brake calipers

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hi i have a friend that ask me about tripple plating his brake calipers on his cycle. i wanted to know if i could just plug them up or would they need to be completly torn down for the plating. i dont know how well the rubber on the pistons will hold up threw the steps.

thanks again for those who can chime in on this for me.

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so nobody has any tips to doing calipers

[KCV6]

Definately strip them down. They are usually fairly easy to strip. After copper plating, use a masking agent on the piston bores, bleeder and banjo bolt threads. to prevent plating build up. Tripple plating builds a fairly thick layer. I zinc plate calipers all the time with no need to mask.

A modeling masking agent like testors masksol works perfectly for masking. I use it all the time. Have a look in your local hobby shop where they sell plastic models and paints.

Stripping is a good idea anyway.... nothing like freshly greased seals to bring brakes back to working as they should Use a proper brake rubber components grease when putting them back together.

Cheers

Mark