Best paint to use for calipers

[172-Tom]

As above?!

Thanks in advance

 

[D1CKY]

Prep the caliper and clean with brake cleaner.

Then a few coats of Hammerite in the colour of your choice.

JOB DONE......

 

[172-Tom]

Nice one. These caliper kits are a rip off arnt they!!!
Can you use the same paint to tart your engine up??

 

[D1CKY]

Nice one. These caliper kits are a rip off arnt they!!!
Can you use the same paint to tart your engine up??

They sure are, if mine was to chip at atll i'de just touch it up.

I just used normal paint for doing my engine bay and its been ok.

See here.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=467478

 

[172-Tom]

Normal paint???

 

[D1CKY]

Normal paint???

Yeah just the spray cans you can buy in different colours from Halfords etc.

None of this fancy high temperature stuff.

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Yeah just the spray cans you can buy in different colours from Halfords etc.

None of this fancy high temperature stuff.

Engines get hot though.

 

[D1CKY]

Engines get hot though.

Mine has been Ford Graphite grey for a few years now and been fine.

And it aint high temp paint.

 

[M40 CUO]

Same I painted my engine Racing Blue ftw... No need in high Temp paint...

 

[quikshine]

Could you use Hammerite on Brembo calipers?

 

[M40 CUO]

Yes... But it depends on the quality of the finish you want to achive... Using Hammerite you will leave brush strokes... I'd spray them with a can... Dont use crapy Halfords paint... Its crap... Go to auto paint...

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Mine has been Ford Graphite grey for a few years now and been fine.

And it aint high temp paint.

Fair enough

 

[quikshine]

Yes... But it depends on the quality of the finish you want to achive... Using Hammerite you will leave brush strokes... I'd spray them with a can... Dont use crapy Halfords paint... Its crap... Go to auto paint...

Cheers... Just wanted to check! Ive always used auto-paint! spraying will be a bit of apain as it will all have to be well masked off but worth it for the finish! brush strokes wouldn't be great!

 

[M40 CUO]

Expect to pay just over £30 a can for the good stuff from Auto Paint... No primer/lacquer needed... Drys solid and is shiny as hell... lolz...

 

[d6n]

i did the front ones on my 172 the weekend, just use meg APC, a wire brush and smooth silver hammerite!

i wasn't after anything fancy, they look pretty good, i'll get some photos up

 

[Addz]

I used halfrauds caliper paint and brushed it on, took a few coats but looks pretty good!

 

[D1CKY]

Same I painted my engine Racing Blue ftw... No need in high Temp paint...

Looking good mate, am i guessing there was a fair amount of prepping and masking things off needed there and it took ages to dry ?
How many coats is that ?

Yes... But it depends on the quality of the finish you want to achive... Using Hammerite you will leave brush strokes... I'd spray them with a can... Dont use crapy Halfords paint... Its crap... Go to auto paint...

No brush strokes on my calipers as i dabbed it on.
And yeah the Halfrauds paint is crap i ended up going to the ford garage across the road and ordering a big spray can from them for less than £15.

Expect to pay just over £30 a can for the good stuff from Auto Paint... No primer/lacquer needed... Drys solid and is shiny as hell... lolz...

Any links on that paint ?
Am i guessing the lacquer is mixed into the paint ?

 

[M40 CUO]

Yes its all about prepping... Thats the long part... Wire brush oil remover, then use panal wipe... Two coats is all it needed like I say the paint is s**t hot... 1st coat I left to dry for 3-4 days to harden then sanded of all the high spots... Then applied a 2nd coat to finish it off... The paint is from Auto Paint... I also used Carrier bags to mask of the hole engine bay, bumper and wings... Dont want overspray...

Like so...




I should realy do a thread about my car and the work I have done to it...