D3 S8: rear ceramic calipers refurb

[M-A8]

This was doing my head in for just over a year now, I couldn't look at it anymore and I don't understand how Audi got it so wrong
Front calipers look spot on, but rears are just disgusting. Not only they didn't bother to put some decent calipers on, but the finish was beyond poor.

Anyway, as I was replacing all brakes and suspension it was the time to correct what Audi fecked up.

OEM look



Thing which really really bothered me as well




So the first thing on my list was to get rid off them horrible cast ridges and remove what was left from original lacquer, paint and undercoat using various dremel attachments.








In the meantime I took one front caliper to the paint shop to mix the paint.
They have recommended Technogrip high temp paint in semi gloss finish which wont require lacquer over and no undercoat. Semi gloss finish was perfect because that's the finish on the front calipers.

I wish I wasn't so excited at the time because I went with the first mix after looking at it for no more than 2 seconds. Colour isn't a perfect match and could be slightly brighter which was absolutely achievable, but I may refurbish the second set and just swap them over.

Link to the paint shop. Great bunch of very helpful guys.

https://www.carcolourservices.co.uk/

Then I asked the guy who did my previous quattro decals for A8 to make me custom size Audi ceramics decals, 1x set of 90mm x 17.6mm and 2x sets of 80mm x 15.5mm.
I went with 90mm ones and thats where I've made second mistake, should have put 80mm ones, but as I said I am considering redoing them again - being an@l is so bloody annoying

Link for the decals. Again, great guy, very helpful and fully on board with the request, highly recommended. He was so pleased with the results, not like me , that he asked me if he could use my pics on his website.

http://www.brakecaliperdecals.co.uk/...c-Brake-Decals


Colour comparison




Caliper and carrier after 1st coat.
3 coats in total with 30min gap between 1st and 2nd and 1 hour before applying the final coat.






Final result after a bit of polishing and buffing.










Calipers on, fresh pair of disc on (60k less miles than my original set) which obviously I had to polish as well (aluminium part of course not the discs).




And before and after shots.