I am in need, to get my calipers sandblasted before taking it in to get powdercoated. Can anyone here refer a good place to get them sandblasted at?

I also have to take apart my 2 piece calipers. How easy is it to take them apart?

I found a place that will be doing the powdercoating only, for $160 for all 4.
I also found another company that will be doing everything from sandblasting to rebuilding my calipers, for $150 a caliper.

Can anyone shine the way? I know, its more questions than what the title states

 

dang im never getting my breaks powercoated, to much time involved. havent you been working on this for like 3 weeks?

 

You could always try your local HS autobody program Most of them will have a sandblaster and you might be able to talk them into letting you do it. Just get a visitor pass from the office. People used to do that at LWHS when I had autobody.

 

hahaha...the amount of work that I am doing, isnt really necessary to powdercoat your calipers. I am just doing that extra 10% because I wanted something different than others on the forums. Like powdercoating, over painting

 

I have access to a sand blaster, two in fact.

 

did you smooth them out? because then i could see why.
and what color are they going to be?

 

Yep, rounded the front part. No more angles, besides where the sleeve will cover. Not sure if I should smooth everything, because sandblasting will make it rough again.



Serge, will you help me?

 

Sure when would you want to do it. Weekend would be best. PM me your number or something so we can set up a time

 

Sorry for the late reply, I was on my lunch break at the time. Sent you a pm and my name is Deek, in case you didnt know



This is what the calipers look like.

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hahaha...so I was thinking, if I sandblast my calipers. Do I take it apart first, then sandblast, or before? Also, what prep work do I need to do, before it goes into get powdercoated. The company that I am taking it to, only does powdercoating, no prep work.

Thanks again for the helpful tips and will be needing more, until I get my calipers are done and on the car

 

If you have a compressor, it might be cheaper to do it yourself. All you need is a sandblasting gun (not too expensive), a bag of silica. For powder coating, you can get the Sears version, then bake it in the oven. I have a friend who used one of these for small jobs and it works fine. So now that you have these equipment to keep, you can do other peoples or find additional stuff to powdercoat.

 

is it safe to do it in the house oven?

 

Many have but you have to ventilate the room afterward. For the size of the caliper, you can use a toaster oven outside.

Note: the Sears version of the powder coat gun tends to break after several use but that may be a good thing as you can then return it back to them
My friend got lucky with his but he's very meticulous cleaning up the unit afterward.