Caliper Painting Help Needed

[Matt_Pleece]

Can i use Hammerite Smooth Red paint on my calipers???? i did see the high heat paint but it only comes in Matt Black which is no good.
Answers on a postcard please.

Cheers

 

[JamesB]

my cousin used this hammerite stuff on his and after a year or so it slowly starts to flake off, just buy the proper stuff to do the job mate

james

 

[Matt_Pleece]

What proper Stuff?? There wasn't anything therewhere can i get it from?

 

[JamesB]

halfords, demon tweeks anybody like that... its proper caliper paint with a tin of hardner with it, think its about £20

james

 

[Matt_Pleece]

Oh Cheers Thanks For that

 

[JamesB]

no probs fella

james

 

[thedoc]

hammerite smoooth should be ok

 

[scooby 2]

Hi hope this helps , I used Carplan heat resistant engine lacquer on mine and it still looks good 2 years later .
Paint was about five pound's from a discount motor store and is available in various colours.
Painted the calipers silver first them finnished them off in Red.
Will try and post a piccy

 

[Stokoe_Sport172]

Theres no point using the Caliper paint, the only difference between that and Hammerite is that hammerite already contains the hardner, whereas the caliper paint is a 2-part paint which needs to be mixed.... The caliper paint is 5 times the price aswell. Give it a good scrub with wire brush and then give it 4-5 coats and you'll b reet.

 

[JamesB]

Theres no point using the Caliper paint, the only difference between that and Hammerite is that hammerite already contains the hardner, whereas the caliper paint is a 2-part paint which needs to be mixed.... The caliper paint is 5 times the price aswell. Give it a good scrub with wire brush and then give it 4-5 coats and you'll b reet.

but why arse about giving it 5 coats when you can give it 1 coat with the proper stuff and job done........whats this 'reet' lol

 

[scooby 2]

Wheel piccy

 

[DH_GTI]

i used silver smooth on mine and its fine, go for it lol

 

[MRBILLYUK]

If its flaked off , then the calipers were either dirty or had grease on them . Make sure you clean them well and you'll have no problem with hammerite smooth .

 

[Martin_172]

hammerite smooth, £2.50 from ebay, wire brush and sandpaper down and its been fine for 6 months! the proper caliper paint is a waste of money imo when hammerite is fine when the caliper is as said above, properly cleaned

 

[kiza1986]

What sort of sand paper you use?? course, medium or fine??

Kiza

 

[MRBILLYUK]

What sort of sand paper you use?? course, medium or fine??

Kiza

Wire brushing them with these gets the calipers perfectly clean , easier than using sandpaper .

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=13734&ts=21991

Check out your local pound shop , alot of them sell em .

 

[Rebecca]

I am an artist and David and I did his by cleaning them and using hammerite smooth. His worked out fine. I would rather do several thin coats when painting anything rather than 1 thick coat. Using thin coats ensures a much better overall finish. I haven't seen any signs of wear and tear on them at all so far and it does get a good ragging.

Rebecca

 

[lewisniven]

what do ppl clean the calipers with? i want to do mine.

 

[Rebecca]

what do ppl clean the calipers with? i want to do mine.

A bit of elbow grease should do the trick and a wire brush.

Rebecca

 

[MRBILLYUK]

what do ppl clean the calipers with? i want to do mine.

Ermmm , try reading my post

 

[Dan 172]

Just get a can off brake degreaser/cleaner and use a wire brush.

TBH, I just washed them over then a load of brake cleaner as it drys up within a few seconds.