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lee6

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ive had a good look for topics on this but to no avail

basically i want to paint me calipers whilst on the car, i dont have the savvy to take them off then paint.

what are peoples views on this, i wont it wont be as good, but has anyone done it?

also does anyone know of what tools i may need, i know i need paint, brushes etc, but does anyone recommend any brake cleaners? am going halfrauds tomorrow for the gear? stay clear of there caliper paint?

any help is appreicated

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:16

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Wire brush and brake cleaner, a decent brush patience and some high heat paint of your choice.

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:22

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lee6

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what would u use as a brake cleaner?

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:24

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wynns stuff is good cleaner... dont use hammerite paint!

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:26

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so dont use halfords caliper paint no? i want a really nice finish

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:28

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I have a Foliatec Brake Caliper painting kit which you can have if you are interested?

It's brand new and I have no use for it anymore. The paint colour is Red.

You can read all the info about it >>here<<.

Let me know if you are interested.

Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:29

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i used muc off brake cleaner worked fine

as for paint i got some red high temp stuff from ebay for about

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 02:36

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I've used hammerite before and its still absolutely fine 2 years later Wink

Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 14:09

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sacko_gti6

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fletch wrote:

I've used hammerite before and its still absolutely fine 2 years later Wink

The coverage is crap though? i easily went throught 3 cans, and im alright with an aerosol.. Im sure it will last once its on there, but painting them is a nightmare..

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 14:57

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sacko_gti6 wrote:

fletch wrote:

I've used hammerite before and its still absolutely fine 2 years later Wink

The coverage is crap though? i easily went throught 3 cans, and im alright with an aerosol.. Im sure it will last once its on there, but painting them is a nightmare..

Didn't use cans mate. Sanded calipers down and painted by hand.

Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 14:59

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another vote for hammerite. Save a few quid too.

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 15:03

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fletch wrote:

sacko_gti6 wrote:

fletch wrote:

I've used hammerite before and its still absolutely fine 2 years later Wink

The coverage is crap though? i easily went throught 3 cans, and im alright with an aerosol.. Im sure it will last once its on there, but painting them is a nightmare..

Didn't use cans mate. Sanded calipers down and painted by hand.

Ah.. thats prob the difference then, i followed petes guide to rebuilding them. The wire brush on the angle grinder is definitely the best tool to remove rust and old paint off these..

Not sure how much it would cost to get these professionaly sprayed though

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 15:14

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I cleaned them off with brake cleaner stuff,wire brushed the down and gave then 2 coats of hammerite using a brush-a steady hand helps though!

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 23:55

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pugpete wrote:

I cleaned them off with brake cleaner stuff,wire brushed the down and gave then 2 coats of hammerite using a brush-a steady hand helps though!

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you had a new gearbox pete?

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Posted 1st Oct 2008 at 23:59

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Killed the old one about 2 years ago-right outside Jumpin jaks on a friday night too LOL

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Posted 2nd Oct 2008 at 00:05

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Hammerite on mine too been there for years with no trouble!

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Just been quoted

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i did my brembo's other day, on the car aswell :ll just masked the disk n such like off and painted and laqoured them, also sanded them down beforehand like. and put some new stickers on, Love

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Anyone used these? are they anygood?

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Posted 4th Oct 2008 at 04:37

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aknight wrote:

Anyone used these? are they anygood?

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hope so just brought it off him lol

will let ya know i spose lol

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Posted 4th Oct 2008 at 04:40

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Anyone got any pics of hammerited (brushed)calipers and their method? I'm thinking I might have a go at mine when I redo the brakes.

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Posted 7th Oct 2008 at 18:57

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infra wrote:

Anyone got any pics of hammerited (brushed)calipers and their method? I'm thinking I might have a go at mine when I redo the brakes.

Look at the first page Thumbs up

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Posted 7th Oct 2008 at 19:30

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Yeah i wanted to see some done in red really - just to make sure they aren't gonna come out pink Razz

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ive done mine in t blue hammerite colour with a can. looks fine and its still there Smile

didnt cost either as it was my girlfriends dads can Smile

i didnt take the caliper off, all i did was remove wheels and put newspaper around the disks and took my time. looks awesome though.

had people comment on how it looks good.

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