Re: Cleaning Calipers?

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Munro <munrof@isys.ca>


>Sandblast, my good man, sandblast! It is the only way I know to thoroughly
>cleaning rough cast or pitted metal. It also leaves a mechanical key for
>superior paint adhesion. Follow the sandblasting with a phosphoric
>acid-based metal treatment to chemically clean the surface. You will need
>good adhesion and good paint if you expect it to last on the calipers.
>    Have you considered powder coating? Maybe in yellow? :o)


Yellow would be ok, since he is upgrading the brakes to rein in the
**massive horsepower explosion** that is well documented with yellow power
coating.

Please seal up the  caliper to protest the insides, though.

I would imagine the piston with the old seals, a bolt in the hose line, and
the bleeder screw installed would be fine.

Steve Bigelow
1984 5000S