Caliper painting?

[Clgale88]

Iv been meaning to paint my brake calipers for some time now and still undecided on what colour to go for on my cup with my Anthracite wheels. Any ideas?. But my main question is whats the best way to paint the calipers for a really good job as iv never painted my calipers before cheers.

 

[Rich]

Hammerrite Smooth for the paint, as for colour silver or black.

 

[Clgale88]

Is there any good process or just wack it on iv heard some people sand them down primer the calipers then paitn and laquer them is this not need.

 

[Rich]

Wire brush, clean with some brake cleaner, paint.

 

[Dan 172]

As Rich said, silver

 

[Clgale88]

Yep i think ill go with silver lots of mates done theres red but to me looks tacky ill have ago saturday and let u know how i got on.

 

[cat171]

Silver.

Loads of info on painting them up etc in a few threads as it's asked all the time.

 

[clioandy105]

did mine yesterday silver,just use wire wool to get al the shi* off them. then clean (i used paint preperation wipes) then just paitned on waited an hour for it to dry then drove, and all happy days.

 

[pritchard182]

if its posable to get anthracite id do them that colour would look mint

 

[Clgale88]

dont think u can get heat protection paint in anthracite would lok mint though but for the meantime goign to do them silver how long does it take to do all the caliper?

 

[joebristolgym]

I just wire brushed mine and used brake cleaner on them, then used halfords caliper paint (1 part) to paint them. Needed 2 or 3 coats to get a good covering. Takes a while to dry each coat.

Personally I think silver calipers look boring (but if you like subtle then it does smarten the car up), and did mine red, so mine must be tacky lol....

I did have anthracite wheels on my 182 cup at the time and they looked nice hiding behind the big spokes. Got Super t's now and they look even better.

 

[Clgale88]

have you got any pics

 

[Jordi17]

i did my calipers silver 2 weeks ago. used hammerite smooth silver and gave it two coats, looks brill imo. also done the rear drums black, some pics mate...

 

[Clgale88]

Is that silver to me that looks abit plane might be just cuz ur car is silver anyone got any pics of sports with anthracite wheels and silver calipers otha pics of otha colours would be good to

 

[Jordi17]

well thats because it is subtle, i wasnt going to paint them yellow or red

 

[Bucko]

I've never painted calipers before but i always assumed that if i did then i would remove them and do a proper job. Does nobody do that?

 

[Chambo88]

gettin some black team dynamics for my blueish car and im quite tempted to paint mine too just not sure wat colour
heres my car, wat dya reckon ppl

 

[cat171]

I've never painted calipers before but i always assumed that if i did then i would remove them and do a proper job. Does nobody do that?

No need to remove them at all, you can do just as good a job with a paint brush leaving them on the car.

 

[martandem]

I've never painted calipers before but i always assumed that if i did then i would remove them and do a proper job. Does nobody do that?

No need to remove them at all, you can do just as good a job with a paint brush leaving them on the car.

If you havent already had the calipers off it may be a good idea, then you have done 2 jobs at once.... when your pads need changing you know how to do it!

 

[cat171]

^ you think i'm going to change brake pads on the vee ? Lol, think again.

I know how to change pads, but there's no way i'm messing around with that car !

There is no need to take the calipers off to paint them up, complete overkill.

 

[mr angry]

Why would you paint brake calipers?

 

[FlameR172]

Why would you paint brake calipers?

Cause it looks much better.....

 

[Pint]

Heres mine

 

[cat171]

Why would you paint brake calipers?

Pmsl ! Is it not obvious ?? Well anyway, un-painted they look rubbish. Painted up they look a lot smarter.

 

[AhmedRSi]

I use to mask off the entire wheel arch and just spray the b******s with halfords caliper spray paint. Think next time ill just use hammerite and a brush.. seems like less mess. Same with drums!

 

[Craig]

i might do mine one day

 

[cat171]

I use to mask off the entire wheel arch and just spray the b*****ds with halfords caliper spray paint. Think next time ill just use hammerite and a brush.. seems like less mess. Same with drums!

Sod spraying them up, a brush is a lot easier to use & more accurate

 

[AhmedRSi]

Ive learnt that now cat lol

 

[mr angry]

How does this affect the cooling of the caliper given that you are coating it in an insulative material i.e paint?
Does it cause any issues re brake fade?

 

[joebristolgym]

This is behind anthracite 182 cup wheels - not a great pic but I don' thave the wheels anymore to take another one.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk21/joebristolgym/06052008062.jpg

This is behind 15" Oz Super T's

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk21/joebristolgym/10062008101.jpg

 

[adamlewis01]

will need wynns brake and clutch cleaner and a stiff wire brush to remove all gunk and flaking rust etc (if any). they just apply hammerit in required colour with a .25/.5" brush.

i gave mine 3 coats and then leave to dry over night.

the best way to do it i found was to remove brake pads then feed newspaper round your disc to prevent any shyte getting on them.

hope this helps

 

[adamlewis01]

Why would you paint brake calipers?

lives up to his name

 

[cat171]

How does this affect the cooling of the caliper given that you are coating it in an insulative material i.e paint?
Does it cause any issues re brake fade?

No difference at all.