finished my calipers

**greatwhiteZ28** · 03-25-2007, 05:12 PM

has anyone ever put reflective stickers on there caliper?

**bucman1** · 03-25-2007, 06:40 PM

looks great, but how do you keep the rust from coming back? do youy coat them with something

**greatwhiteZ28** · 03-26-2007, 01:29 PM

try slamming on the brakes, jk but i think it could help

**bucman1** · 03-26-2007, 02:46 PM

ha ha funny i mean how do you keep the calipers from rusting after polishing them? maybe some hi temp clear coat

**Corvettekid82** · 03-26-2007, 08:27 PM

LS1 calipers are aluminum and will not rust. LT1 calipers are steel and would need to be coated to prevent rust.

**jmhvenom** · 03-29-2007, 03:51 PM

Yea its not rust on them just dirt, grime etc

2000pontiac6 · 03-29-2007, 04:04 PM

that two tome looks great. I plan on doing that too only with yellow on my nbm. i think it could turn out pretty good

**2thousand2** · 03-29-2007, 05:28 PM

looks good!

**Devildog** · 04-28-2007, 01:23 PM

If I wanted to unbolt my calipers and unhook the brake line, will I need to kink it to keep all the brake fluid from leaking out? Also, where do you get the stickers? I want to polish mine and put the camaro stickers on em.

**Mr. Luos** · 04-28-2007, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Devildog

If I wanted to unbolt my calipers and unhook the brake line, will I need to kink it to keep all the brake fluid from leaking out? Also, where do you get the stickers? I want to polish mine and put the camaro stickers on em.

EGay link

I am re-doing mine soon. Maybe start this afternoon while the baby is sleeping.
They will be gloss black with carbon fiber 'Trans Am' decals. Leaving the WS6 decals off. Probably won't be able to see the decal unless you are looking for it...which is my kinda thing.

Also...if you disconnect the brake line you will need to rebleed. If you are going to do this, now would be a good time to put new fluid in your system. I plan on doing that as well. DOT 4 synthetic.

**Devildog** · 04-28-2007, 04:12 PM

What does rebleed mean? And what kind of paint are you using Mr. Luos? I wanted to paint mine gloss red. Will I need high temp paint? Thanks a lot for the help.

**Mr. Luos** · 04-28-2007, 04:14 PM

I am using VHT caliper paint. It is a high temp paint.
Rebleed is making sure there is no air in the brake lines.

**Z06-Goose** · 04-28-2007, 05:52 PM

hit the decals with some clearcoat to protect them, and easiness of cleaning them

**Y2KPewterSS** · 04-28-2007, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Z06-Goose

hit the decals with some clearcoat to protect them, and easiness of cleaning them

What he said ^

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

EGay link

**Mr. Luos** · 04-28-2007, 08:08 PM

Here are my front calipers as of right now...

**Devildog** · 04-28-2007, 08:50 PM

Ok, one last question...how do you rebleed your brake lines? Thanks for the answers!

**Y2KPewterSS** · 04-28-2007, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Devildog

Ok, one last question...how do you rebleed your brake lines? Thanks for the answers!

One of 2 ways, either buy a self bleeder which runs about $10-20 I believe or get a buddy to help you. You need a 10mm wrench and there is a bleeder valve on the top of the backside of the caliper. The buddy pumps up the brakes until they are hard, then the other person opens up the bleeder valve and releases the air from the line(along with nasty fluid) then tightens the bleeder valve back up and the process repeats several times over.

**Speedy_Gonzales** · 04-28-2007, 09:04 PM

i am lazy leaving them on to paint.....wonder if i could get by with using a sponge to paint them since nobody will be able to get a close up look ????
or maybe just leave it with the alum look

**Y2KPewterSS** · 04-28-2007, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by rrgray8

i am lazy leaving them on to paint.....wonder if i could get by with using a sponge to paint them since nobody will be able to get a close up look ????
or maybe just leave it with the alum look

They do make a brush on kit to paint the calipers if you don't want to remove the calipers. Prep is always the key to painting though, the paint job will only be as good as your prep work allows for. Most parts stores will have the brush on kit, I know O'Reilley's carries the kit.