rx8guy86

I went ahead and put on the PowerSlot slotted rotors, Hawk brake pads, and powdercoated my calipers. Here are a few pics. Questions/Comments are welcome

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XDEEDUBBX

im not into red colored calipers (except BBK's) but atleast you did it the right way.

type59

me neither. not a fan of the faded reds but yours look clean. thumbs up for you! you have a shot with the whole car?

rx8guy86

Here are a couple that I have. I need to get some more sideshots.

snipaz2420

i think they look pretty good. i want to eventually do mine red also. probably not powercoated though. how long did you have to wait for them to be powdercoated?

shinka213

well done and very clean.....actually they are the best looking caliper i have seen...im not into red for my car with the black cherry but they look sweet with the white....

DarkBrew

What did it cost you for the powder coat? What sort of life expectancy will it give in this application.

rx8guy86

To break down and sand blast all four calipers, powercoat them, install the pads and rotors, took us about 7hrs. The longest part is breaking the calipers down. You have to make sure every rubber seal is removed. There is a tiny O-ring seal in behind the cylinder in the front two calipers that was a pain to get out.

rx8guy86

The Caliper rebuild kit for the front and rear were about 40.00 per set (front/rear), powder was 20. The gun kit was about 200, but the cost of that was split two ways. We use the kit for alot of other things. As for the life of the powdercoat.... I use the most expensive powder. i tried to knock the color off by hitting metal against metal and it wouldnt come off. The manufacture said that the only way to remove the powder coat is to sandblast again. The calipers also clean VERY easy. Pretty much just spray them off.

Wilson

I think they look great. Nice and slick so they should clean up easily.

llzjayarzll

you think your rotor is gonna rust?

rx8guy86

I dont know. Its been about 3 months and they still look awesome!

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

Do you need to rebuild your caliper when powdercoating. Thanks.

kersh4w

iTrader: (3)

looks very nice.

HiTMaNN

Could you post pictures of the rears?

WoodsOfGreenRx8

Where did you get the rebuild kit from?

altspace

iTrader: (2)

Nice work!

nuke0907

iTrader: (2)

old thread, but those look really good. how they holding up?

Nopstnz8

iTrader: (6)

Check out my garage. I had mine powder coated and they are holding up great. It has been over a year and there isn't really any corrosion on the surface. Also, they stand out more than spray paint.

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

Did you rebuild your caliper too thou when you got them powdercoated?

Nopstnz8

iTrader: (6)

I don't think so. I bought my car used, and the guy who sold it to me owned a powder coating shop and had recently done it before I bought the car.

rx8spiritR

if you don't think so then it's most likely not powdercoated.
you can't powdercoat a caliper without taking everything apart, i mean pistons, seal, and all the hose well in this case no hose. they then will sand down the caliper and powdercoat it, after it's done, you'll have to rebuild the caliper that means put everything back together, be extra careful with the piston seal. That is a lot of work to do to a single piston rx8 caliper don't you think?

Kris

I was going to powder coat my claipers, however its too much time and effort to get it done. So i said eff it, i will stick with black paint.

But they look nice.

mbrule6465

Great results. Are those stock calipers? Nice looking rotors too. Thanks for sharing your photos.

Nopstnz8

iTrader: (6)

Ok then I guess he did rebuilt the caliper because he did take them apart and then powdercoated them. Check my garage and you can see the pics.