smooth silver stock looking finish
Re cleaning / sand blasting calipers etc.
Unless they're in extremely bad shape sand blasting won't be necessary. Get them cleaned thoroughly and use of a good wire brush all round, finished with a paint brush to remove any loose debris will be more than sufficient.
Unsure what colour you're considering for the calipers?
Mines came with black originally and I re did them myself using Hammerite smooth black and had excellent results
When I decided to go for red I opted for Ferrari red and bought a small tin of gloss from Ebay giving the results you see using a brush
Longevity is good if cleaned regularly and looked after, I personally though like to freshen mine up once a year in spring and have it down to a fine art, around a little over 3 hours to do all four corners.
Jim
don't they already have braided hoses ?
mine certainly does - and they're OE, not aftermarket
mine certainly does - and they're OE, not aftermarket
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