got my calipers back from the powder coaters

[speedjunkie_69]

[hondaror]

Nice!

[JonW]

looking good.

With all this good work you should start a thread for your bike in the projects sub forum :)

[speedjunkie_69]

Its beginning to look like a bike again :) I don't have many pics of the bike before I started taking it apart but will try to keep a photographic record of it as its coming together.

The powder coating covers the entire caliper and I'm concerned the two mating surfaces needed to stay bare metal. Is there a down side to leaving the calipers as is in the pic? If I have to remove the coating what would be the best method without damaging the rest of the caliper?

cheers and thanks

Norm

[L.B]

Wire wheel it very carefully,then trim up with wet n dry paper.

[JonW]

I would do as LB says, you can also use a powerfile if youre gentle and even paint stripper on the larger surfaces, but be vigilent, your call, but go slow is my advice.

[speedjunkie_69]

What if I tape up the calipers and sandblast off the coating. Would it work? I have access to a sandblaster

[speedjunkie_69]

Well, I tried the sandblasting and eh..... nope barely scratched the surface. Man that stuff is tough. Got out the pneumatic tool and a pad and off the powder coat came :)

[JonW]

And, youve now got blasting media in em as well to clear out... Do that very well...

[speedjunkie_69]

And, youve now got blasting media in em as well to clear out... Do that very well...

I prepped them pretty good before I tried blasting. Taped them all up. Nothing got in but will be power washing them before the re-install