Method of painting a vehicle brake component using a sealing plug

A method for painting a component (3) of a vehicle brake (1), wherein the component (3) includes a recess (5) that extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis (L), the recess having an inner face (9) intended to be kept at least partially free from paint, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the component (3),
• introducing a sealing plug (7) into the recess (5) of the component, wherein the sealing plug (7) has at least one sealing face and
• disposing the sealing face inside the recess (5),
• moving the sealing face into sealing abutment with the inner face (9) in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis (L), and
• painting the component (3) after the sealing plug (7) has been introduced into the recess (5);
• wherein the sealing plug (7) has a base member made of a resiliently deformable material;
• wherein the base member is in the form of a hollow member with a longitudinal axis (L) and is open at one or both ends;
• wherein the sealing plug includes a plurality of radially extending flange members, wherein each of the radially extending flange members are axially spaced relative to each other at an axial length that is greater than a radial protrusion of the flange member, wherein a majority of the axial length of the sealing plug is free from radially extending flange members.

A method for painting a component (3) of a vehicle brake (1), wherein the component (3) includes a recess (5) that extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis (L), the recess having an inner face (9) intended to be kept at least partially free from paint, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing the component (3),
• introducing a sealing plug (7) into the recess (5) of the component, wherein the sealing plug (7) has at least one sealing face and
• disposing the sealing face inside the recess (5),
• moving the sealing face into sealing abutment with the inner face (9) in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis (L), and
• painting the component (3) after the sealing plug (7) has been introduced into the recess (5);
• wherein a sliding sleeve is arranged inside the recess (5),
• wherein the sliding sleeve has a sliding face that forms a portion of the inner face (9) of the recess (5);
• wherein the sealing plug has a cylindrical shape including radially extending flange portions, wherein the radially extending flange portions contact a cylindrical inner surface of the recess, wherein the sliding sleeve has a cylindrical shape including annular end surfaces, wherein the radially extending flange portions of the sealing plug axially overlap the annular end faces and axially enclose the sliding sleeve;
• wherein each of the radially extending flange members are axially spaced relative to each other at an axial length that is greater than a radial protrusion of the flange member.