Brake caliper painting

[R-Sport.]

so i have purchased this to change the V6 calipers ( they are horrible yellow ATM )

It says rub the brakes down with 240/360 ( assume thats wet & dry ) to remove rust & built up brake dust

Any tips for me also

Would people carry on rubbing them down
Ie
800
1500
2500
3000 to get a great smooth finish

As said any help please -
@NorthloopCup

Thanks

 

[NorthloopCup]

View attachment 166850so i have purchased this to change the V6 calipers ( they are horrible yellow ATM )

It says rub the brakes down with 240/360 ( assume thats wet & dry ) to remove rust & built up brake dust

Any tips for me also

Would people carry on rubbing them down
Ie
800
1500
2500
3000 to get a great smooth finish

As said any help please -
@NorthloopCup

Thanks

I had my brembos blasted to remove all the old crap, but it did mean that they needed a set of dust boots on them. They were blasted with iron filings from memory as normal blast media either didn't cut the mustard, or was too aggressive.

After that I gave them a coat of Acid 8 etch primer, followed by a couple of top coats. Left them to dry and gave them a coat of lacquer. All the paints I used were the vht stuff (apart from the primer). The application of the paints was nice and simple too. Really rate the vht stuff.

 

[R-Sport.]

Do I need primer or is that all in 1?

 

[NorthloopCup]

Do I need primer or is that all in 1?

I'd always primer first mate, but not sure on the brand of paint in the picture. Never come across that before tbh.

 

[bloke]

know a few people who've used the same paint and had good results.

i use halfords adhesion promoter, or whatever they call it, as a primer. have used it on all sorts even ally and it's a good base. goes on like water but let it dry out or chuck in an oven for half hour or so and good to go.

 

[Crybert]

Hammerite just goes straight on. I wouldn't use any other

 

[car.crash]

Try not to paint the pads onto the disc like I did.
I'm lazy

 

[mossyv6]

Couple of coats of smooth hammerite...... Job done

 

[R-Sport.]

Cheers

What about hammerite then this product

The only reason I bought this was a guy posted his on FB in red & they looked new !

 

[Mikeyjp]

i always use hamnerite type product

 

[mossyv6]

Personally I wouldn't even use the other stuff Steve. Couple of coats of hammerite but don't rush the coats as it runs very easy when too much applied. About an hour between coats.

Ps. I would also remove that photo as it has some personal info on it.

 

[Chowny]

Imagine rubbing calliper with p3000

 

[MarcB]

strip, powder coat and rebuild for the perfect finish.