MAZDA MX-5 Brake Caliper Restoration ( Miata , Eunos )
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2018
- Sorry Guys i can only apologise, This weeks video yet again requires a comfy seat and a coffee! HAHA.
Well lets get down to business all of you Mazda MX-5 , Miata and Eunos fans out there seemed to really like my rocker cover restoration and asked for more mx5 related content so here is another one and hopefully i will be able to bring you a few more in the coming months.
As you can probably tell already the item up for restoration this week is the front brake calipers from my 92 MX-5 ( Miata , Eunos).They are in serious need of some attention they are rusty, sticky and just generally screaming out the be restored!
The first stage in the process is of course stripping off the calipers and carriers from the car easier said than done when the car hasn't seen the road in years! The caliper slides came free with not too much hassle but the carrier bolts put up a fair battle. When its was all removed it was easy to see the pads were rusted solid into the shims and the piston has definitely seen better days.
After stripping down the caliper as much as possible for the moment it was time to break out the new toy and sand blast the caliper and carrier clean ( i cant begin to tell you how much of a labour saving device it is i cant believe i didn't invest in one sooner!) I tell you in the video why the piston and seals were left in the caliper.
Once blasted i decided i didn't like the way the casting lines made the caliper look so time to break out the grinder to clean up the mess. After smoothing out the lines it was time for primer. Standard procedure for this stage etch primer to give the high build something to grip onto.
Once cured they were given a light wet flatting to increase gloss levels at the end of the job.After drying i knocked up a couple of MX5 logos on my plotter and fitted them as stencils. After a quick degreasing and tack ragging the parts were painted with a lime green top coat and yes all products used were checked against there data sheets to ensure they would stand up to the heat of vigorous track use ;)
Once cured it was a simple case of rebuilding them and removing the stencils. Looking at the before and afters im really quite impressed with the way they look i hope you guys feel the same way! :)
I know this video is a bit on the lengthy side but i tried to cut it down as much as possible without losing any important stages or processes.
If you like what you see and have any ideas for the channel or would even like to donate something to restore to the channel please get in touch. :)
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Was I the only one expecting to see a clear coat at the end? Only because when he was peeling off the stickers, the paint was coming up with it.
uBreakIt iRepairIt was thinking the same
@@craftydayv1 no clear coat would be baking the cake, uncleared paint is no Bueno
i guess the paint is some kind of heat resistant. so it gets baked in while braking. normally you do that if the paint is half dry. but i did it also very late. no problem with that.
can't put a clear coat on and retain Matte Black lettering.
that and the fact that he did not sand off the banjo bolt hole
I haven't seen anyone rebuild a caliper in a long time. Rebuilt caliper works as well as a new one and you know it's right doing it yourself, Nice job.
This video was very satisfying to watch. No rambling commentary, no annoying background music, no outside noise disrupting the process. Just a master of his craft diligently working. You can tell he really cares about the quality of his work too. He really gave this caliper some special treatment. Nothing overlooked or half-assed. The decal work he added was an especially nice touch. A superb restoration hands down.
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Most na calipers need a rebuilt after 150.000KM or so, this is a good way to do it.
Great job man!
Those calipers went from bottom of the sea status to wow
Thank you for your kind comment :)
No apologies here required or received. This is almost emotional to watch and so satisfying. Some people rush too quickly through the process, but you show us. Bravo!
Hey, Thanks for your kind comment and im glad you enjoyed the video :)
Green paint adds 50 hp
at least ;) haha!
Quick, do the other side or that extra 50 hp on the one wheel will make you go around in circles.:)
Athul Dev if green = 50 extra HP does this mean red =100 extra HP? 😂
Nope Beau, one left and one right green 50 HP caliper make 100 HP together; for it's the front axle caliper pair, it makes that little Miata an AWD also in the same go ...
That's why I got red
One of the best videos (of any kind) I've seen. Great job. Changed my mk2 discs & pads recently. Cleaned them up but they didn't look as good as yours. Well done 👍👍👍👌
I'm enjoying watching your good video.
I support you in Korea.
Easily the best caliper restoration video I've seen, and I've seen a lot. Excellent work, well done. The results highlight all the prep.
