Brake Caliper Touch Up
02-11-2015, 11:41 AM
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2011 C63 P31, 2012 ML350, 2007 335i E93
Brake Caliper Touch Up
I had rear tires installed this morning, again... I noticed that the red caliper has a clear coat and mine is flaking off.
Any suggestions for a clear coat to do a touch up?
Thanks....
Any suggestions for a clear coat to do a touch up?
Thanks....
02-12-2015, 03:11 AM
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Most brake calipers (and certainly the P31 reds on the C63) are not clear-coated from the factroy because the clear coat will burn off and turn brown or flake off. The only proper way to do them is with high-temp paint like Foliatec. Sorry - I know this doesn't help, but in general you can't really just touch up clear coat and expect it to look decent.
02-12-2015, 10:32 AM
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Most brake calipers (and certainly the P31 reds on the C63) are not clear-coated from the factroy because the clear coat will burn off and turn brown or flake off. The only proper way to do them is with high-temp paint like Foliatec. Sorry - I know this doesn't help, but in general you can't really just touch up clear coat and expect it to look decent.
Thanks, Mine is a P31, the brake calipers are OEM red. Maybe I didn't look closely enough. But what I saw was a clear flaking, the red underneath was flat. When it warms up I'll pull of the wheels and look again.
02-12-2015, 12:04 PM
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You can also just try touching it up with high temp red caliper paint.
