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Old 04-27-2012, 05:52 PM   #136 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Mike View Post
It all depends how hard you are on the brakes. I'm really agressive and an advanced level driver, so I beat them pretty good. I can sell you stickers
Thanks so much, but I'm still very incline to have them done by you since you've done such a great job. I also brake pretty hard during track (that's the only way to minimize lap time =) ) which is why I am looking into brake ducts, etc.

So I saw the pictures of the brake dust all over your powdercoated wheels, but how did your calipers look after tracking? You mentioned it getting soft, but did it melt or get all jacked up from the brake dust? Were you able to just hose it clean or wash it off afterwards?

The shop I powdercoated my wheels said they did both powdercoating and paint (not hi-temp) wheels over the last 22 years with no problem. They said that Powdercoat gets baked at 400° so it shouldn't melt. (I know that tracking under high speed braking could get actually upto north of 500°) So the customers that didn't have any issues prolly just do it for looks but never track much. - I also don't believe regular temp paint will not melt or anything.

What about our OEM Akebono 40th Anniversary Calipers? Are they painted or powdercoated? I hope someone finds out this answer....If they're painted, I wonder if they're Hi-Temp Painted...I would like to have someone like Mike to replicate that for me. (Not neccessary the color but the same process) as we know that works okay.

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