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ballardpaul

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Post #26
Being nosey but how come you wanted to know?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 12:32
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Post #27
Wanted to know if they could be stripped down and acid dipped the clean them up then rebuild them paint and put on the car
Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 12:42
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Post #28
can they?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 13:55
welshpug!

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Post #29
yes, next silly question?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:36
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can they be painted?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:36
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Post #31
is it ok to paint them red or will it make them get hotter faster, should i use blue to keep them nice and cool?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:38
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no, red is sacriledge, they must be yellow or silver zinc passivated only, or rust coloured.

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:40
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what colour gives the best performance gain from the brakes then?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:42
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Pink

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 14:43
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Actually it's blue/violet but you have to paint the sliding surfaces of the piston itself as well. It's because the lower wavelength associated with the colour blue means blue things absorb lower frequency vibrations naturally, so when you're going over rough ground the low frequency vibration of the car going over the bumps is absorbed naturally by the blue, which means the pistons have a greater internal energy so that when you press the brake pedal this energy can be released rapidly, reducing the response time of the brakes and massively improving performance. It also apparently helps stop them squealing so much for similar reasons, but I've seen plenty of blue callipers that still squeal.

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 15:29
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Post #36
that story just sent me to sleep. can you pop it on an email instead pal?

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Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 15:32
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Post #37
24seven wrote:
Actually it's blue/violet


Are we talking a sort of inflamed helmet shade? Easier to visualise.

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  • Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 15:34
    24seven

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    Post #38
    dangti6 wrote:
    24seven wrote:
    Actually it's blue/violet


    Are we talking a sort of inflamed helmet shade? Easier to visualise.


    A little darker, like you were just getting into auto-erotic asphyxiation but got it wrong and tied the noose around your helmet and hung from that instead.

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    Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 15:56
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    Post #39
    Cool
    owain wrote:
    Horses are not wheelbarrows


    Laugh my ass off

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    Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 20:15
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    Post #40
    Paint them Estoril Blue.
    Or anyother bmw colour
    Or focus rs white
    Or rolex pearl


    Oh sorry i though this was the one with the bare shell being painted.

    Paint them valencia orange

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    Posted 28th Nov 2012 at 20:35
    daver6

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    Post #41
    Zinc or black or bare.

    NO red. Unless they're originally red from factory. Even then, dip tank them and paint them black

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    Posted 30th Nov 2012 at 10:20

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