Shane Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Have just got my LS400 callipers and they are in a pretty dull unloved state. What's the best way to clean these up? seems a shame to paint them as they are alloy, is there a low effort cheap alloy cleaner on the market? Was thinking along the lines of a "gunk" type of paint on, and rinse off sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 dilute some truck wash with warm water and work in with a brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnSupra1 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Best to use brake cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 dilute some truck wash with warm water and work in with a brush. Ok thanks, guess this is the same stuff they use at the jet car wash places? Best to use brake cleaner. Yeah its the outer housings that need cleaning not the calliper pistons themselves. Will have them apart and replace all the seals and clean the pistons then. Such a shame that your discs are from the early model and the smaller type. Just about to pay twice the amount that you are asking for them to get a set of larger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackin_n_bashin Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Let me know where you got the seal kit from Shane, I might be needing a set too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'd still try brake cleaner on the outside and a tooth brush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'd still try brake cleaner on the outside and your girlfriends tooth brush edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Save you a xmas pressie i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Let me know where you got the seal kit from Shane' date=' I might be needing a set too[/quote'] There's a thread on here somewhere that lists all the Mr T part numbers. Was going to go for oem parts as all the cheap repair kits seem to be for the UFC10s. Are you in work today, could pop over this afto to return your coil pack as I am off. edited Haha, yeah thanks for that Not good enough for my brake callipers though, too worn after using it to clean the chicken coup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I used brake cleaner and then hot soapy water to clean my calipers, they came up a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 I used brake cleaner and then hot soapy water to clean my calipers, they came up a treat. Well seems like brake cleaner is the cleaner of choice then, will give it a try. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aspire Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Try big red caliper repair kits shane. i used the seal kit. very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Try big red caliper repair kits shane. i used the seal kit. very good Great info, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Just to give you some idea how I did it. (LS400 fronts and MKIV TT rears) first I sandblasted them and rebuilt them with the big red kit. Then I painted them with the MKIV TT brake OEM color. (I love that color.) One of the best upgrades I did on my Supra. Best regards, Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Nice work Herb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 (edited) Just to give you some idea how I did it. (LS400 fronts and MKIV TT rears) first I sandblasted them and rebuilt them with the big red kit. Then I painted them with the MKIV TT brake OEM color. (I love that color.) One of the best upgrades I did on my Supra. Best regards, Herbert Did you strip the two halves apart ? I've done a few full caliper rebuilds and you have to be very careful shot blasting or media blasting as the grit gets stuck where the internal o ring seals are that link the two halves. Arrowed in blue Unless you take them apart its very hard to get it out if not impossible, i tried with the last set i did and even washing through with brake cleaner and compressed air the area by the o ring was full of grit. Edited December 14, 2012 by Dnk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 @ swampy: thanks @ dnk: Yes, they have been completely ripped apart. and rebuilt with new seals, pistons etc. Basically they are new now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprachargedtt Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I completly rebuilt mine apart from the pistons, i ordered the seals and pins etc from Rockauto.com, parts arrived in just over a week, even with shipping you will find a massive discount on the price!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Thanks guys, some great leads here. Herb, yours look really nice and Dunk, your photo made me wonder if I could powder coat them, what do you think? I can get small amounts of powder coating done FOC. The repair kit from Big red isn't expensive at all, but will take a look at Rockauto before I commit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 @ dnk: Yes, they have been completely ripped apart. and rebuilt with new seals, pistons etc. Basically they are new now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys, some great leads here. Herb, yours look really nice and Dunk, your photo made me wonder if I could powder coat them, what do you think? I can get small amounts of powder coating done FOC. The repair kit from Big red isn't expensive at all, but will take a look at Rockauto before I commit. These are powder coated Your powder coaters need to know what their doing with calipers as the threads and piston bores need to be carefully masked. Once the calipers are pre heated and the powder coat has been applied you need to remove the masking and then pop them back in the oven to bake. This is very tricky and fiddly to do as you can't touch the caliper Edited December 15, 2012 by Dnk (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 These are powder coated Your powder coaters need to know what their doing with calipers as the threads and piston bores need to be carefully masked. Once the calipers are pre heated and the powder coat has been applied you need to remove the masking and then pop them back in the oven to bake. This is very tricky and fiddly to do as you can't touch the caliper Yes they had that powder coat appearance that's what made me think about it. OK thanks for the advice, my eldest lad can get bits done at work and he can also hopefully make sure they do it as you have suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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