4x BMW E30 Brake Caliper [Restoration] - Gold Zinc Finish | BMW E30 325i Sport Restoration S2 E3

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This week I restore all four of the brakes from the E30 to a factory gold zinc plated finish. This one got delayed due to post getting lost. Slowing getting sorted in Spain but still in the process.
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PROCESS:
Firstly I remove any brake pipes from the calipers. I then dismantled them completely. I then wash all of the pieces in the parts washer before plugging them with moldable plastic to protect against the blasting media in certain areas.
I then blast all of the parts excluding the pistons. Once all of the grease, oil, dirt, and rust has been removed, It's time to zinc plate the main pieces. It took me three days to plate and passivate all of the parts including dry time.
Whilst I was waiting for them to dry, I blasted the clips for the rear brakes and painted them in heat-proof black and clear coat. It was then time to put everything back together. I used a cool trick of putting the seal on the piston before installing it. This made life so much easier. The pistons should go in without any mechanical force.
WIth the pistons back in I added the sliders and pads before finishing them off with new rubbers and bleed valve covers. The restoration was complete.
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@Rusiputki 4 года назад

Ok, Ok I will help you out for those that are stuck and can't get the pads back in (E36 etc). So no matter which way you try like the guy in the video there isn't enough space right? Remove the sliding pins, put the pads in and then put the sliding bracket over the pads (copper grease etc.), finish it off with screwing the pins back in. Also you will notice fitting the sliding pins from this side allows you to load them up with much more silicone grease.....you're welcome! it's how you would have done it if they were mounted on the car by not removing the entire caliper, leaving the bracket on.

@bigmastertyrone 2 года назад

wasted so much time trying to do it like this guy shouldve checked the comments first

@FlashFailLPs 5 лет назад

You should get some big rubber sheet and put it on the tables. It will look nice, you wont damage the wood and most importantly its super easy to clean. Also put some at least 5mm plate under your vice to eliminate the flex when you were removing the brake lines at 4:40. Keep up the good work, your videos are my inspiration

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Thank you Jondra! You read my mind. All of this to come in the workshop videos!

@billllthegreat 5 лет назад

Buy you a set of flare wrenches also, it will help you not strip out your hose connectors.

@Tobberobbe97 5 лет назад

@@RestoreIt Could also consider a sheet of acrylic for the disassembly bench, even easier to clean, and easily replaced. Also extremely cheap.

@NoorShaheed 5 лет назад

Im always watching your videoes.. Please hurry up we need more videos in week:(

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Dude thank you. This video is two weeks late. I am so frustrated, it's unreal. I have another video completely ready because of a postal issue. Expect a lot more content soon. More than one video a week. I'm still getting on my feet in Spain, it's a right pain in the ass. But soon I'll be there and the content will flow.

@kampfspetzle 5 лет назад

@@RestoreIt Come to Germany when ur car is ready

@jasoncdebussy 5 лет назад

@@RestoreIt How are things going for you in Spain? I'd really like a video where you just talk about the reasons for moving, how you chose where you are, pros and cons etc

@Daedalus_UK 5 лет назад

@@RestoreIt Power plug should be protected more from liquid.

@hammertimee777 5 лет назад

You don't need so much copper anti-seize on the back of the brake pads. A light coat near the contact point is fine. Now the copper anti-seize is just going to collect brake dust and look nasty bro

@MegaDirtyberty 5 лет назад

And now the sky will fall because of it.

@MegaDirtyberty 5 лет назад

@noxxi knox Yes, that sky is so full of that nasty C02

@KevinxDoll 5 лет назад

@noxxi knox i get at least 4 cars in a day with rubber backed pads for break squeal. throw some antiseize on the back of the pads and it works every time.

@MegaDirtyberty 5 лет назад

@noxxi knox True that, cant be having the people smelling cow farts.

@KevinxDoll 5 лет назад

@noxxi knox They're all cars with electronic e-brakes. Ebrake digs into the rubber and gets stuck onto the picton.

@Tiagotaf 5 лет назад

This is so satisfying!! Specially the zinc coating. Good job!

@digitalrailroader 5 лет назад

Time to christen the new workshop with an E30 restoration video!

