--Tried to kill three birds here...

Jag said new pads required at my 40k service, and [obviously] the warranty doesn't cover the job... well, kinda. There is a TSB on the front pads chattering/squeaking, so it would have been partially paid, but I prefer to be the only clown manhandling my friction components. So, for all interested, here ya go:

















And, here's the result!

















I used to clean these wheels literally every day. These pics show the wheels *untouched* for three days and one rain storm. Seriously.



Cheers!

e

 

Looks good! Great job!

How long did it take you to do all of it?

 

Very nice car, great job!

Albert

 

Looks great!

 

Firstly, thank you for the compliment! I had some help from Ian.

Secondly, the job *should have* taken me a day, but it took three. As you can see in the pics I did one axle at a time, and the caliper paint couldn't be rushed--plus, it's the G2 system, so there was a 4-6 hour window to apply it; so I bought three kits. The first day I completed the front end--which included an air filter change, since I was in there. Oh, and the end of day one was painting all of the logo plates. (I started with the front axle because I could remove the rear logo plates without first removing the wheels, et cetera. I painted the plates that night, so they'd be cured by the time I had to logo them the second day. The second day was cutting stencils, painting logo plates, finishing the front axle (allowing the calipers to cure overnight, yadda yadda. Oh, and to do the rear calipers, of course. The plan was to finish that night, but I had to source the piston retractor, because the uni kit didn't fit. Lost two hours there. Then, at midnight the second day (Sunday)--coming down home stretch--the rear passenger-side rotor decided to stay on the hub. The center was rusted on, and I wasn't about to crack it with a hammer or pry it, so I had to retire for the night and buy two 4" long 5/8" bolts, washers and nuts the next morning at ACE. I used the bolts as a "pusher" using the caliper bracket mounts. Popped off smoothly, and I finished everything around noon the third day.

This is my daily driver, so I needed her in service, and for the three days she was up it obviously had to be three days of rain we see per year in Florida... and my backup is a Harley... Fun times!

Anyway, three days.

e

 

Lovin it..........great job and the car looks awesome

 

That looks great! Nicely done

 

Did you do any sanding or Dremel to the calipers before painting?

 

I thought about it, but I wouldn't be able to make the surface flat. The rough surface from the sand casting is probably more uniform than any surface I could make with a Dremel tool. The only way you could really get a smooth surface would probably be to put the calipers in a vibra-bowl with some steel shot (burnishing?).

-e

 

Looking sharp!! Good job.

 

Looks really cool especially with the red wheel centers.

 

Great job, very tasteful!

 

did you have to bleed the brakes, and take off the calipers completely off?

 

Nope. The pads were ready to be changed, so I simply performed a pad replacement and rotor replacement. In lieu of removing the calipers from the car entirely, I contorted myself so badly that I could barely move for two days subsequent. That's what took the most time. I did mask the major areas I wanted to keep paint off, but the rest was a steady hand. (I have no woman nagging in my ear to get inside, so I can truly focus.)

e

 

Caliper looks great! Great job! As a side bar, what brand of jack stand is that? Looks as sexy as the car.....can a Guy say that.....oh well. It is a nice looking jack stand.

 

Haha, thank you for the compliment.

The stands are from PepBoys. They were supplied with the low-profile Big Red jack I purchased for this job.

e