I figured I would post a little "how to" on the way I polished my set of PBR calipers. Mainly so people could see what goes into polishing your own calipers. Didn't think this should be in the how to section since there are plenty of resources on how to polish
Picked up a set of PBR calipers off of a 04' GT for $30. Not bad, but they weren't clean to say the least.
First step, used a wire brush attachment on a cordless drill to clean them up a bit
PBR logo, casting lines and marks that are to be removed shown below. The PBR logo could've stayed, but wanted to take it off for a cleaner look and also makes it a heck of a lot easier for sanding
All logos and casting marks removed with using 220 grit on a orbital sander and also block sanding/hand sanding with 180 grit
Next step, 400 grit
Next, 800 grit
Next, wet sand with 1000 grit
Next, wet sand with 2000 grit
After this I polished the calipers with Meguires metal and aluminum polish, then paint
And thats it....final pics
Picked up a set of PBR calipers off of a 04' GT for $30. Not bad, but they weren't clean to say the least.
First step, used a wire brush attachment on a cordless drill to clean them up a bit
PBR logo, casting lines and marks that are to be removed shown below. The PBR logo could've stayed, but wanted to take it off for a cleaner look and also makes it a heck of a lot easier for sanding
All logos and casting marks removed with using 220 grit on a orbital sander and also block sanding/hand sanding with 180 grit
Next step, 400 grit
Next, 800 grit
Next, wet sand with 1000 grit
Next, wet sand with 2000 grit
After this I polished the calipers with Meguires metal and aluminum polish, then paint
And thats it....final pics