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Oh hell yes! So many more to come :)

@digitalrailroader 5 лет назад

Restore It can’t wait to see them!

@slackjaw703 5 лет назад

It’s always nice during a busy day to pump the brakes (so to speak), kick back and watch another awesome video of yours! Thanks for posting!!

@srpacific 5 лет назад

Another method is to leave the pistons and seals in place, then remove the brake lines and seal the opening with another brake bleed screw (usually it’ll be the same thread as the brake line). The bleed screws are cheap and you can plug the end with silicone or something. This lets you sandblast every surface that will be exposed to the elements, then you remove the old stuff and clean the inside of the caliper by hand

@davef.566 5 лет назад

Hello you are not shy when it comes to hard work l swear you did everything the hard way but l was entertaining thank you so much for sharing

@HandToolRescue 5 лет назад

Nice one Steve!

@Lameosity 5 лет назад

It must be so much nicer doing this work in the new shop/workspace.

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

It's amazing thank you Aaron. A lot more walking but I'm getting used to it. The shop is only 20% finished, so I have a lot of work ahead of me.

@Lameosity 5 лет назад

@@RestoreIt Only 20 percent?? Wow I can't wait to see what else you have planned!

@jstrndm945 5 лет назад

Agreed

@stijn9957 5 лет назад

im not sure, but did you make your workbenches from MDF? if so you should put a different sheet if wood on top. oil and water will desolve the binding glues and MDF will swell and fall apart. then you get all these holes in your table, and weird MDF fibers on all the stuff your working on.

@tarasque01 5 лет назад

During the zinc plating I noticed a little taste of nostalgia in the background...the label container drawer organizer. Yep that was always there in the old shop in view. Glad it's still around. Relief.

@robertrishel3685 5 лет назад

This channel is so addictive. Nice work. Cannot wait to see this car completed!

@budukin2010 5 лет назад

Чувак, ты лучший! Просто красавчик! Терпения тебе !

@faridbahal1 5 лет назад

これはどう？あなたはそれを読むことができますか？

@МорозНиколаевич 5 лет назад

Сам кайфую просто,золотые руки ,так мотивирует !

@lolman77 5 лет назад

Blyat !

@ЗолотаяПодкова-ч3б 5 лет назад

Мороз Николаевич лайк тебе

@the_hate_inside1085 5 лет назад

Cant imagine a lot of used brake calipers that gets to go through this deluxe spa treatment. Looking pro with that putty to mask surfaces from the blasting. +1

@theprodigy01uk 5 лет назад

Nice job man. They came out good. I hate breaks at the best of times, you made it look easy :) nice!

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Thanks dude. It certainly was not easy haha.

@kossi2607 5 лет назад

I am really excited to see the fully restored E30

@Gilly14 5 лет назад

Your new shop is very nice.

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Thank you, Gilbert. It's only around 20% finished. I have so much to do. As well as keeping the restoration videos coming. I'll get there :)

@archygrey9093 2 года назад

You are very brave having your fingers so close to the piston when popping it out lol, usually i will lay a folded up towel on top of the caliper just in case things go wrong.

@Lukasz531 5 лет назад

Zinc plating gives incredible results!

@essamkhatri3978 5 лет назад

YOU ARE SIMPLY A BRILLIANT PERSON.... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@hanshoogendyk2203 5 лет назад

in this video he deals qith calipers that have recently been in use ....as the pistons popped out with just a bit of air pressure... being a mechanic i have come across hundreds of seized pistons in calipers that will not "pop" out with air no matter how much pressure is applied, the solution i found was to use a grease gun, simply take off the nipple tip and screw the thread into the hose thread on the caliper ...you can now apply 3000 psi of hydraulic pressure at a very controlled rate.... the piston "WILL COME OUT". every time, then its just a matter of cleaning the grease out of the caliper, this whole process takes 5 mins if you have the tools at hand, if you dont have a grease gun, go and buy a cheap pump action one. its so worth it

@richie9777 5 лет назад

Excellent job. Poor bench got dirty. Have you thought about thin layer of sheet metal on the surface.

