Painted Calipa's :D

[Mikey]

Decided to have my front wheels off today and clean under my arches, insides of my wheels and paint my calipa's. Really happy with how they came out. Im going to do my rear drums next week in matt black. Then Bring on the Bilstein Lowering!!!! :approve:

heres a few pics.

Thanks, Mike

 

[Graham Gooch]

Calipers

 

[f0xy]

you sorted that little missfire yet mike? remember it from the last run even though the car seemed fast as anything even with the missfire lol!

 

[Stu_c]

nice mate what paint did you use i did my drums and calipers last year need to do them agen

 

[Mikey]

you sorted that little missfire yet mike? remember it from the last run even though the car seemed fast as anything even with the missfire lol!

lol still not sorted, need to order a coil from renault and while im there a new hazard light switch and new brake light cover for cup spoiler lol.

 

[Mikey]

nice mate what paint did you use i did my drums and calipers last year need to do them agen

just hammerite mate, going to use spray primer and spray matt black for drums next week, plenty of news paper under arches and all over rear quarter panel to do them.

 

[Stu_c]

yeah i used the same stuff half the price of the proper stuff lol

 

[Mikey]

yeah i used the same stuff half the price of the proper stuff lol

thought now its coming towards summer time id tidy up a few areas.... get paid on wednesday, cant decide which to do first, colour code and get my cup spoiler fitted, lower it or get my wheels refurbed in anthracite?? Going to order some rep 172 side skirts off subway too

 

[Stu_c]

i got a set of side skirts i bought off subway never fitted them

 

[DebV6]

Nice, I'm hoping to do mine sometime during the summer

 

[Mikey]

i got a set of side skirts i bought off subway never fitted them

get them fitted mate they looks really good, what are they made from?

 

[Mikey]

Nice, I'm hoping to do mine sometime during the summer

cheers deb, you doing them silver yeh?

 

[Feirny]

Calipers

Mike is gangsta yo.

Looks good mate, did u do the drums black?

 

[Mikey]

Calipers

Mike is gangsta yo.

Looks good mate, did u do the drums black?

no mike cant spell lol! Nah didnt get round to doing the drums, thats next weeks mission.

 

[Jayb 172]

nice to see hammerite does the job lookin at doingmine in the next couple of weeks

 

[Feirny]

Mike is gangsta yo.

Looks good mate, did u do the drums black?

no mike cant spell lol! Nah didnt get round to doing the drums, thats next weeks mission.

If i had time now id pop down, but havent so ill pop round next week when i return for easter to see it then.

Only seen it once and i was hammered :rasp:

 

[Mike 01]

I didnt think hamerite was ok for the heat calipers can reach

 

[Christopher]

nice!

good work fella

 

[JD]

what is the point in this thread? you have a sh1t car "plus" boy and its in the worst colour as well.

 

[JD]

lol kidding, you know i love it mate, silver suits, thank god your doing your rear drums black other wise beats were in order!!

apologies about the phone call before, rents checking my sister hasnt killed herself while operating the oven

jamie

 

[DebV6]

Nice, I'm hoping to do mine sometime during the summer

cheers deb, you doing them silver yeh?

I'm not sure yet, might do yellow as I think it looks nice against racing blue

 

[Pettsi]

good work!

 

[Mikey]

no mike cant spell lol! Nah didnt get round to doing the drums, thats next weeks mission.

If i had time now id pop down, but havent so ill pop round next week when i return for easter to see it then.

Only seen it once and i was hammered :rasp:

yeh man would be nice to see you when you get back mate.

 

[Mikey]

I didnt think hamerite was ok for the heat calipers can reach

yea hamerite is fine, iv used it on previous cars and its been superb and i left foot brake hehehe

 

[Mikey]

nice!

good work fella

cheers christopher pal

 

[Mikey]

lol kidding, you know i love it mate, silver suits, thank god your doing your rear drums black other wise beats were in order!!

apologies about the phone call before, rents checking my sister hasnt killed herself while operating the oven

jamie

change of plan mate, going for pink....

 

[Giles]

looks good

I paint mine in black to match rear drums brake, if it silver if I have rear disc brake

 

[JD]

change of plan mate, going for pink....

you big girl, beats when i next see you!

jamie

 

[blue nose]

nice job matey

 

[clidge]

looks very nice buddy thinking of going down red road myself but silver is tempting mmmmmm is it heat resistant the hammerite stuff?

 

[Harry_manback]

they look good, just wait till you start cooking your brake fluid though!

 

[clioruss]

i got standard smooth yellow hammerite on mine and that is fine

 

[Mikey]

cheers deb, you doing them silver yeh?

I'm not sure yet, might do yellow as I think it looks nice against racing blue

yeh like andy's (makavelli)

 

[Mikey]

change of plan mate, going for pink....

you big girl, beats when i next see you!

jamie

bring it on mate :rasp: lol

 

[Mikey]

looks very nice buddy thinking of going down red road myself but silver is tempting mmmmmm is it heat resistant the hammerite stuff?

cool man red will be good

 

[Mikey]

they look good, just wait till you start cooking your brake fluid though!

lol dont say that dave mate

 

[Mikey]

i got standard smooth yellow hammerite on mine and that is fine

yeh the yellow on black of yours works well russ.

 

[Harry_manback]

they look good, just wait till you start cooking your brake fluid though!

lol dont say that dave mate

thats what i blames for my accident.

 

[S Garbett]

Have you any pictures of ur clean archs?? I did mine today too

Looking good!

Steve

 

[al]

they look good, just wait till you start cooking your brake fluid though!

they look good, just wait till you start cooking your brake fluid though!

lol dont say that dave mate

Yeah, it's a 1.6 thing