Just curious if this is covered under warranty as my right caliper is starting to crack and peel quite a bit.

Thanks

 

do you brake like a race driver- at the last second and full effort -all the time?

you may have a caliper sticking problem if it is destroyng the high temp paint
No reason for that paint to come off otherwise

Go speak with the service MANAGER and show them the problem

the caliper paint itself warranty? on a 5 year old car? doubtful unless defect in paint or its application

Im thinking brake fluid hasnt been changed and caliper is having issues

 

Have to agree with 01tl above. There is no reason why the paint on the caliper should be coming off. Do you mean the front Brembo calipers? That is odd, if it is indeed coming off. Maybe it had a nick in it or something and some type of corrosive liquid got on it.

 

^^^ You guys are jumping to conclusions.

My Brembo's are doing the same thing, slightly. I'm pretty conservative with my driving, and my 05 TL only has 58K. Not low mileage, but not high either. It's the clear coat that is peeling a little on mine.

At some point, I'm just going to re-paint.

 

Same here, I have an '04 with close to 78k on the dash. My Brembo Calipers clear coat has bubbled and started flaking a while back. I do run EBC Red Stuff pads though.

 

It looks like the clear coat, but the caliper is starting to turn grey around the top of the caliper towards the "A." I have an extended warranty, but I need to see if that is covered. Only 69K on the car. And I don't drive it like I stole, mostly highway driving.

 

what's the "correct" way to brake? at the last second or holding the brakes and coming to a stop very slowly?

 

my stock brembos are doing the same thing it's peeling and turning grey a little but nothing major. I just think its normal. 6 years of new york winters will do it for me lol. by the way i got the OEM pads on it.

 

I brake in the middle section of brake effort- with more if needed when needed
usually past where others start braking

Should not wait till last second and hard effort- that heat loads the pads
If you drag them to slowwwwly stop- that heat loads them too!
Use them-- dont abuse them

high miles cars need to inspect the actual pad face, not the depth thru visual ck window
Cracking from heat or inner wear can be hidden very well!
when pads get below 4mm pad depth they lose abilty to shed heat and lose braking effectiveness = reduced stopping power at end of life, longer stops with more pedal effort
2mm is absolute min,, and should be repaced before the warning tabs

Everyone with 3 years on the car since new needs to flush the brake fluid now-
and do it every year from now on to protect expensive parts and keep good pedal feel all year round
wiki hygroscopic for reasons

still odd for clear coat to get that hot to peel- ck actual brake operation
If you have a IR heat gun ck rotor temps after drive to look for caliper sticking
I can see the service manager now--peeling clear coat warranty? roflmao

sand them lightly at home and re- clear coat- make sure its high temp, 500f plus resistance,, like engine paint,, should also have a clear coat

 

Would spilling brake fluid all over the calipers have anything to do with the peeling?

 

Yes. Google paint and brake fluid, you'll see.

That's what I kind of find funny. People suggesting the paint is peeling from not channing brake fluid, well peeling or paint damage can occur from exposure to brake fluid. Either way it could happen, could be the paint process it self. Who knows, but I highly doubt is because the way I brake.

If Honda is controlling the paint process on these calipers, doesn't suprize me at all if there is paint defects. At least it's a easy fix.

 

I blame my last mechanic for the break fluid spill! Didn't know about the damages of brake fluid until it was too late.

 

Have the same issue on my '07 TL-S with 45k miles. Both Brembos are peeling and bubbling pretty badly.

 

How often and how clean do you keep the wheels and calipers? Brake pad dust can be corrosive to many surfaces and perhaps it's caused the issue. I have 40K on my 05 and they are still glossy and jet black. That said I'm pretty meticulous about the wheels and clean them and the calipers when I wash the car (which is frequently). I also NEVER use wheel cleaner, or anything that aggressive on the wheels. I only use mild soap and water with a lambs wool wheel tool. With painted rims and calipers there's no reason to treat them any differently than any other painted part of the car. I'd never spray wheel cleaner on my hood so the same goes anything else that's painted.

I'm not saying that's what you did but just that I've seen lots of people damage wheels and calipers by using brushes, chemicals and other tools to clean wheels. If they are the least bit aggressive or abrasive then it all adds up and eventually you see paint failure of some kind (crazing, peeling, pitting, etc.)

 

this is the reason i painted mine. The clearcoat was coming off, I have an 04 with about 84k miles.

 

Mine is peeling. Brake dust is really abrasive material which is what I think is causing t he damage mostly. Thats what I see what mine was. When I bought my car the fronts were covered in brake dust it was a bitch to get off. Either way I think Honda might have cheaped out a bit on the Caliper paint but oh well you can powdercoat it or repaint it pretty easily depending on how much you want to spend.

 

really-honda went cheap on something--i find that hard to believe (choking back laughter)

brake fluid EATS car paint- if all it did was take brake caliper clear coat off- thats impressive

I wash the rims and waxed both sides with synthetic car wax- looks great- stays mostly clean and cleans up easily,,repeat when needed,, a year? with tire rotation? whatever you like
Stop the initial bite the unpolished wheel paint offers to the pad material and it slides off

 

With a black car, I stay on top of keeping it clean. So it isn't that.

I'll drive it by the dealer on my way to work just to see what they say. Don't think they will but you never know.

 

Brake fluid for sure. When the brake fluid was last changed who ever bleed it must have left some on the bleeder and it leaked taking off paint.

 

Honda skimp on the clear, say it's not so....

 

You never know. The day I bought my car my fluid was dark as the night sky and the caliper already had clear chipping on the other side. I bled the brakes first thing I used a pump so no brake fluid got on the caliper. Yes I understand brake fluid fucks up paint but still you never know. Just possibilities. Either way repainting it or powdercoating it is another option. Personally I don't care because I run the piss out of the car on my weekends.

 

Yes. My bleed hose popped off the valve and spilled on the caliper. Starting to bubble the coat over the paint. Not a big deal now because the car is old and it isn't very noticeable. Still feel like a moron though.

 

yeah - thats happened to more than just you~
Good idea to protect calipers with shop rag- just in case
plan and prepare for the worst- then it wont happen
all hoses will fit perfect
no bleeder valves will be stuck tight beyond belief
no wrench will ever slip off
the bottle of fluid wont spill (because you capped it)

 

Too late now

I'll definitely be more carefull after I re-paint the calipers.