I have gray akebonos and i want to paint them the same color as the car (lakeshore blue). How would i need to prep them. They been sitting in my room for over a month and now i want to work on them to get them ready for painting. Can you guys please help me out.

 

if they are in good shape, sand them down with 600 grit wet/dry and clean with a prep solvent. wipe with a tack cloth and you're ready to paint.

 

I was going to give them to auto explosion to have them paint them. I wanted to take them apart and clean them, but i think there is more to it that i don't know. I don't think i want to split them. Is there more to it?

 

no need to split them. use presol (cleaner solvent) to degrease, sand them, or scuff them with a red 3m scuff pad, and they are ready to go. if you are handing them over to a shop for paint, they're going to do their own prep anyway.

 

Lucky guy, one day I get my own Akebonos!!

 

I was lucky on this set.

So if i just take out the break pads and clean it then, the shop should do the rest since they have to prep it right?

 

if i were you, i would take a bathroom scrub brush (plastic) and clean them with dawn dishwash soap. if the shop will give you a discount for doing your own prep work, sand it with 600 grit wet/dry or scuff it well with a red 3m scuff pad. if you get one price without a discount for prep, just remove everything you don't want painted and take it to them so they can do what they need to do for prep.

 

All I know is I want a set!!

 

^ well, for me it was either akebonos or stopteck. Someone was selling their akebonos and i jumped all over it. After i get it on the car i'll post up a pix on this thread