@miatafan 5 лет назад

Richard Powell sheet metal and a rubber mat

@aserta 5 лет назад

For future reference, use lacquer (in 5 thin coats) on the MDF. MDF sucks it up really quick and becomes quite durable. Now, it's a bit late since it's contaminated, but keep it in mind if you ever redo the bench tops.

@davidbrowne9984 5 лет назад

Great video, excellent work. The finished product looks awesome. Keep up the good videos 😀.

@2003garyb 5 лет назад

Hi, Steve! Your new shop is awesome! Your brakes turned out really nice. I like how you have a system to plate/coat them. Your car is going to be a show piece. I'm saving up now so I can get over there for a ride once it's finished. Hahaha! See you soon in the next video. Take care, my friend.

@that_laughing_hyena 5 лет назад

just in time for my birthday thanks :)

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Happy birthday Justin :D

@that_laughing_hyena 5 лет назад

thanks keep up with the quality because it's always a joy to watch your vids

@levisgarage7212 4 года назад

If you ever wanna take those retainer clips off again you push them down(awards the two middle moles, and pull out, saves time and prevents wear :) great work you're doing here man!

@154Jamesp 5 лет назад

Beautiful job as always. I always put a high temp clear over zinc plated calipers. Just about all wheel cleaners are acidic and will burn the zinc right off.

@ahmadqaddori9755 5 лет назад

really addicted to your videos man , keep going

@screwsnutsandbolts 5 лет назад

Great work ! 👍🏻

@alonzosanchez8577 5 лет назад

Very Nice Job Bro Those Came Out Factory New

@blakeerdmann 5 лет назад

I love watching your videos they are so satisfying! I do have one question though, you must not have any kids to have the time to do this. I can't even take a dump without getting bothered! Haha keep up the good work man I love it! 👍👍👍👍

@lianmichael6626 5 лет назад

16.11 the main project of restoration have sneak peek.... very good job my friend.

@sethbracken 5 лет назад

Good to see those new benches get a coat of grime!

@romoalex 4 года назад

cool safety glasses

@ArvoR 5 лет назад

you may just let pistons with seals in for soda blasting and even painting (if thats the finish you like) also worth replace bleeding valves, they tend to stuck and get rounded, cost around euro piece

@joakim680 5 лет назад

Cooper grease is very harsh on rubber, and therefore should not be used on the back of brakepads, as it will come in contact with the dust boot around the piston. Fine to use on the ends of the brakepads, which i noticed you didnt grease at all. Also i think it will be better to completely assemble the brakes once the caliper bracket is bolted to the car. Great video

@spkay31 5 лет назад

Very nice work. Excellent results.

@electronic7979 5 лет назад

Woow excellent 👍 very good 👍

@burstyplr223 5 лет назад

i get so excited when there's a new upload.

@pauldalkin2573 4 года назад

You haven't got plating in the recess of the caliper as it's a low current density area. The plating is attracted to the outside edges of the part, essentially robbing the centre. You can combat this by giving the component a strike, which is to increase the current by 50 to 100% for a couple of minutes at the start of the plate. This forces plating into the low density areas m, kick starting the process. In addition you could do with placing an anode closer to the component low density area, ideally into the recess.

@mihalis1010 2 года назад

They turned out great. That being said, I would have recommended replacing both the guidepins and anti-rattle clips. The clips are cheap and both the pins, and the clips are safety items. I replace the clips every time I do pads on my car.

@rosco4659 2 года назад

I'll go visit my E30 tomorrow and fire it up. Been a while.

@ИгорьПогодин-ы3п 4 года назад

Просто красавчик!! Восхищён. Кайфую от твоей работы. Результат высший класс. Столько времени на это все тратится...ппц. но результат просто огонь!!

@robbiebarry958 5 лет назад

You should do a compilation video of the parts you've done vs the parts left to do. Even pictures

@Egon1982 4 года назад

Nice restoration :) great video.. i would only add one thing. Some copper grease on edges of new pads to prevent from squeeking and seezing ;)

@gabor7928 5 лет назад

That vise would probably deserve some kind of a sturdier mounting (around 4:50). Maybe a nice structure constructed of angle irons beneath the board?

