Advice Needed Re:Caliper Painting

[Stokoe_Sport172]

Just wondering if anyone has an accurate guide or walkthrough on how to do this successfully on a Mk2 172? Cheers in advance

 

[makavelli]

1,take off wheels
2,sand down existing calipers to get rid of crap, or use a wire brush
3,use autoglym engine and machine cleaner or degreaser to check surface is clean
4,apply paint!

hammerite is good value at a fiver compared to caliper kits which are around 20 quid! if your using hammerite tinned paint then do around 4 coats with a small brush waiting approximately 15mins between coats!
if you use hammerite spray paint then mask off the discs etc.

the tinned paint gives a thicker finish and the spray gives a thinner finish

hope this helps

 

[MRBILLYUK]

I painted mine off the car . I had a spare set so it helped , but its easier off the car .

I just wired brushed mine with these :

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=13734&ts=91893

You can pick em up in pound shops .

Sprayed them with black hammerite smooth .Job done .

 

[Alan]

Painting calipers can be a bit dangerous as the calipers heats up under braking....hammerite being heat resistant paint which will hold the heat inside the caliper..

 

[MRBILLYUK]

The brakes ( calipers , discs , pads ) get extremely hot anyway with or without paint . Never had a problem with mine being painted and i'm sure any heat retained , if any , by using heat resistant paint would be minimal .After all thats all that caliper paint is , heat resistant paint .

 

[makavelli]

just dont use the heat resistant paint use the normal stuff, it can withstand the temps which the caliper reach without jeperdising the function

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ Mine is the normal hammerite , but like you say , it can withstand high temperatures anyway .

 

[thedoc]

cheaper version than engine degreaser is fairy power spray..
you can get away with just doing 2 coats of hammerite if you're a lazy sod like me.

 

[Stokoe_Sport172]

Cheers fella, started the job today. I've got broekn collarbone so was extremely hard job for a one handed person. Started with this, everything is rusting due to car not being driven....

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Will keep progress posted...

 

[MRBILLYUK]

^^^^ Taking your wheel off is always a good first step , lol . I had a broken collar bone years ago , fcukin hurts mate doesn't it .Good luck with the painting .

 

[Stokoe_Sport172]

Job done......... Fuckin killed my collarbone but worth it in the end. Lookin forward to getting my Turini's and grooved discs on, should look slightly better than the rust.

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[MRBILLYUK]

^^^ Lookin good now mate