Cragus Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Hey everyone, I'm sure most of you know Paul (the owner of the green beast) and many of you will have had work carried out by him. He now (I believe) is openly offering the service of painted calipers on an exchange basis. I received mine from him today and am absolutely delighted with the end result. Here are some pictures before they go on the car.......BIG THANK YOU PAUL! Excuse the dodgy camera. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 i love red calipers mine have a small nick in them i think if i had to i'd go red as well Quote
Cragus Posted June 30, 2009 Author Posted June 30, 2009 Go on rtbiscuit - do it! It will match a nice red tommy k Quote
dcash5 Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Bit concerned about the sprayed the calipers without splitting them down, i.e the bleed nipples have just been sprayed over. Is this ok? Dan Quote
M350ZB Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 looks awesome bud, well done Paul, cant wait to see them fitted Quote
Chris`I Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Are these sprayed or powder coated? They look good but have similar concerns to Dan if they are just sprayed. If sprayed I would be a little concerned with the longevity/strength of the finish and if the bleed nipples were sprayed in situ then they will flake as soon as you bleed the brakes. Sure Paul has this covered though Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 I thought powercoated until I saw the taped up area was also covered. My understanding of powdercoating is it uses electricity for the powerder to attach to the part i.e. parts that are not metal the powder would not attach to thus here the tape would not be covered Quote
Gaz Walker Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 I thought powercoated until I saw the taped up area was also covered. My understanding of powdercoating is it uses electricity for the powerder to attach to the part i.e. parts that are not metal the powder would not attach to thus here the tape would not be covered That's electroplating your thinking of. Power coating is sprayed like a normal paint and then baked or passed through oven. Quote
dcash5 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 i think they can statically charge the part to make the 'powder' stick when available but its not a necessity Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 i think they can statically charge the part to make the 'powder' stick when available but its not a necessity Yeah was pretty sure it was used in powder coating. Did not realise you could do it without it. Time to google Quote
Chris`I Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Are you thinking of flocking WRT to statically charging? Flocking used statically charged threads to make them all stand up on whatever is being flocked. I thought powercoating just sprayed the powder on like normal paint and then baked? They probably do it both ways Quote
Rob_Quads Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Nah the 'normal' way to powercoat is using electricity (thus why I questioned it) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating (Didn't realise there were so many methods to do it) "The coating is typically applied electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to flow and form a "skin."" Quote
marzman Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Nah the 'normal' way to powercoat is using electricity (thus why I questioned it) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_coating (Didn't realise there were so many methods to do it) "The coating is typically applied electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to flow and form a "skin."" +1 i thought it was done with electricity. Quote
dcash5 Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Even so Im still concern that the calipers have not been split, Baking rubber seals and P/Cing bleed nipples never seems a good move, I will more than happily be corrected though! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 i powder coat things in my workshop, nothing as complex as those, but we do it with a dip coat machine. we heat the metal up first, then dip it into a tub of plastic powder which has air being blown through it. lift out hang to dry plastic melts over forms a solid surface finish cools. jobs a goodun. must admit i do it with the brazing hearth and counting to 16. not really an exact science i'm sure when its down by paul its most likely sprayed on first with charged particles and then baked. as for the rubber sections if they have been covered up they should be fine. as for the bleed nipples they should be ok as well. Quote
P15UL T Posted July 1, 2009 Posted July 1, 2009 Hi guys, i will have a speak to the painter about it, but i was on the understanding that these were painted and not powdercoated, i know he has done a few sets of these already (not for me) + he also has done my own set for my car and there hasnt been any problems. Paul Quote
LRF4N Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 lookin good craig cant wait to see them on. will go well with the red badge. u got good taste lol was it the same guy who did mine paul? he just painted mine not powdercoat them Quote
Cragus Posted July 5, 2009 Author Posted July 5, 2009 Thanks guys...I am putting these on tomorrow so will get some pictures up when finished! Can't wait to see them on.... Quote
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