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Old Apr 3, 2012, 05:18 PM
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Re-cleared the crappy brembos

Well even tho my evo x is under warranty the dealer refused to replace the calipers saying brembos arent under warranty. So instead of trying to fight it, i said screw it and decided to do it myself. Only took about 4 hours for all four(cleaned the crap outta my volks while i was it). Process was really simple and i feel it came out ok. Of course i would of loved to send them off and have them powder coated but i cant since this pig is my DD. I used a dupli-color cleaner for starters. Then i wet sanded them and re-cleaned them. Masked everything off(this step takes the longest) then I sprayed them with high temp engine clear.

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Old Apr 3, 2012, 05:30 PM
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wow i had no idea the X's clearcoat chipped like that... i thought it was fixed in '06. Either way, ill look out for mine and good work!
Old Apr 3, 2012, 05:45 PM
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thanks

Ya it happed on all 3 of my evos so far. The clearcoat just sucks, this evo hasnt been tracked and it still happened. My buddy in town just did his on his x as well.
Old Apr 5, 2012, 08:35 AM
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At least its just the clear coat peeling. On mine its the entire paint chipping exposing metal.
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That came out pretty good!
Old Apr 5, 2012, 09:47 AM
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was the before pic after wet sanding it?

came out pretty good.
Old Apr 5, 2012, 10:41 AM
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Looks good. How many miles did yours start to peel at?
Old Apr 5, 2012, 11:20 AM
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What rotors are they??
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No the before pic was before sanding!!!
Car started peeling around 29k miles
If i recall dba rotors
Old Apr 5, 2012, 06:32 PM
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Wow good job they look like new.
Old Apr 5, 2012, 07:57 PM
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Awesome! mine have started chipping, so i will be doing this soon, now that i know it can be fixed.
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I know this is "show and shine" but most car owners that really like to drive would kill for a set of Brembos.
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My Evo IX is doing the same thing. I'll be refinishing mine soon as well
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did you sand the entire existing clear coat before you began?
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ya i wet sanded the whole thing pretty good, just have to be careful not to go too deep and get into paint


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