Just do it! do it, do it.

 

goodlord, i ******* LOVE the guy i bought the extra caliper from hahaha

i paid $40 for a " caliper " and he sent the WHOLE thing, caliper, bracket, and even the pads that were in the caliper with 50% life on them at least rofl.

I'll be soaking it in brake cleaner to clean it up tonight, and then tomorrow i'll start the work on it ^^

 

okay, everything is all cleaned, and disassembled! " before " pictures will be up in a bit.

My photo host is being stupid ATM i'll upload initial shots when they are working again

 

sweet i hope it goes good for you, this is something i've never seen before.

 

Okay, host is back, here is the initial pictures after cleanup and disassembly.

**note** these are the " before " pictures.

Special thanks to the guy i got the caliper from, like i said, he sent the ENTIRE setup, i was happy as hell when i opened his box lol

 

slight learning curve since this is my first attempt at polishing, so far so good though, I just need to go get some extra stuff so i can easier remove the bumpy oem finish. lowest grit i had was 220, which wasnt enough unless i plan on doing this allllll day lol, gonna go pick up some 100 grit, maybe even some 80, and a mouse sander.

wasted the, ENTIRE day trying to find proper sandpaper pads for the mouse sander that i have, lol, i got SOME, but very little progress in, I will hit it hardcore tomorrow, and post some pictures tomorrow night.

 

You're gonna have a really hard time with the porous surface on the caliper. I did a set of wheels with a similar surface and it took forever to get it o look even. Remember, as you go up in grit, remember to always ensure that all the large scratches from sanding are gone.

That's a hell of a project, good luck to you.

 

I know it's an old thread but here are my freshly painted calipers. Did them with powder and the front of the caliper is polished.

Before


After

 

very nice!

 

Excellent work. Bumping an old thread, but with a very nice pictures. Well played sir.