[TR] Painting brake calipers?

[Joe Curry]

Not just the glass but I also had the same effect on the engine cowl which
is metal.

Joe

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 12:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [TR] Painting brake calipers?

> No, don't, I'll volunteer it anyway.  I have a fiberglass 
> bonnet on Tiny Tim

Possibly that is true on fiberglass, I've not tried it.  It makes sense to
me that the silicone will penetrate even microscopic cracks (or wick into
exposed fibers), and the Acryli-Clean might not be able to roust it out from
a small enough crack (or inside a fiber).

But it works fine for me on ordinary cast iron (which is what stock brake
calipers are made of) and sheet steel.  

I've been using DOT 5 for a long time, and only once have I had problems
with fisheyes since discovering Acryli-Clean.  And that turned out to be
contaminated air in the garage, likely caused by my having cleaned the MC
area with an air gun earlier the same day.  When I redid the panel in the
front yard, the fisheyes disappeared.

Randall
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