Brake Calipers and Levers

[mightynimrod]

Just a quick question, if i bought some NOS calipers and levers in a color i don't want, can i just strip em back to metal and have em silver???

If so whats the best way to do it?

Is it better to get them polished too?

Ones i'm thinking of are MX1000's.

Cheers

Steve

[sawzall]

yep strip anno using oven pride or caustic soda but go careful this stuff burns,then polish to mirror finish

[mightynimrod]

yep strip anno using oven pride or caustic soda but go careful this stuff burns,then polish to mirror finish

What if theyre pink, it's usually paint isn't it?

Will oven pride work on this or should i use nitromors?

Cheers

Steve

[MartyC]

Depends if they are painted or anodised.  If painted simply nitromors them, wash in vinegar then warm soapy water, autosol and a wax and you're done.  If they are anodised, use Oven Pride cleaner (about £2.5 in Aldi), then  wash in vinegar then warm soapy water, autosol and a wax.  as it's a lot safer than caustic soda and easier to use.  To remove the DC sticker warm it with a hair dryer then using a stanley blade lift in one corner and remove.  When polished, re-apply the sticker with some suitable adhesive.

Marty 

[MartyC]

Damn, beaten to it 

[mightynimrod]

Cheers for that fellas, i just wanted to clarify the best way of doing it before i jumped in head 1st.

[othomas2]

A mate of mine tried using nitromors & oven pride on the pink mx 1000s last night.

Apparently it didn't do a thing

He said he chucked the caliper in the yard with the dog shit in a huff. 

[mightynimrod]

A mate of mine tried using nitromors & oven pride on the pink mx 1000s last night.

Apparently it didn't do a thing

He said he chucked the caliper in the yard with the dog shit in a huff. 

Funny thing is, the dog shite might work 

[selfpreservation]

what you mean like this ?
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=20736.0

[mightynimrod]

what you mean like this ?
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=20736.0

Exactly like that

Cheers mate   

[Filthy Cisco]

A mate of mine tried using nitromors & oven pride on the pink mx 1000s last night.

Apparently it didn't do a thing

He said he chucked the caliper in the yard with the dog shit in a huff. 

Funny thing is, the dog shite might work 

The dog shit did'nt work at all, gutted Afraid the finish is powder coating and the only way I know to remove that is to either shot blast but then I'll end up been given my brakes back in a very small bag or sanding which is a major ball ache.