i got the red dupi color brake caliper paint and i was wondering hoe do i get rid of it because thats too rice. any suggestions?

 

lol well im glad you're taking it off, but there's really no good way. Just paint it black over the red or something. If not, you can always find GSR calipers at junkyards. 92-00 ex and 99-00 Si civics also have the same calipers, i believe.

 

but will the new paint stick or should i try to sand off the old paint. and then paint it black

 

Either remove the calipers and have them bead-blasted somewhere, or you could try some lacquer thinner on them.

 

Careful with the thinner though, it can deteriote the seals.

 

Aircraft remover?

 

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I meant to put thinner on a rag and rub/wipe it on the paint, not to just pour thinner over it. Yeah that would be kinda dumb

 

buy like 3 bottles of brake clean. that's what i did!!!!!!

 

i second that, brake cleaner works fine too.

 

yes get aircraft remover/stripper

 

it wont damage anything rignt if i get the aircraft strength stuff. do i get it off with like a wire brush or something like that

 

if it were me.... I would clean them good with brake cleaner, probably removing a good bit of the paint. Scuff them with some 400 grit and paint over it. No reason to take all the paint off.

 

i kinda like the red caliper but at the same time i hate it. right now it looks alrite with my black slipstreams but when i put on my bronze circuit 8's its gonna look maddddd ugly. i think i might justpaint them black or just try to strip scuff it and or just strip everything

 

like this?

 

i say you just scuff it up a bit and clean it up a decent amount, then just paint over it

 

aircraft stripper in the spray can. that will take the skin off your body. good ****

 

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ewww

 

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Well you've probably found out by now if you tried these methods....but aircraft remover attacks plastic and rubber. So does brake cleaner. DONT LET ANY OF THAT TOUCH YOUR RUBBER SEALS. Read the cans if you dont believe me.

 

That is true, but I use brake cleaner almost every day. If you let **** SOAK in it, it will mess up rubber. But it dries so fast it wont harm anything. Do you think mechanics actually mask off all rubber before spraying it? Just avoid the rubber if you can, you arent going to harm anything if it gets on there a little.

 

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Well if youre trying to remove PAINT with brake cleaner, its gona be pretty inaffective. So you're going to have to use a TON of it...which means soaking. Mechanics spray a tiny little bit on to clean off brakes, so the rubber only gets a little sprinkle. Mechanics usually arent trying to remove paint or anything else from the outside of the caliper. Just the braking surfaces.

 

lick it off

 

i used 2 razors, lots of paper towels, brake cleaner, and paint stripper in a can.

Just dont leave the paint strpper on for too long. mabye 30 seconds, then scrub it off hard.

 

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Well if youre trying to remove PAINT with brake cleaner, its gona be pretty inaffective. So you're going to have to use a TON of it...which means soaking. Mechanics spray a tiny little bit on to clean off brakes, so the rubber only gets a little sprinkle. Mechanics usually arent trying to remove paint or anything else from the outside of the caliper. Just the braking surfaces. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Well actually I guess you didnt get the hint... I am a mechanic. You are wrong. Me and the others I work with hose that **** down all the time. It doesnt make a difference.

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This is what I said... not trying to get ALL of the paint off with brake cleaner. Either way this thread has gone on far longer than necessary, just repaint the calipers black