Brake caliper paint?

[Clgale88]

I want to paint the calipers/hubs on my cup Gold but aint sure what paint to do them with if someone could help that be cool cheers.

 

[cat171]

Hammerite smoth, not sure if they sell it in gold though.

 

[Clgale88]

do you know a company that does i want the paint to last on there not like other s**t iv seen that ends up peeling of.

 

[guysy]

Is Hammerite ok to use then? Was going to do mine with it but someone said the other day on here it might not be able to handle the temperatures?

Try ebay, they might have some gold callieper paint..

 

[guysy]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Savage-Brake-...ryZ23013QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Clgale88]

i dont want no crap heard hammerite is good though i seen it in gold on the ent not sure if u can get high tempature stuff thats why the cheap stuff peels of cuz it cant handle the tempature

 

[guysy]

think it peels off because the rust isnt properly cleaned off from the metal underneath? and the temperatures probably dont help. It dosent stay on forever i dont think, will for a fair time but will eventually need doing.

 

[Clgale88]

yeah i would do mine every few months some kiddie where i live has painted his gold on his saxo vts lokks really smart and there always looking clean looks smart on a black saxo with black wheels

 

[guysy]

im going to do mine hammerite when its warm enough. Other day it rained when i jacked the car up. Not bothered about it peeling as i dont mind re-doing it. was more woried about for example the callipers getting so hop the paint started smoking ? but i dont think that would happen once dry?

 

[cat171]

Mine are done with Hammerite smooth, it's good stuff. There is no way it should peel, unless you don't put it on properly.

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[Chris_Cliomk1]

yeah i would do mine every few months some kiddie where i live has painted his gold on his saxo vts lokks really smart and there always looking clean looks smart on a black saxo with black wheels

Kiddie?? in a Vts?? think he may be older than u tbh mate lol. Although ur insured on a 172 i dnt know anyone aged under 19 that can get insured on a Vts my mate has tried many times and they keep saying no so hes had to settle with a Vtr.

 

[Clgale88]

mate he was 17 when he got his vts hes was in my year mate had his car since he passed his test fuk knows how he got insured on 1 i had a 106 gti when i was 18 and im 19 now with the 172 cup.

 

[mattjk]

The halfords high temp stuff is fine. not expensive either.

 

[Rich]

Hammerite smooth is fine - they do 2 gold Hammered finished Gold or Smooth Finish Gold - the later is quite subtle and matches the gold some calipers come from the factory.

 

[Clgale88]

Yeah they look goodi want to do the calipers and the hubs and the shield behind i think it will lok pretty smart with anthracite turinis

 

[Rich]

Hubs and shields where done with Hammerite Smooth silver.

 

[Clgale88]

how long have u had them painted as they do look really good have they lasted a long time

 

[Rich]

I used to give them a quick coat each each to freshen them up, all they needed was a wipe down to come back up clean though.

 

[MarkCup]

My wheels are painted in Smoothrite and the get f****** hot. No problems other than my 'slap it on' crap finish.

 

[pinky]

You can get gold caliper paint from Halfrauds.

 

[Clgale88]

yeah but the halfords stuff is s**t as when the brakes get really hot the paint just starts to melt of and changes colour