Hi, Thanks for your kind comment and im glad you enjoyed the video :)
See you've got a new blast cabinet, you'll use it a lot as I do. I put my gopro on the glass for my sand blast shots.
Hey, yeah i thought it was about time to invest in some labour saving tools haha. Thanks for the tip.
Respect
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your methodical approach to this restoration. Well done sir, well done!
Hey, Thank you and im glad you liked my restoration :) More to come soon ;)
No talking just straight to the point. Love it👌
Watching you disassemble everything answered an Integrated Bellows question I was having. Specifically with the front brake calipers.
Thank you very much.
Franchement, tu travailles bien ! J'aime beaucoup tes vidéos, un très bon son ! ASMR
WOW, that is so cold that the same color as my car, but it a craze ya.wow.
Thank you for removing the flashing that's left over from the casting process!! That drives me nuts every time I see it on my vehicles!!
@John Harwood both are correct terms
I've just done mine in a similar fashion to you and I really enjoyed it. Getting the new piston in was a bit tricky but other than that, it's satisfying as hell.
Hey, Thanks for your comment. Yeah some pistons and seals can be a right pain to get back home! haha
Id love to see the mx5 when its fully done
Thanks for the headphone warning. You're automatically the best just for that.
Not a problem :) I want people to enjoy my videos as much as possible i dont want to jump scare them haha. Glad you enjoyed the video.
This is a fantastic video! Even if you don’t paint them, it shows how to rebuild them. Great job!
Good job on the project. I recently did this myself during the x-mas holidays on my car. Just remember when fitting the seals and outer dust cap to do a few tests using the compressed air to check on the movement of the piston as in moves in and out of the cylinder. I'm not sure what grease packet you used but I'd only use brake fluid to grease the internal parts with the seals.
Well Dan bro
U could try a full car restoration spanning through multiple episodes :))... cheers
Hey, Thanks for the suggestion :)
Yeah that would be great.
You really should do that in my opinion. It sounds great (and you could sell the car later...profit ;-)
Great work
Yeah, Pasti bakalan keren (Bahasa)..
@@BenDover-pr9gy he can't even restore calipers at a reasonable degree of quality. WTF makes you think he could do a complete car HAHAHHAHAAHA
Awesome job, love your patience and planning
Thank you! :)
this was so satisfying to watch
There's gotta be a better method to removing the sticker. It hurts a little seeing the paint peel with it.
Hi, Thanks for your comment. The reason this sticker removal didn't go as smooth as planned is because i messed up a little and built the paint up too much around the sticker making the edges a bit harder to peel up but usually it works a treat and your left with a lovely deep looking logo.
Should apply clear coat after removing sticker.
Who gives a shit when he pulled a damn sticker off! It turned out fantastic!
I like the method. The paint could be heated a little after that for adhesion?
10:23 man there was something living in the caliper, look at the table hahaha
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Wow. Those look amazing!!!
Those slider pins need to be free so that the pads wear evenly. I see you greased them during reassembly, good work fella.
Hello budy, how are you? I was missing your videos. As always very interesting to be gratifying to see a piece restored as new. Success for you always okay? Hugs.
Wow, the caliper‘s look amazing! Great Job! I‘m very impressed how you‘ve done the font!
Maybe i had a little useful tip, how to install the cuff much easier. If you put the cuff on the piston and slip it down to the end of the piston. So you could handle the cuff-end with on the piston easily and slide it in the cuff-nut. After the nut is round on in the nut, slide the piston back into the caliper. It‘s much more safe and comfortable!
Hey, Thanks for the comment and the tip :)
Your work ethic is clearly visible, brilliant work.
Thanks for your kind comment. :)
As a professional powder coater I can tell you after blasting those weren't even close enough to being clean enough to coat. All the dark in the gray areas is corrosion. When I blast that part will look silvery and uniform. Powder coating, we would have removed the vinyl after a partial cure. and then a full cure to seal the edges.
o1racing03 good info mate
It would be better if you spray a clear coat after you remove the logo.. so the paint can’t be removed from the logo area in the future.
Yeah as the paint overlap is not sealed
I love watching your videos show work on car parts
I tell you, it really is a pleasure to watch a pro at work, and do the job properly.
I was a little worried when you used vice grips to remove the bleed nipple etc but was happy to see a ring spanner for the replacement of the new one!
