View Full Version : Detailing rotors, calipers on Acura Type R
imported_Todd
03-23-2003, 07:45 PM
Due to weather and a busy family/work schedule, my 2001 Canadian-spec Type R hasn`t been on the road too often over the past few months. Although I never intended to make my Type R a garage queen, it`s hard to avoid pampering the car when it only has 7k miles. :)
The car was originally imported into Washington state, so the corrosion potential was much higher than North Carolina. Even so, the undercarriage looked fairly clean.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/TypeRundercarraige.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/MyTypeR1.jpg
Surprisingly, the brake calipers and rotor hats looked terrible:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/TypeRbrakesrusty2.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/TypeRbrakesrusty.jpg
I spent the afternoon cleaning the underbody with P21S Total Body Wash and protecting the wheel wells with a light coat of Wurth Stone Guard Black. Acura was understandably casual about sound deadening and corrosion protection in the Type R.
I also painted the rotor "hats" with Eastwood 1200 degree high temp paint (silver). The brake calipers were painted with Folia Tec silver. I hope it lasts.
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/TypeRbrakespainted1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~ouanod/TypeRbrakespainted2.jpg
Overall a satisfying day (but not as satisfying as DRIVING the Type R!).
Dean
Jngrbrdman
03-23-2003, 07:51 PM
:bow :bow :bow :bow :bow
Such awesome taste in automobiles you have. :D That is an amazing looking car. You are doing a great job representing white with that shine. Looks awesome, dude. Very nice indeed. Your car is the only one I lust after. If it had 2 more doors then it would be perfect. lol :xyxthumbs
Redcar GUY
03-23-2003, 07:52 PM
Looks good, if you did a good prep job it should last a while.
Nice car and it looks good:)
Preachers Sheets
03-23-2003, 07:56 PM
I was just waiting for Jngrbrdman to see this. :p
boarderx
03-23-2003, 09:22 PM
Lookin good! I need to paint my calipers and hats sometime, they look terrible through the shiny wheels (stock wheels). I like the gray color. Do you have any closeups?
imported_Todd
03-23-2003, 10:01 PM
Thanks to all for the positive comments!
bgruver, I`ll try to get close-up shots tomorrow. Eastwood Co. makes a very nice, brushable, high temp paint in bright silver (look aluminum), flat black and satin black. I highly recommend the product.
Dean
LOTA OT
03-24-2003, 11:23 AM
Looks great!!
What prep work did you do to the calipers and rotor before the paint? Did you have to remove the parts?
Michael
imported_buffer
03-24-2003, 12:08 PM
How did you get such a perfect circle of paint around the rotor?
Nice Job!
Jngrbrdman
03-24-2003, 12:27 PM
He probably did it the right way and brushed the paint on instead of spraying it like a drunk fireman like I did. lol That silver just looks really good behind the white wheels. I like that a lot. :xyxthumbs
JPS911
03-24-2003, 01:18 PM
Looks great. Three questions:
1) What happened to get the rust in 7k miles?
2) What did you do to get it off prior to painting?
3) What is the URL for that product?
Looks great.
breakneckvtec
03-24-2003, 04:46 PM
Great choice of car, dont listen to Jngr, hes 2 door envy :D
I myself own a Honda Civic Si, is it me or is it heaven when the big cam X`s over and the intake wails, of course since I have an intake, header, and exhaust its more noticeable for me I guess. But its pure love either way.
scoop
03-24-2003, 05:40 PM
hehe I used to drive my AV6 every day(still do its my beater)
The vtec rush was fun when i was into the whole mod it out/racer thing.. but now its annoying when i just try to normally drive.
too responsive.
I prefer the smoothness/torque of the VQ over the rev-happy nature of SOHC/DOHC VTEC Engines..(J30/B16)
You should really get your undercarriage sprayed with asphalt or tar. If you are worried about corrosion, then undercarriage protection is your peace of mind.
Other than that your calipers look great! I’m going to change over from red to black this year!
johnson
03-24-2003, 06:16 PM
:xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs
imported_Todd
03-24-2003, 08:10 PM
Thanks to all for the compliments and questions.
Buffer,
I was able to paint a "perfect circle" around the rotor hat because the rotors have a noticeable border between the pad abrasion zone and the rotor hat. With a fine brush it was easy to paint by hand.
jnstella,
I`m not sure why the calipers and rotors rusted so soon. It may be because of limited use or the moist/salty environment of Washington state, where the car was imported.
To prep the surface I simply washed the area with P21S Total Body Wash (citrus based), roughened the surface with a brass brush and sandpaper, and rinsed with some 3M Prep Solvent (naphtha-based).
I supplemented the factory underbody spray with Wurth Stone Guard available from www.properautocare.com
http://store.yahoo.com/classic-motoring/wurstonguarb.html
Dean