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MNBoxster · 10-08-2005, 04:13 PM

Hi,

If your Calipers are older, consider rebuilding them and Powder Coating them while they are disassembled. I did this a few years ago on my Lotus and they came out great, still look new.

My Bro.-in-Law had purchased a Powder Coating kit from Harbor-Freight for $65 complete. I disassmbled the Calipers and cleaned them in a Blast Media Cabinet. We sprayed them with the color and baked them in his Home Oven. We masked off the Bleed and Hose holes as well as the Piston Holes. When the time comes to do this to my Boxster, this is the way I'm gonna go, it's turned out to be way more durable and Heat Resistant than Paint and is actually a little less work.

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99

10-08-2005, 04:13 PM	#7
MNBoxster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,308	Hi, If your Calipers are older, consider rebuilding them and Powder Coating them while they are disassembled. I did this a few years ago on my Lotus and they came out great, still look new. My Bro.-in-Law had purchased a Powder Coating kit from Harbor-Freight for $65 complete. I disassmbled the Calipers and cleaned them in a Blast Media Cabinet. We sprayed them with the color and baked them in his Home Oven. We masked off the Bleed and Hose holes as well as the Piston Holes. When the time comes to do this to my Boxster, this is the way I'm gonna go, it's turned out to be way more durable and Heat Resistant than Paint and is actually a little less work. Happy Motoring!...Jim'99