@TheJacjac129 4 года назад

i was lowkey aggravated at not removing the slide pins and then zinc plating them

@dflex4180 3 года назад

cry

@rosewd2 5 лет назад

I think I'd do that on my 75 rolls calipers because of the cost. Lots of work for ones you can buy off the shelf . They did come out really nice .

@sthenzel 5 лет назад

Why did you leave in the slide pins? They´re meant to be removed for a brake job, so there´s no reason to keep them in. It would have spared you protecting them for blasting and potentially reducing the sliding characteristics of their surface by plating. They either are hard-chromed steel or hard stainless, they stay in shape pretty much forever. With original ATe/Textar pads no copper paste is necessary, they come with non-sqeak coating from the factory. Got no experience with BMW though, but the brakes on my Opels were/are designed by ATe like your car´s are, in funtional layout they are pretty much identical. Done more than a few brake jobs during those cars´ combined mileages of around 800.000 kms.

@impact84 5 лет назад

Slide pins: Ate 50€, MEYLE 20€ (in Hungary)

@sthenzel 5 лет назад

That ain´t expensive, so considering replacement might be good. Never ever changed the ones in my cars though, just wiped them off, added a dab of lube and reinstalled them. Brakes still work like a charm, even at 20+ years on the current Vectra.

@manfredschmalbach9023 5 лет назад

@@impact84 No need to change a slider in the shape he found his. Most sliders deteriorate in too less of use. You can't ruin those with use, just with neglect and salty standstill.

@Booyamakashi 5 лет назад

Copper prolube you should get onto the rails where pad is moving back and forth, where its usually gets stuck.

@steamedbuns8925 5 лет назад

I'm really curious as to why didn't you remove the caliper bracket pins? They were only a hex bit away. Nice job on the electro-plating! The calipers are going to really pop behind the wheels.

@becomematrix 5 лет назад

Slick result!

@Saskinny 5 лет назад

Hi Restore It! LOVE your restoration videos! Your question about the caliper interiors being zinced, but not taking the gold....I have no idea. Keep up the great vids though!!!!

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Haha!! Thank you Saskinny. Me too. No idea!

@Saskinny 5 лет назад

But I'm loving the new shop! Too bad I'm all the way in North Carolina USA or I'd stop by sometime. :)

@forwox 5 лет назад

A quick tip. I think it is recommended to consider coating your workbench with some laquer. Otherwise, you will be forced to restore it also after a while of dirty jobs...

@Lunter87 4 года назад

I love work, i can look at i for hours!

@joshuah6260 5 лет назад

3:20 I thought to myself why is there a death nothe spoiler. Later to realize he's talking about his lighting XD Anyway, Great job as always. Can't wait to see the BMW.

@soulshinobi 5 лет назад

Very nice, wish I could see them on the car.

@Syberz 5 лет назад

Might want to look into adjusting your lighting, things were a bit dark while you were dismantling the brakes on your table for instance. Could be just positioning, but might need some more diffused lighting.

@rtl788 5 лет назад

Live watching your videos. Small suggestion: please consider investing in some gimbal or any kind of handcam stabilizer. You can find a decent one for under a 100 euros

@adcampo7601 3 года назад

Hey, I know you love your Dremel tool, but have you seen the dry ice blaster? That thing works amazingly well. I could see liking that.

@RestoreIt 3 года назад

Getting one on lease asap!!

@udowillkomm1173 5 лет назад

I´m not so sure. I would eventually put the pads on a milling machine, and mill them flat all to the same thickness. Should work (tey really look like they are nearly new). Dan Gelbert showed a nice trick in one of his videos: The glas in the window of the blasting cabinet is always scratched in short time. Now he got some of the glas plates, which are mounted in store above the scanner at the cashpoint. They are diamond coated and cheap. If you mount this glas on the inside of the windows, it will never get scratches cause the diamond coating is so hard.

@RasmusAlmlundMusic 5 лет назад

First off - I love your channel. I plowed through all of your videos in a couple of days when I found your channel a few weeks ago Second - How come you moved to spain?

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Thank you Rasmus! I moved to Spain for the weather and a change of life style. 25 years in the UK is enough for a life time.

@gongdoly 5 лет назад

The brake is life. Therefore, it should be as new as possible

@fuscopi 5 лет назад

Beatiful job.

