powder coating calipers?

[GryStrm]

im getting my calipers done once i get my wheel and suspension squared....take a look at this for anyone intrested...they even do custom lettering!..im look at about 500 for the entire set...not bad considering i wont have to stress out if its done right, spend the time doing t and i know it will last....unlike paint!http://htcracing.com/powdercoatingbrakes.htm

they do all sortsa stuff

[LongBeachCoupe]

500 for caliper paint??? Damn... i mean i know its not PAINT.. but with 500 in... why not just get the brake kit and sell your stock calipers and assembly... shouldnt cost you much more... and you would have a investment in something that FUNCTIONS rather than 500 on a look..

[theoctopussi]

WOW! that's expensive... I'm gettin my stock RIMS sandblasted, chemically stripped and powdercoated flat black for $260... I think you should keep lookin LOL

[GryStrm]

a decent brake kit is 1900 (ap) per set.!!....unless there are just reg red calipers...

[GryStrm]

WOW! that's expensive... I'm gettin my stock RIMS sandblasted, chemically stripped and powdercoated flat black for $260... I think you should keep lookin LOL

woah from where~~~?...thats awesome!..but the place i am using will take apart and reasseble the caliper...all i have to to is discontect drain and send...

[theoctopussi]

its a place out here in the valley in Cali.... they don't take apart **** lol so I have to take them the parts... but 500 is still a bit expensive to take off and put back on small parts like that. its not that hard at all

[adidas2go]

$500!!! Fine sandpaper it all down to pure metal, Air compressor everything clean, 4 coats of high temp metal paint FTMFW!

[nogears909]

i agree with adidas, $500 is just crazy to do calipers. im painting mine and spending no more then $40

[GryStrm]

and what do u thingk the time invested is?...alot of the time we dont consider it...but time is money...to properly prep each caliper is at least 1-2 ea...paint..another 2-3 hours...i still think sending em out is cheaper...maybe i can find someone to do it for less but im paying more cause they do it all day long...that has a value too!and powdering em looks diff than painting em...smoother more professional...

[theoctopussi]

convenience costs... they'd better come get your car, wash it, and return it with a full tank with a hooker named Brandy in the passenger seat for that kind of money. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[LongBeachCoupe]

gry has a point on the time involved... but idk man.. just seems super steep imo... bad value imo... they could have dog poop on them and if it cost me 500 to get it off, well then id change my cars name to "poop pimp" rather than do it... to each his own though... and im sure it will be super-sweet if you get it

[Italianbulldog85]

convenience costs... they'd better come get your car, wash it, and return it with a full tank with a hooker named Brandy in the passenger seat for that kind of money. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[adidas2go]

and powdering em looks diff than painting em...smoother more professional...

and very stock looking. Theres a reason companies like AP Racing, Brembo, and Wilwood paint all their brake systems. Deviates from the stock look. Which is the point of all this

[quick_shift]

i agree $500 is a crazy amount to spend for painting them, but it you got it and your time is worth more to you then go for it

[GryStrm]

it aint painting em...powdering is a shell that wont chip or wear!....id be interested to find a less expensive powderer..but once again these are brakes...a very important part of our machines...u want someone who knows there stuff....i would let a skin doctor perfom heart surgery on me...although they are both doctors!

[LongBeachCoupe]

i didnt think powdercoating was something that was typically "screwed up" though... like some paint shops are..... find a better place?

[nogears909]

and what do u thingk the time invested is?...alot of the time we dont consider it...but time is money...to properly prep each caliper is at least 1-2 ea...paint..another 2-3 hours...i still think sending em out is cheaper...maybe i can find someone to do it for less but im paying more cause they do it all day long...that has a value too!and powdering em looks diff than painting em...smoother more professional...

have you ever painted calipers? cuz i have, and if it takes you almost 2 hours to prep each caliper then somthing is definatly wrong with your technique

[GryStrm]

im counting in taking off the caliper...cleaning it taping it off...etc..im my exp there is nothing done fast...correct takes time...not saying u didnt do it right..just saying its def not a 2 hr job to paint calipers....

[nogears909]

last ones i did took 4 hours to do all 4 and so far they are still holding up good according to the new owner, and i painted them about 3.5 years ago

[GryStrm]

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i didnt think powdercoating was something that was typically "screwed up" though... like some paint shops are..... find a better place?

my buddy had it done by a inexpensive shop...and they powdered in the bleeder screw ports and didnt account for the pins to go back in! they redid it of course...but it took a day or two...i pay to not have headaches! lol but i concur i should look a lil more...i have time b4 my wheels get here...

[windex]

$500 still sounds pretty steep considering the highest price i was told when asking about my stock rims was no more that $400.

[GryStrm]

well i looked into it some more and i found a place that will send you already coated brakes...(no wait).. and take yours back as cores....but still looking at 250 a set!....i think wheels are a different story when it comes to coating...

[Altima_Coupe]

im gettin my springs, engine cover, and intake piping powdered. my springs should get here 2day. I'll prob take them to the shop 2day. Im eventually goin get my calipers done too.

[LongBeachCoupe]

springs powdercoated? to what?

[Altima_Coupe]

a deep burnt red. The shop im taking it to has over 7000 colors. the color is called, copper red over burgandy flare. i dont know y they couldnt jus call it burnt red. lol

[Scandinavian Flick]

i wasn't aware that you could powdercoat plastic, but if you can, then good times, and post some pics when its finished.

[MisfitBrian]

i wasn't aware that you could powdercoat plastic, but if you can, then good times, and post some pics when its finished.

I thought the powdercoating process involved magnetically charging the paint? But I could be wrong.From Wiki..."Powder coating is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a liquid suspension form. The coating is typically applied electrostatically and is then cured under heat to allow it to flow and form a "skin." The powder may be a thermoplastic or a thermoset polymer. It is usually used to create a hard finish that is tougher than conventional paint. Powder coating is mainly used for coating of metals, such as "white goods", aluminium extrusions, and automobile and motorcycle parts. Newer technologies allow other materials, such as MDF medium-density fibreboard), to be powder coated using different methods."

[adidas2go]

Under the plastics coating, is pure metal. You could easily strip off the plastic and power coat it to the color you want. I wouldn't recommend it though. The curing process for powder coating reaches incredibly high temperatures. Once springs begin to get hotter than 350 degrees Fahrenheit they begin to anneal, that is the steel starts to get soft, the temper is lost and the spring will not support any weight. Make sure your powder coating shop knows what they are doing with these springs, or you could end up with uneven springs and a very dangerous situation with multiple spring failures Good luck.

[Altima_Coupe]

he does this stuff all the time. but he did say he cures them in an oven for 10 min 390 degress. u got me worried now though if they start to anneal at 350! he wont start the work untill thurs or fri next week. i wonder if i should cancel it?

[adidas2go]

Its honestly a waste of money AND dangerous as hell. NO ONE is going to be looking behind your tire at what color springs you have.