Darkness Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Hi all. Have a question; how do i maintain the cleaniness of a painted caliper. Seems to get very dirty and water and soap does not seem to get it spottlessly clean . Some people's calipers are painted and soooo clean . how can i get that kinda results? Can i use rim cleaner on the caliper? is so wat brand? thanks all. Cheers Darkness ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axela525 4th Gear October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 If your rims are those very that can reach the inside of the calipers, just poke your fingers in and clean it when it's dirty If not if mechanic got chance to take out rims, take opportunity & clean it while he is doing it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Author Share October 4, 2003 Then how do ppl maintian their calipers so nice nice if need to always take out the wheel...can i use rim cleaner on the caliper??? I tried to use my fingers but the nooks and crannies are still rather dirty and difficult to reach. Thanks Cheers Darkness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axela525 4th Gear October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Rim cleaners can but scared too toxic for the paint, maybe they just got painted leh....so it's not clean but "new" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Author Share October 4, 2003 neh...seen it for several weeks already not new just clean but look at some original berebmo brakes on the evos and they look very clean clean too . Cheers Darkness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axela525 4th Gear October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Maybe they seldom drive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 More like they change caliper every week hahah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axela525 4th Gear October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Author Share October 4, 2003 wah...cannot be lah ... everyday they got drive one . The thing is, i am very particular where cleaniness is concerened. so if really hard to keep it clean looking maybe I will just spray the caliper black. wat do guys suggest? is it possible for me to simpily sand off the existing paint(red) and respray wif black. or is there any other options for me to consider to clean the caliper spotlessly clean. Thanks all Cheers Darkness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Get those rim cover lor hahaha then cannot see the caliper and u wouldn't know if it clean or dirty hahahah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Author Share October 4, 2003 if that is the case why do i even bother to paint the calipers??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie October 4, 2003 Share October 4, 2003 Give u alternative solution to save the effort on painting ur caliper and yet don get to see the dirty caliper hahaha... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgeter 2nd Gear October 6, 2003 Share October 6, 2003 Hi Darkness, First of all, welcome to MCF, we hope you enjoy your stay with us and do join us for meetups. Secondly, with regards to your question. What I have done for mine is.. Instead of using diluted shampoo (mixng the shampoo with water) to clean., this is what I do: 1. Spray water on the caliper. 2. Pour some concentrated shampoo onto a sponge. 3. Use the sponge to clean the caliper and then spray water onto the caliper to remove the shampoo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawang 1st Gear October 13, 2003 Share October 13, 2003 How about using a toothbrush to reach difficult areas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie November 6, 2003 Author Share November 6, 2003 have been using toothbrush for some time now...but it is a torture to keep the calipers looking clean. Boy...maybe should not have choosen red after all ...is it possible for me to sand off the paint and spray black over it? this way much easier to maintain. I hope... Cheers Darkness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawang 1st Gear November 7, 2003 Share November 7, 2003 just paint over it will do sanding will take a lot of work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remygenn Neutral Newbie November 11, 2003 Share November 11, 2003 Hmm .. i thot of spraying my caliper red - then read ur postings . Thinking twice now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness Neutral Newbie November 11, 2003 Author Share November 11, 2003 ya they really look good and sporty in red ...but if u r particular about detail...then red is best if u wash ur rims atleast 2 days once or use dust free pads (EBC aka green). Other than that go for balack wif white sticker the best! Cheers Darkness ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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