does any1 have any ideas or know how to paint or clean the calipers so they shine like the factory gold. thanks for any ideas

 

Your best bet is caliper paint - after removing them and cleaning all the crap off them.

Use something like VHT

http://www.pjhbrands.com/vht/breakcaliper.htm

 

Search in archieve... there are as few posting about it.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=583023

 

Or you could try this from eastwood.com

"Electroplating System Tin Zinc

Item No. - 10049 Z
This kit solves problems of sending parts out to expensive plating shops, or storing dangerous chemicals by allowing you to conveniently plate almost any metal part at home. This system brings a brilliant luster to properly prepared metal parts with a corrosion-resistant, protective plating resembling chrome but without the expense, hassles or hazards. Electroplating uses electric current to pull small amounts of metal from the positively charged tin-zinc anode bar through electrolyte solution and onto the negatively charged piece to be plated. The anode bar will last through dozens of parts. "

 

i realize that this opinion is not rooted in fact but i dont trust that painting calipers aloows for proper heat evacuation. its basically insulating them with high temp coating.

 

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Why would you further spread this "theory" then?

If you want to spread misinformation please do it elsewhere.

Superhonda, clubsi, etc...

 

Most brake calipers are not designed with cooling in mind. Most of the heat is removed in the disc (see the vents). The disc is favored because it rotates whereas the caliper is stationary.

While on the subject of painting things; painting things like a radiator or intercooler would have a negative impact on cooling. Anodizing it would have less of an impact.

 

just buy get some brembo factory gold ones

 

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You better tell Brembo, Porsche and Ferrari Inc about this.

Sounds serious

 

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You better tell Brembo, Porsche and Ferrari Inc about this.

Sounds serious</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hi, yeah, Brembo? Yeah, I was just wondering about your painted calipers and I...pfffftaahahahhahahahah!!!

 

I alwasy liked the color of the stock color. I never knew why people painted them.

 

ummm brembo isnt painting monoblock factory honda accord calipers with 3 coats ghetto ricer paint from autozone. to be used with 11" x 23mm rotors.

and maybe it is more important for porsche, ferrari and the like to have a caliper that doesnt get shitty looking then to have an optimal performing setup for a street car geared to extremeley wealthy people

anyone want to tell porsche that they are retarded for crossdirlling the **** out their rotors and most racers use a solid disk in favor of cracking the stock bling ones anyway.

i would buy an aluminum anodized caliper over a painted caliper anyday, ill go tell superhonda.... *******.

honda decided cooling fins were called for on the nsx calipers... and didnt paint them. explain that to me


Modified by euclid at 3:55 PM 1/14/2004

 

I just used a wire brush, brake cleaner, simple green, and a lot of elbow grease.

 

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Accord calipers are not monoblock and the smallest Brembo rotors, meant for use with their monoblock calipers, are 12". Not that any of that matters though.

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Aluminum needs a coating to prevent corrosion.

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You sure do have a penchant for bringing irrelevant things into discussions.

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You sure do have a penchant for bringing irrelevant things into discussions.

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The NSX caliper do not corrode without a protective coating, therefore Honda can save money by not painting them.

I do not understand your argument. You made a comment that has no basis in fact, then try to argue that point. Where is the logic in this?

FWIW I would never waste my time painting a caliper, but to each his own.

 

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This is how you renew the stock appearance, if this is what you're after.

 

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You what's cool and weird..I bought my car dec of 2000 and up to this day, they're still the goldish color

 

The gold color comes off with wheel acid - ask me how I know

I say paint 'em black - they're going to get fuggin dirty anyway.

 

ok you are right, im going to go coat my header now so that way the heat escapes better and my engine block wont fade from boiling fluids in the steering rack after multiple left hand turns.

 

how do you know?... since the calipers in your pic are NSX calipers not R calipers?...
you asked someone to ask.. so i did.

 

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You know, Luis, I have NO IDEA why that is.