Topic: Can I clean calipers withhhhh

[xfactor]

So I cant sleep and I just got my "new" rear caliper from a great dude on here. Needless to say its a 30yr old caliper that needs to be cleaned before I put it on.



So can I use 000 steel wool to clean it or should I get something else to clean it with. I really dont want to ruin this caliper.


Croix

[xfactor]

sorry its not 000 its 1 steel wool

[super pasty white guy]

Personally, I like to go with sandblast and powdercoat. if you have a compressor handy, you can jury rig a blaster.

spwg

[slowjo]

I purchased a cheep siphen type sandblaster for only $12 and used sand from my kids sandbox to blast mine with. Then I used high heat clear coat from a can. It was cheep and looks great.

[Stev-o]

... used sand from my kids sandbox to blast mine with.

That's a new one!

[super pasty white guy]

actually, I used play sand too (run through a screen to remove the large stuff).  It worked well.

spwg

[vern401]

I want to see a pic of the home made blaster....

[super pasty white guy]

Dunno which one of us you were referring to, but I did the gravity feed thing and used a plastic tote with a sheet of glass on top and holes in the side.  The sand was too heavy and didn't pull up using suction.  Mine's disassembled now, but here's a couple of threads explaining what to do.

here:

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=71541.0

ttp://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=65208.0

spwg

[Fritz]

used sand from my kids sandbox to blast mine with

If you are using sand, please be aware of the dangers of silica-based blast mediums:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis

[ekpent]

If you are talking about cleaning the inside of the bore and groove where the piston and seal goes use the finest grade like #0000. On the outside for prep etc work it over with some 400 wet-dry after it is degreased.