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[wbanixon]

Hi all, i want to get my calipers powdercoated in red. Anyone recommend places local'ish to birmingham...

[knightrider]

Try a company in Worcester called "Big Red Ltd" I am sure they can help. I took mine there for a full rebuild but they did not want to strip them down as they have broken the bolts off in the past, I friend owns a garage and has stripped them down for me, needed to get the bolts very hot. Dropped them off today so they can fully rebuild and coat them in red. Details- Bigg Red Ltd. The Workshop Weir Lane Worcester WR2 4AY Tel: 01905 428793 Email: calipers@biggred.co.uk

[Mopeytitan]

I was going to get mine powder coated last year and was advised by the powdercoaters not to as the shot blasting will destroy the seals and possibly the piston. Was more hassle than it was worth so decided to just clean and sand by hand then paint.

[scw02102]

how much do they charge as I might get mine rebuilt and painted at the same time

[knightrider]

Best to contact them directly as my friend knows the owner and will be doing me a favour.

[Gedi]

I was going to get mine powder coated last year and was advised by the powdercoaters not to as the shot blasting will destroy the seals and possibly the piston. Was more hassle than it was worth so decided to just clean and sand by hand then paint.

 

If you're getting them powder coated, you'd obviously have to remove the piston and seals beforehand and mask it all up.

If you're going to the trouble of removing the calipers, I'd replace the seals anyway. It's a 10 minute job and they're only a few quid.

[knightrider]

I have now requested they do that too, Its taking them longer than I thought. I'm just itching to get the car back on the road, just put the front clam back on today.

[Mr Apex]

There was a bit of a feature on Big Redd on one of the car restoration programmes - Car SOS I think. They do fully strip the caliper and it looked as though they really knew what they were doing. 

[Gedi]

It's a piece of p*ss for regular piston calipers (our rear calipers aren't 'regular' calipers), it certainly doesn't need a TV program to do it.

 

- Start by soaking the new seals in brake fluid.

- Remove the caliper and take the pads out

- Using a small flat head screwdriver, remove the dust caps

- Put a block of wood between the pistons and press the brake pedal to force the pistons out

- If required, using 2 flat head screwdrivers, lever the piston out using the groove in the piston for the dust caps (be careful not to damage the piston)

- Again using a small flat head screwdriver, flick out the piston seals.

- Rebuilding is just a reversal of the above

- Bleed the brakes before you bolt the caliper back to the hub, making sure to turn the caliper upside down and tap it to remove any air.