Caliper work

Yesterday and today at lunch then this evening I set about trying to get the old pistons out of the caliper. I tried levering, soaking in WD40, the airline and nothing seemed to work! Fortunately this evening I was able to remove them by making the airline a bit more air tight and hitting the pistons with a hammer. Boy does it make a bang when they pop out! I'd put some bubble wrap in between them to avoid flying pistons and it seemed to work well. For the second piston I place a new piston in the first cylinder and held it in with gaffer tape so I could get the other old one out. The bores looked good so all happy. Painted one side of the caliper silver so thought I'd put some pics up while I wait for it to dry.

Before paint:



After first coat:



Old vs New piston: