OsakaBen Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Thinking out loud here, obviously endless brakes are a 'anodised blue'. As I have a big brake kit in need of attention I thought I'd try something a little bit different to paint. I'm guessing the calipers would need to be polished before being anodised? Can anyone offer any advice here? I'd also like to raise the brembo logo as a metal badge rather than just a sticker. I'm slightly strange Quote
Plummerman Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 PM Wasso he's the fella for all things shiny Quote
Flex Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Thinking out loud here, obviously endless brakes are a 'anodised blue'. As I have a big brake kit in need of attention I thought I'd try something a little bit different to paint. I'm guessing the calipers would need to be polished before being anodised? Can anyone offer any advice here? I'd also like to raise the brembo logo as a metal badge rather than just a sticker. I'm slightly strange Good for you fella! Do it!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
glrnet Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 That's an interesting thought, maybe it's too expensive Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 i think they are but not 100% . Wasso is the aluminium yoda Quote
Wasso Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Ok from stage one of polishing my calipers I found their weight and results after polishing to lead me towards them not being aluminium. I could be wrong, and I'll see if I can find out. Quote
Wasso Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 They are made from Oxidised Cast Aluminium. I am currently going through tests for anodising cast aluminium so I'll report back as I would presume the same results. Quote
OsakaBen Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) This is a job for you wasso if you can find out, bearing in mind they are porsche 6 pot calipers. Edited February 1, 2013 by OsakaBen Quote
Wasso Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I would hazard a guess that some forms of Alu don't anodise very well, as a current needs to pass through. I would guess that being dense in size they may not anodise as well? I'm going to test a plenum which is cast aluminium, which maybe about 3-4 weeks away but I could report back. They would need to be polished first prior to anodising. Quote
OsakaBen Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 Brembo website states all calipers are alimunium. Alloys can be anodised I'm sure, so caliper size should not be a problem? Quote
Wasso Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 The quote of Oxidised Cast Auminium was from the Brembo site. It'll be the casting if anything that would potentially be the issue, again I'm speculating. We'll soon find out when I do a plenum! Quote
OsakaBen Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 That's 2 things I'm relying on you wasso for! Your the most important man in my life....... Quote
AK350Z Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 They will anodise then, but as the ano finish is only microns thick, the quality of surface finish pre-treatment will be everything. The only problem is with larger parts, as you need X amperes per square meter of surface area, but I expect a professional outfit would be able to cope. Quote
OsakaBen Posted February 1, 2013 Author Posted February 1, 2013 Home anodising sounds dangerous. Acid + electricity = pain 1 Quote
Wasso Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 You can just polish the calipers. Agreed but you'll need to seal them to avoid oxidisation. Quote
Dblock Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 That's 2 things I'm relying on you wasso for! Your the most important man in my life....... Still a better love story than twilight... In for the results. I think this would look amazing. Quote
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