@kubus2410 5 лет назад

I would love to see You restoring wheels for this car :) Great video

@RestoreIt 5 лет назад

Excellent! That video is coming up soon. Thanks Jakub!

@glassblastcollision 5 лет назад

If you use muratic acid and keep an eye on it checking regularly it will only eat the rust and only takes a matter of minutes. Way faster and deeper cleaning then sandblasting. Then when there clean you rinse with water and use compressed air to dry them before they rust again from the humidity in the atmosphere. Its always a step used to clean steel or iron before electroplating anyways so why not use the acid to remove the rust first! Doesnt even hurt the rubber sleeves or hoses and o ring when bathing in it. Do the pistons by using fine 2000 wet paper and then polishing the outside with a buffing pad and crayon style polishing compound. Try it next time, youll be amazed.!

@WorkingAxle 3 года назад

Question! Why did you choose the plastic to mask off the areas instead of tape before sandblasting? Cheers from Chicago. Love the vids man.

@myc0p 5 лет назад

20:32 Instead of painting the backs of the brake pads with anti-seize, it is a better idea to lubricate the contact points with the pad(lip of the piston and the back of the other brake pad support). You can also lubricate the brake pad holder channels and the tabs/ears of the pads where they slide.

@OcelotTheGreat 3 года назад

20:32 Should have also lubricated the places where "ears" of the brake pads slide. Good job!

@TCK71 5 лет назад

This is a fantastic series of restoration videos, I’m loving them!

@darrynruzicka2883 5 лет назад

Great start to the shop bud but you really need to cover those work benches with metal of 12 gauge or thicker. That wood will deteriorate in no time with pounding and all those chemicals, oils, etc.

@FrenchValleyAirport 5 лет назад

I wish you would've stopped when they were silver, they looked new and OEM.

@razzymarcus8044 5 лет назад

A trick to use on bolts that are stuck is a aluminum pipe slide it over the spanner

@WiejaQ18 5 лет назад

It will be easier if you will take out those slide pins from brake caliper support ;)

@Mrcaffinebean 5 лет назад

I have the toughest time getting the dust boots on sometimes.

@JaquenHauf 5 лет назад

Add a heating element to your parts washing bin. If you do make sure to use a water based solvent.

@officialmysteriousrider6327 3 года назад

Can you remember how much power you used when zinc plating these calipers mate

@SertEngineering 5 лет назад

Neat work. Good job.

@reza_dc2 4 года назад

Any other ways to remove the piston if you don't have compressed air? Great video.

@NikosDIY 5 лет назад

I wish I could tell you before the restoration to apply same finish on the mdf top. I guess it is still not to late.

@AidanTemplin 5 лет назад

This is so fucking good!!!! Keep the work up man, loving how far your channel has grown

@stalkergamesful 5 лет назад

3:37 OUTCH!

@Trinitrotoluol37 5 лет назад

Как всегда - на высоте!!!

@johndehoog5567 5 лет назад

Isit too late to put some kind of sealant on the bench tops? They look like MDF which doesn't hand water (liquids) very well. Just another item to put on your long list of"'things to do" Love the vids Canada

@andyreed2898 2 года назад

Great job, do you have any links to the products and process used for the zinc plating and yellow chromate ?

@M_G_D_1 5 лет назад

So damn satisfying

@sudano6 5 лет назад

I zalozyl stare tloczki z powrotem xD Dobrze ze chociaz gumki wymienil :D

@toyyyoootaaa 3 года назад

To get zinc everywhere you need to put a fish pomp inside of the zinc electrolytes

@randdower6573 5 лет назад

What was that you used on the inside of the piston to seal it. Looking through the notes i did not see it listed... The main reason I am asking is if it is note brake fluid proof which most paints are not ( maybe resistant) then it will flake off and contaminate your brake system. If the stuff is brake fluid proof please tell me what it is so I can use it on my frame and undercarriage of my vehicle. Also if you use a synthetic brake fluid or a silicone fluid (silicone fluid is known to change the feel and efficiency of brakes) there is no reason to coat them as synthetic dot 4 or silicone dot 5 is supposed to be hydrophobic meaning it will not absorb water unlike regular dot 3/4.