E-TECH Lime Green Brake Caliper/Drum Paint - EBCP-GR - Complete Kit Inc Paint/Cleaner & Brush

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If you are capable of removing a caliper, it may be easier for you to paint the caliper with it removed from the car. This allows you to avoid the time consuming task of covering any exposed areas as well as cleaning and painting the caliper in a comfortable location i.e. a work’s table. If you haven’t removed a brake caliper before, Haynes have a great guide. What Are The Most Popular Colours? A. Yes, our standard range is suitable for both spray and brush painting and full instructions are provided. Baking the calipers at 60c for around 45 minutes is ideal where the facilities are available. However, you really don’t need to worry if you don’t or can’t bake your calipers after spraying or brush painting them.

All products are available in 100ml. 250ml 500ml and 1 Litter quantities and can be supplied in a kit containing cleaner and brush! Apply to surface with thin coats once precious coat is touch dry until desired finish. (If Below 15c wait longer than 15-20 mins.) One of the most important parts of painting your brake calipers is of course the preparation. All of the caliper’s components need to be removed and you will need to cover all other exposed areas apart from the caliper itself. Enough professional Kawasaki green brake caliper paint for 4 large brake calipers. (300ml) With hardener. A. Ideally if it’s no trouble for you (we would). But on the whole, no, if you’re doing this at home and don’t have the facilities to remove your brakes and do them ‘properly’, then we just recommend that you be as thorough as possible when it comes to cleaning and preparing the brakes. If you are spraying the product while on the car, we highly advise bagging the vehicle and thoroughly masking the disc, pads and arches.Once the paint is completely dry, you can proceed to reinstall the wheels on to the car. When installing the wheels, make sure that you use a torque wrench to tighten the wheels to the correct torque specs and avoid hitting the caliper. Once installed, you can then lower the car and inspect the final finish with the calipers behind the wheel. We have matched this colour from brand new calipers a client sent in for a colour change, the colour match is spot on. This is professional two part polymer brake caliper paint. You will have enough to paint 4 large brakes. We paint brakes for tens of thousands of customers from around the world with this very paint. Instructions can be found in the box when you receive your paint kit. Contents of Kit Unlike other areas of your car, the brakes produce a lot of heat under heavy braking. Therefore it’s important that you use a brake caliper paint that’s designed to cope with the heat and harsh contaminants such as brake dust. Our brake caliper paint kits are the best available in the world. In fact, in is the most popular brake caliper paint kit in globally, we have distributors in the USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and most European countries. Clean the brake caliper using the supplied spray degreaser, removing any deposits and dust from the caliper surface. It is not necessary to remove them to apply paint.

You can then begin to cover the exposed areas around the caliper so that its just the caliper exposed ( like in the below photo). It’s always best to cover more than you need rather than too little because it can be a nightmare to remove the paint. 4. Begin To Paint The Calipers This is professional two part polymer brake caliper paint. You will have enough to paint 4 large brakes. We paint brakes for tens of thousands of customers from around the world and it is the same paint we use in our workshop for them. Instructions can be found in the box when you receive your paint kit. Contents of Kit If possible, you should also park your car in a garage or covered area just in case it begins to rain. Painting The Brake Calipers Without Removing Them In terms of removing certain parts of the caliper, you’ll want to begin by removing the retainer clip. You can then proceed to cover the bleeder valve with masking tape to ensure that it’s completely covered. This brake caliper paint product has been tested by the Brake Caliper Specialists and a British Supercar manufacturer we can’t mention due to a non-disclosure agreement. We are also the number one choice for manufacturers requiring high-end painting on very high-end vehicles. Over the seven years we have been using this paint, we have done work for Jaguar Land Rover, most Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini etc. main dealers throughout the UK, many motorsport/race teams.After you have painted the entire caliper with multiple coats, you will then need to allow it to dry out. Although many brand’s state they are dry within just a few hours, we would recommend waiting at least 24 hours. If the paint isn’t completely dried out, it may not be heat resistant and end up distorting under your car’s braking. 6. Install The Wheels And Lower The Car When it comes to deciding between the different colours, there are many popular options that include red, yellow, green or silver. However, one of the latest trends is a blue caliper paint on electric cars. Conclusion

This is an important step — the more time you spend preparing the calipers, the better and neater the finish will be. Firstly, take off the front retainer clip and then cover the bleeder valve using masking tape to protect it. Ensure the valve is completely covered. Overlapping the layers of masking tape may help to prevent paint from leaking into the joins. Then, cover the brake hose fittings with tape too. A. Yes. But don’t use anything more coarse than 1200 grit wet and dry and be careful on edges, if machine polishing with a handheld polisher, you should mask sharp/hard edges.

This is a very high quality product. primarily used for professionals but can be equally used at home. A. Yes, but you must use standard thinners only and we don’t recommend using thinners if you are brushing the product. In our pro kits, we supply enough thinners for our heat resistant base coat. But if you’re spraying our brake caliper paint from a spray gun, just add ‘to taste’ so to speak so you are happy with how it’s coming out the nozzle. Use a minimum 1.2mm nozzle and an absolute max of 1.8mm, but you’ll need to turn your feed down. We are made every effort to make the colours on screen as close as possible to the ones you’ll use.