Any pics of the Akebono calipers powdercoated with the NISSAN logo?

sorry, noone has ever wanted that.

Im surprised Mike - I figured the powder coating would hold up against heat generated on the track. Or is there special stuff you gotta use in high-temp situations?

well, the real problem is that when it gets hot, it gets soft, so a) it looses its gloss, and b) the brake dust embeds itself in the finish. That is why my calipers are satin black. that color holds up fine.

Roger. Makes sense. Hey, maybe you'll have an idea - so, one of my bleeder valves seeped some fluid out while I was on the track. Disconcerting, and I may take her to the dealership to find out wtf the issue was - I tightened the **** out of it, and it'd still leak a bit.

Anyway, point is, I think it stained the paint - cant seem to get the marks off at all. Figure its burned into the clear and about the only thing to fix it is an aggressive polish?

yea, I don't think you can fix it. Mine weep a little too, leaving ugly streaks on the calipers.

Must just be an issue with people who hit the track. Should ask RCZ if he had issues. It was messy my first time out, thats for sure. Im thinking thats what caused my stability control system to freak.

Was thinking of getting a set of Infiniti calipers, and powdercoated blue. :ughdance:

I can do that

horrible plan. :tup:

first "akebono" logos w00t!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u...g?t=1270998064

Well the reason with Infiniti is they are cheaper, and since they are getting painted.... But I wanted to put the Nissan logo back on them.

i was just teasing. ive got an infiniti. :)

and I can put whatever logo you want on them, its just a matter of which logo stencil I cut with my vinyl cutter. I am on a 3 month break from new pc business though, as I am severely burned out. W0ady was the first one to get the Akebono logos on his though.

Hey Mike,

I want to get my calipers powder coated in red with a slight metallic flake, like the second set down on your 1st post, with the same Akebono logo. Perhaps a little darker, like a candy apple red.

My Z is my 2nd car so I can have the car on jack stands for a little while. Removing and replacing the breaks, however, is a little beyond my comfort level. I suppose I could take it to a shop but then I would have to store the car there until the breaks come back.

Should I just try one of the G2 brake caliper paint kits? If so, is there a way to get a logo on the calipers? If I try that and don’t like it, will it then be more difficult to powered coat them?

Thanks for your help Mike.

David

Ooo, I like that candy apple red for a powdercoat....

Tell me when you're off your brake (see what I did there?) Mike ...