You had me confused with that whole reverse masking situation re MX-5 logo but then the penny dropped.
Well done on an awesome job, and an entertaining video. Cheers.
Great! What is the black spray can before the grey 2k-primer?
Hey, Its an etching primer.
Like your vids. Those knuckles look like they've seen somebody 's face!
Hey, Glad you like the content :) haha not at all i lost a fight with a Volkswagen gearbox.
That was a very enjoyable video . Good work
i love the detailed closeups... great camerawork!!
Thank you, I try my best :)
was that a heat resistant paint and a heat resistant primer too ?
The paints used were all checked against there data sheets to make sure they could handle the temperature range required.
wish you could do mine..purple😊
Wow ! I'd would have like to see them on the car. Still excellent job ! Congrats! 😍 👌👍🏻
WOW.... WONDERFULL WORK!!!!
Thanks for share it.
Hello from Brazil mate!
Mx-5 whel restoration?
Possibly ;)
Or just buy new ones that are way nicer.
Restoring objects is a pleasure. There's none in simply buying a new part.
@@BlueCrystal1996R to me there is. Mainly because stock wheels are generally ugly on a lot of not most cars. Unless it going for a full stock restoration.
1:04 estaba ajustando XD
Satisfying work subscribed 👌
Fabulous work👌🔥
I subscribed and hit the bell
Hey, your sub means a lot ;)
nice work, but it needed clear coat...you could see the green pulling up just from removing the stickers.
Clear won't stop it from peeling it most likely will make it lift the green paint didn't like the black single part paint also pulling tape on a single stage paint after it is completely cured gives it a better chance of pulling up paint
It's single stage paint
Try Por15 next time. Is brush able, comes in multiple colors and resist Any fluids, also good at encapsulating Rust, which you got some a little. Miatas are plentiful and cheap in the Phoenix area, rust free. Come visit and drive home...
That caliper looked like you found it magnet fishing lol top work on the resto very satisfying.
This is a little bit green no?
not at all
"Bruce Banner" green :P
We is showing you how to reitore it, not to fcking talk abou the colour, it could be pink and you Will learn how to retore ir anyway....
This is more like "I did it an I show it to you" than "how to do it". By the way, the colour is fantastic, and people can talk about it all that we want. If you don't like it, that's not our problem, get over it man.
Nicolas Brient
A tad bit lighter than the crack of your underwear
Good work ! can it be that you've left the sticker for too long after painting?
Hey, The reason the sticker was a bit difficult to remove is that i actually built the paint up a tad too much around it causing it to be held down a bit more. Thanks for the comment.
I thought the same i have always removed the stenciled area while wet
It's called drying you douche.😁
Perfect job ....thanks for sharing :)
lol, Was finna rage in the comment section about, all this work just for one break.. until the end when you put the second one on the table. Good job.
Now the caliper on a semi.
Nightmare for restoration.
I wouldn't mind giving one a go. Maybe another idea for a future video ;)
@@RRCRestoration oh you would need a bag full of special tools. No problem to disassemble the top and bottom part but to change the bearings and the pressure plate. Oh and it's hard to get tools for the gear mechanism. Trust me, it would a nightmare.
Great vid but Small advise is that you should remove the paint were the brake pads go. That layer of paint may seize the brake pads.
Hey, Thanks for the tip. I didn't remove the paint from the carrier as there are stainless steel shims that go on it so the brake pads will never actually be in contact with the painted surface.
@@RRCRestoration Yes, I understand. But the thickness of the paint may delete that little slack that the pads and shimms need to work properly. I am a mazda mechanic and that is my small advise. I dont want to be too obtrusive. That's why that surface is flat and always cleaned.
Ah i got you. Great advise ;) Thanks for your comment :)
@@RRCRestoration your welcome :)
@@RRCRestoration it is not going to be a problem. If the shim fits, it will not seize anything. Just a big mouth trying to give you crap on the internet.
Oh dude, this is so COOL 🔥🔥🔥
Glad you like it :)
nice job and well done for removing paint from mating surfaces don't forget to remove paint where copper seal (banjo bolt) :)
Hey, Thanks for your comment. Dont worry i hadn't forgotten about that ;)
good job but it looks like you need the rest of the car! That rust is horrendous
Bro let me send you my tercel so you can restore it👍🏻
Your autocorrect must be off, we all know you meant to say terdcel lol
Fantastic done. A piece of art restoration. Love it. Many thumbs ups.
