Anyone skinned brake calipers?


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Interloper393
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Hi guys,  I'm looking to skin a set of brake calipers for a guy,  has anyone done it?  If so what resins best to use?  I'm guessing I'd need to pop them in the oven to cure them at a high temp? 
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Hi.

Besides the issues mentioned above with the actual laminate,  I  think you should also take into consideration that calipers need to dissipate the heat and cool down pretty fast.

Although it seems to have been done for show car purposes,   Check out this link : Audi RS 6 Carbon Fiber Trimmed Brake Calipers from Carbon Works Berlin
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