I am almost done with a thorough front brake job on my personal ur-XC Volvo. NAPA is taking a Loooong time to turn my rotors, which gives me some time to let the high-heat paint on the calipers and rotors to cure better. It also gave me time to pull off and refinish bits I would not otherwise have done, like the hanging hardware and now the dust shields. They were really gross because the Volvo OE pads are really, really filthy. I am switching to ceramic pads as I now have nicely finished/refinished wheels on the car.
So, "Swedish Racing Green" (aka Swedish blue, basically same as Ford Blue - it's the national racing color), or bright silver? The calipers are already Swedish Blue (e.g., Ford high-heat engine enamel). They will get new braided lines on installation, also.
I already did one of them in silver. I acid etched them to get good adhesion over the galvanizing.
I discovered acid is the key to easy brake dust removal. Even the sandblaster was having fits with this 20 years of high dust. I just "painted" on some muriatic acid and the stuff just brushed off. Wish I had figured this out before I spent so much timing cleaning the calipers.
I refinish grungy parts or new accessories that are under the hood or under the car in the Swedish Blue, just as a kind of joke. None of it is visible clearly from the outside, just the calipers behind the wheels and maybe the horns if you stare hard through the grill. It's just a personal joke mostly.
Basically I'm the only one who ever sees it, like this factory accessory engine grate for it.
This is the engine bay, where I've refinished the accessory or performance parts I've added or modified. Again, it's all out of sight and just a personal joke or when I go to a Volvo or wagon rally a few times next year.
Ok, so bright silver or Swedish Racing Green? I need to paint them by late tonight so they have a day or two for the paint to cure some before installing.
So, "Swedish Racing Green" (aka Swedish blue, basically same as Ford Blue - it's the national racing color), or bright silver? The calipers are already Swedish Blue (e.g., Ford high-heat engine enamel). They will get new braided lines on installation, also.
I already did one of them in silver. I acid etched them to get good adhesion over the galvanizing.
I discovered acid is the key to easy brake dust removal. Even the sandblaster was having fits with this 20 years of high dust. I just "painted" on some muriatic acid and the stuff just brushed off. Wish I had figured this out before I spent so much timing cleaning the calipers.
I refinish grungy parts or new accessories that are under the hood or under the car in the Swedish Blue, just as a kind of joke. None of it is visible clearly from the outside, just the calipers behind the wheels and maybe the horns if you stare hard through the grill. It's just a personal joke mostly.
Basically I'm the only one who ever sees it, like this factory accessory engine grate for it.
This is the engine bay, where I've refinished the accessory or performance parts I've added or modified. Again, it's all out of sight and just a personal joke or when I go to a Volvo or wagon rally a few times next year.
Ok, so bright silver or Swedish Racing Green? I need to paint them by late tonight so they have a day or two for the paint to cure some before installing.
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