Thank you very much! More videos to come soon
You can be any othef craftsman in any industry where patience is needed. Bravo for the job, to me it looks unreachable level, somehow a lot to do.
W-was this car rescued from the bottom of the ocean? So much corrosion
haha its true the previous owner clearly hasnt cared for the car but now its with me it will certainly get some special treatment ;)
Looks pretty normal to me .. Uk weather 😁
Martin Bee think that’s bad should see my 99 Holden Commodore It spent most of its life by the beach’s and anything that wasn’t painted is rusted
It seems pretty pristine to me, before, of course, for a car that age.
Living in an area where sticky salt is used to melt any snow from the roads; beach cars regularly are "as new" for us in comparison ... 😖
manfred schmalbach I so wish I could post a picture of my suspension it would make you say “how tf hasn’t it collapsed yet”
That's a lot of work just for factory single pistons.
Hey, Yeah it is a lot of work for stock calipers but i feel it was worth it.
Stock Mx5 brakes can be alright with a good quality pad and some slotted rotors, mine for example stops on a dime with TRW pads and DBA slotted rotors
@@liamhowitt4070 glad to hear as i just bought trw pads and Brembo rotors. how is the brake dust?
@@liamhowitt4070 Motorkhana guys seem pretty content without going slotted. Guess we'll have to wait for RRC to tell us what he's planned for it.
Lol
So satisfying
Just found this channel....and subbed! I have a Miata project that I will be starting on soon and this is giving me ideas!
Наглядно: как не надо делать.
Stop talking so loud bro and lower the background music please.
Hi, at 18.09 you add to lime colour U-POL, two liquids. Whats these liquid are & which ratio is best ?
Wow! Un trabajo extraordinario!!!!
Shouldn't use ratchet wrench to break loose rusty bolts
Hey, Thanks for the comment. The bolts were broken free off camera with a breaker bar. Ive ruined far too many ratchets in the past haha.
Shame on you, righty tighty, lefty loosey lol!
Haha, After all these years in the business you think i would learn but nope brake carriers always make me ratchet the wrong way 🙈
@@RRCRestoration you had to know that YTubers ALWAYS catch these little things. Haha
@@emailadmun21 he could've played it off and said, "This is my technique for loosening heavily rusted nuts and bolts" good to see an honest mistake, responded to honestly.
@@RRCRestoration ive made that misjudgment for 30 years now!
It's a technique for heavily rusted metal. Loosen a bit, then tighten and repeat. His reply was polite so that you dont feel dumb...
What kind of canned primer do you use 1st ?
awww man.... the sound of that decal cutter gave me a flash back to "Alien"
Wow! Good job!
thank your for sharing us your video, this is really amazing!
Thank you :)
Awsome job matey
Very Nice!
Check Out 3M Scotch-Brite 7447 or 8447. They are 360 - 400 grit quivalent, and work great for scuffing surfaces in between coats. Especially on odd shapes.
Parabéns pelo bom trabalho!!
The logo trick is genius :-)
Great video! I don't even have an MX-5 but this applies to most calipers.
Im glad you liked it :)
LOOKS GREAT AND I LOVE THE LIME GREEN!!!!!!
Hey thanks for the comment and im glad you liked it :)
Nice job man that was amazing
Thank you very much! :)
Beautiful job! I wish I had a place to put me toys! You’ve got skills bro! U Pol? I love it. I want to set up a powder coat set up! Just saving and praying.
Very nice work
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Great job!!!👍
A RestoreIt and RRC upload within 4 hours of each other? What a time to be on youtube! Here's to seeing the MX5 restored... 1 vid at a time :D awesome work as always!
Hey, Im glad you liked it. More videos coming soon ;)
Can you describe/explain what kind of paint and primer you used?
Wow thats an amazing work...👍🏼👍👍🏻
I would love to have seen these on the car! Beautiful work here
Stay tuned, you might see them fitted in a future video ;)
Respect Mr The Artist ! You give me ideas for my Jaguar S Type
Im glad i could give you some inspiration ;) Thanks for the comment :)
they look great as your channel and my fav colour
Great job