Brake Caliper Powdercoating

[BlueDevil]

Hi All
I'm looking at getting my calipers powder coated as the are looking a bit tatty. Has anyone had there's done and Can anyone recommend someone in the Northampton area
Thanks

[snowwolf]

Big job and quite expensive to get them powder coated as they will need to be fully stripped down and rebuilt with new seals, how many miles have the covered?

[BlueDevil]

They have covered 34000 miles. I could go down the road of painting them but wanted a good durable finish.

[Podie]

http://www.biggred.co.uk

Used them on several cars now. Not chea, but lasted well. Longest I had a car after the work was 4 years and they still looked like new.

[stevieturbo]

Big Red seem to get mixed reviews online ? Never used them myself though. Mostly in that they take ages I think ?

Google does bring up a couple of companies though


http://www.brakecaliperrefurbs.co.uk/

http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk/

http://www.biggred.co.uk/

Below does mostly Subaru I think ( and can also be slow...or get lost in the post )

http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/

[TonyTwoTribes]

Took the wheels of my Wifes Type r and cleaned and painted the calipers in some caliper paint a paint tech gave me, flipping brilliant still look great 6 months later. Saved so much hassle.

[BlueDevil]

Thanks for the replies guys will contact some of them for pricing

Tony Two Tribes do you know what paint you used just in case I go that route, was it paint on or aerosol

Thanks

[tdm34]

I'd give these guys a call, as this Cerakote stuff seem pretty good, with many applications for cars and bikes...

https://www.facebook.com/FlyingTigerCoatings/

[Janosh]

BlueDevil said:

Thanks for the replies guys will contact some of them for pricing

Tony Two Tribes do you know what paint you used just in case I go that route, was it paint on or aerosol

Thanks

I used ordinary hammerite paint on my S2000's callipers and they looked great for months (I sold the car so can only guess that they still look great...)

[badboyburt]

Halfords Caliper Paint is decent and shouldn't be overlooked, painted mine myself back in early 2013 when I had my wheels off for powder coating, still look fresh when they have had a clean, its all in the prep as it is whatever you do, plenty of wet sanding and cleaning before masking up and applying 3 coats, took no more than 3 hours all four calipers.

Picture taken last week, might have to zoom in but they are still bright red with HSV Decals and a clear coat over the top.

Paint is around 12£ a tin.

Edited by badboyburt on Tuesday 22 December 21:23

[TonyTwoTribes]

Janosh said:

BlueDevil said:

Thanks for the replies guys will contact some of them for pricing

Tony Two Tribes do you know what paint you used just in case I go that route, was it paint on or aerosol

Thanks

I used ordinary hammerite paint on my S2000's callipers and they looked great for months (I sold the car so can only guess that they still look great...)

It was brush on. 3 coats each left to dry for 20 minutes. Wife did it whilst the wheels were being painted . Still look good now. I also painted the rusty bell housings on my VXR brakes, that was great and I used hammerite!

[t400ble]

No problems with big rred here

[k9oggy]

Anybody in the York area, theres a FREE wheel re-furb competition.

https://www.facebook.com/Yorkpowdercoating/photos/...

[GingerTim]

https://www.facebook.com/CustomCalipersUk/
I used this guy for some RS Focus calipers last year that were in poor condition. Turn around was ok, he kept me informed the whole time and the end result was good considering how bad they was when I sent them to him. He also seemed friendly on the phone and claimed he used to work for one of the big caliper refurbishment companies. Hope this helps.

[j666eds]

there is a place down the road from me that can wrap calipers, http://www.monsterwraps.co.uk/calipers

Was going to give it ago sometime this year.

[bimsb6]

I had the rear std calipers refurbed at the end of last year by caliper refurb specialists , job was top notch but , their turnaround didn't match their promises , despite me booking the job in online and sending via their recommended courier which by the way they don't use themselves , weird eh ! The calipers sat on their desk for several days as " they didn't know whose they were" as the parcel was damaged and soaking wet and recognising them as from a holden . How many monaro rear calipers do they have at any one time ? I would hesitate to recommend them based on the above ,others may have better experience of them .