Cleaning Brake Calipers

[93octane]

I bought some used Cobra Calipers I need to clean them. What is the best way to clean them brake cleaner?? Can the brake cleaner hurt the rubber stuff around the pistons??? Or can I spray it all over the place I have plans to paint them too.

 

[bdcardinal]

if i were you, i would take them apart, like pull the pistons out and buy rebuild kits. then completely sandblast the calipers. after that wash them out thoroughly and dry them out completely. then sand the metal so its completely smooth, then primer and paint with a clearcoat. thats the only true way to do the job perfectly. i always have issues with used parts.

 

[blackstalion666]

if i were you, i would take them apart, like pull the pistons out and buy rebuild kits. then completely sandblast the calipers. after that wash them out thoroughly and dry them out completely. then sand the metal so its completely smooth, then primer and paint with a clearcoat. thats the only true way to do the job perfectly. i always have issues with used parts.

besure not to sand blast the inside of the bore were the piston goes or the
seals won't work!

 

[bdcardinal]

besure not to sand blast the inside of the bore were the piston goes or the
seals won't work!

very true. i tape off the insides when i do the blasting. im kind of a perfectionist when it comes to painting things.