[TR] Painting brake calipers?

[Dave Connitt]

Hi Joe,
I used a ceramic paint kit I bought at one of the big box auto parts stores.
It wasn't Pep Boys or Autozone but I can't think of the name now to save me.
It turned out pretty good but I had ended up splitting the calipers and sand
blasting them before paint and rebuild. If you live in Cincinnati and you
have the time, I have a blast cabinet in my garage you can use to get them
brand new looking if you want to use it. I have glass beads and aluminum
oxide. I can't report on how well the paint holds up to use as I am about a
year or so away from driving the car. I chose red..
If you go to my Triumph website http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a and click on
Brakes in the Nav side bar, there is a link to the front caliper rebuild
that shows the paint. I have to say they really look sharp! Black would be
nice too. And yes, I flushed the out and used the air compressor to blow out
all passages before rebuilding. I also wiped the insides down with lacquer
thinner, blew them dry, then wiped down the insides with brake fluid.
Dave Connitt
'67 TR4A IRS
http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a