- 1. Cleaning Caliper Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:33:37 EST
- Any reason not to sand blast the oxidization off the caliper pistons? TIA.
- /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00793.html (6,427 bytes)
- 2. Re: Cleaning Caliper Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:09:03 -0600
- Yes. You will lose the finish and the smooth surface. Suggest the you
- /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00797.html (7,053 bytes)
- 3. Re: Cleaning Caliper Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:17:21 -0800
- In a word... don't! For a number of reasons! Most stock pistons are "chromed", that is plated and polished. Blasting could well cut through that coating, exposing the softer metal underneath which wo
- /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00799.html (8,328 bytes)
- 4. Re: Cleaning Caliper Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 17:44:59 EST
- YES! There is a reason why you shouldn't sand blast caliper pistons, one word: PITTING. There are gentler types of media for delicate work; baking soda for one or glass bead for another. Bob Roberts
- /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00826.html (6,696 bytes)
- 5. Re: Cleaning Caliper Pistons (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 20:51:24 EST
- << Any reason not to sand blast the oxidization off the caliper pistons? TIA. >> Not worth the trouble and not worth your life. I know from experience if you find any rust at all on the sides of the
- /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00837.html (6,954 bytes)
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