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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2102   
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I do like IPA
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18th Sep 2022 9:19am |
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| The Zee Member Since: 26 May 2019 Location: Salisbury Posts: 289 
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I hope you are refering to Indian Pale Ale! Weirdly propan-2-ol (Isopropyl Alcohol / IPA) is not a great degreaser it is too polar and has a poor affinity for grease and oil based contaminants, it does not really like to dissolve them. A better solvent would be something like hexane, methyl benzene (toluene) or di-methyl benzene (xylene) all of theses are less polar and dissolve oils and grease really well. My chemistry tutor always reminded me that “like dissolves like” so yes propan-2-ol can be used but in conjunction with a wiping with brake cleaner/carb cleaner/cellulose thinners. Zaid-M www.DefencePhotos.com 2014 Defender 110 Utility, 2.2 Puma, Indus Silver Not just transport more like a religion |
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21st Sep 2022 8:20pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2102
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Yes India Pale Ale 🍺
I don’t use it for cleaning or degreasing though… I may treat myself to some s/s bleed nipples so thanks for the link |
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21st Sep 2022 9:16pm |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1117 
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I know I am going to be shouted down here ........ and I nearly didn't post this information......
You need to inform your insurance company if you paint the callipers other than the original color they came. Google it .... it's a thing .... I'm ready for the onslaught ................................. |
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22nd Sep 2022 8:48am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17376 
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No, you're right, and the reason is because the colour the calipers are painted says a great deal about the mentality of the driver. Brightly-coloured calipers are likely to increase your premiums. I am hoping that a dull, boring, sedate, sensible graphite grey colour will reduce mine!
Fat chance, of course.  |
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22nd Sep 2022 9:50am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5808  
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Blackwolf: ‘ I am in the process of overhauling a set of calipers which I removed some time ago from my Defender. They've been stored for some time since I removed them and were pretty scabby when I started. ’
How have you been stopping?  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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23rd Sep 2022 5:49am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2102
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My wife would agree with you - I must be having a mid-life crisis. (I did have XR’s in the 80’s which has affected my judgement). There was a cracking Harley Davidson advert in the 80’s - ‘grow old disgracefully’ I’ll get the anthracite or silver paint on order  |
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23rd Sep 2022 7:14am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17376
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By means of the calipers which replaced those I removed! |
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23rd Sep 2022 7:17am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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What? really? Why on Earth? It's a protective coating. Does this mean we should inform our insurance bods if we waxoyl the chassis or paint the engine pulleys to prevent corrosion  
I would like to think if I called up my local NFU office and said hey Dafyd just thought you should know I have painted the brake calipers on my Defender to prevent corrosion he'd just laugh hard and loud down the phone at me |
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23rd Sep 2022 10:22am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Having only recently done this job on Miffy I can tell you I was surprised how long it took for the brush on paint to cure fully.
But... Once cured it is hard as stone. I think part of the problem was the porch I was painting in was not very warm, so used our dehydrator to help the curing process. You could use a kitchen oven I suppose at its lowest temp. Maybe. The dehydrator can go as low as 43 degC. It still took 4 or 5 days to do the paint job well though. I needed the paint ASAP and ended up with apparently wannabe Porsche yellow I had no idea the colour you chose had a bearing on your aspirations... I did stop before adding faux Brembo decals though... I went with yellow because it is the closest to opposite dark blue on the colour wheel
Anyway they look great behind the Boost alloys and under the Oslo Blue paint. Plus the brake dust appears to just wash off as well. Only time will tell whether the effort was worth it... For reference I went with Foliatec paint from Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003O3...8&th=1  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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23rd Sep 2022 10:40am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2102
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Well I like them
I prefer my pads a different colour though |
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23rd Sep 2022 4:29pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Thanks Screbble
I agree about the pad colour but hey I decided to try out a set of terrafirma pads this time around instead of the usual green stuff.
Ultimately I figure that when it comes time for the pistons to need replacing the body of the caliper will be in good shape. Hopefully
I will say this though. Fitting new functioning calipers, MC and servo has transformed the braking of Miffy. Much more so than when I fitted drilled and grooved discs and uprated pads. |
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24th Sep 2022 9:14am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5808
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Nice. I’m mulling between that yellow and their burnt orange, to contrast my Corris Grey. Good inspiration though 👍 Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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25th Sep 2022 8:40am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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I really wanted the burnt orange
It would have been much better with the dark blue. But when you need it NOW you take what's on offer |
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25th Sep 2022 9:12am |
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