Caliper paint - colour on cup

[brownyboy]

What colour should i go for on a 172 cup with clean standard finished turinis?

Thinking black and painting hubs silver??

Anyone got any pics?

 

[Peperami]

Spot on, black will look good and not need much upkeep.

 

[brownyboy]

what i was thinking, job for tomorrow i'll post pics up once complete

 

[mike1pow]

I did mine yellow, works well with the mondial i think.

Do have to clean them everytime i wash the car though!!!

 

[brownyboy]

lol i was thinking yellow but like you say will be hard to keep clean, defo going black. Would it be chavvy to stick some white AP racing decals on??

 

[Gman]

lol i was thinking yellow but like you say will be hard to keep clean, defo going black. Would it be chavvy to stick some white AP racing decals on??

Yes, i really don't like seeing painted calipers in any colour other than black.
When i had my Trophy everyone was putting trophy decals on the calipers, really not my thing! Just my opinion though.

 

[Peperami]

Yeah, unless theyre ap brakes skip the decals.

 

[Gaz_]

Mine will be silver.

 

[brownyboy]

yeah pass on the decals, will post pics up tomorrow

 

[brownyboy]

Wheels off, grease everywhere = CV boot fail, down the road i went, new grease and a cable tie later

Onto the calipers

 

[Day]

Should of painted the whole disc...

like that dude in the states lol

 

[James28]

Did you paint them whilst they were still attached to the disc?
I'd quite like to do this!

 

[Peperami]

Yeah you just do it with a little brush James. Looks good

 

[James28]

Yeah you just do it with a little brush James. Looks good

Ooh nice.
What if you shake and miss a bit and get it on the disc?!
I guess you put paper behind it or summat?

 

[st3ve]

Don't shake and miss then!

I might do mine next time I'm bored.

Brembo discs are going on first though.

Get some pics with the wheels on btw.

 

[James28]

Don't shake and miss then!

I spose lol.
On Non Sports can you just cover the whole of the rear drum?

 

[brownyboy]

yeah drums are best just wire brushed, brake cleaner them then just hammerite black, any other colour looks rubbish.

 

[James28]

yeah drums are best just wire brushed, brake cleaner them then just hammerite black, any other colour looks rubbish.

Yea Im just gna do both the front calipers and the rear drums black I think. Cheers for your help.