Hey guys been thinking about colouring my calipers on my black mk2b punto and was wondering what kind of paint would i need to use?
also any of u guys got any ideas on colours?

thanks

zach1992 said:

Hey guys been thinking about colouring my calipers on my black mk2b punto and was wondering what kind of paint would i need to use?
also any of u guys got any ideas on colours?

thanks

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You need a high temp paint. I know people have used hammerite, but you can get paint that's specifically labelled for use on calipers. Im not sure what's best to use though.

As for colour, red would be the obvious choice for the front calipers. Painting your rear drums black also makes a big improvement.

Ryder23 said:

Painting your rear drums black also makes a big improvement.

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Good point Ryder, black is best, but silver also works well. No point using bright colours, drawing attention to the fact they are not discs. Both Hammerite and Plastikote do high-temperature paints. You shouldn't need the ultra-high temperature paints since brakes shouldn't get to over 400 degrees celsius.

As for painting your calipers, you can just use brush-on paint with them on the car, but a proper job will involve taking the caliper off and spray-painting them. You could even do a rebuild in the process for piece of mind.

this is the thread i did, hope it helps

https://www.fiatforum.com/punto/209511-caliper-paint.html

cheers guys, i'm getting some new alloys for the car around christmas and when i fit them ill paint the calipers, perhaps red or maybe yellow

Smooth Hammerite is fine unless you are a Track Day hero, or drive permanently braking. No sign of any problems with mine after a fast A- B road trip up to Liverpool & back yesterday with all the braking that involves.

Yup, did mine with some smooth hammerite, and I go to stafford and back 3 times a week up the A449, as well as my daily driving and they havn't had a problem yet. They get black due to build up of brake dust but they clean up quite well.

Hammerite smooth is great stuff, you can apply it direct to rust surfaces and don't need to use a primer and it's very durable, it acts all as primer, coat and top coat.
I used yellow, but first used a wire brush to clean up calipers, and sanded any loose paint or rust off, the preperation is important if you want a good finish, and I only had to do one coat, washes and cleans up easily.

For what it costs you would be better getting it stove enamelled.
CJ Ward at Burton on Trent do a great job. 01283 536135

WhiteSei said:

For what it costs you would be better getting it stove enamelled.
CJ Ward at Burton on Trent do a great job. 01283 536135

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it cost like £6 for a tub of brush on smooth hammerite

burtz said:

it cost like £6 for a tub of brush on smooth hammerite

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But you need spray on smooth hammerite. not the brush on stuff.

smokeyjoe03 said:

But you need spray on smooth hammerite. not the brush on stuff.

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Brush on is fine... its what I used & Hammerite is very self smoothing.

smokeyjoe03 said:

But you need spray on smooth hammerite. not the brush on stuff.

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Ffoxy said:

Brush on is fine... its what I used & Hammerite is very self smoothing.

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i used brush on and it worked fine

i'm not planning on taking the calipers off and i'm not really up for covering every bit of the car i'm not gonna be spraying so it doesn't get covered in the caliper paint so the brush on stuff will be the way i'm gonna go
cheers for ya help lads

burtz said:

it cost like £6 for a tub of brush on smooth hammerite

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Yes but you also have to consider the anti rust primer and brushes and the hassle. Hammerite is OK but only an average rust stopper.

I did a bike brake caliper in Tough Black which (at least for black) I believe is better than hammerite as it doesn't chip. It cost me more than £10 for the paint alone and it still flaked off. A ferrous caliper would also need more cleaning effort and rust killer solution.

Stove enamel cost me £20 and its been there for 2 years still looking great. No point in it looking kakky after one winter.

These days I don't bother painting small parts just get them stoved or powdered. Oh, and they do them virtually any colour you want. With brakes you need to take out the seals and block off /mask all holes and bits you dont want painted.

Ryder23 said:

You need a high temp paint. I know people have used hammerite, but you can get paint that's specifically labelled for use on calipers. Im not sure what's best to use though.

As for colour, red would be the obvious choice for the front calipers. Painting your rear drums black also makes a big improvement.

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" high temp paint" ,just because the Caliper's temp is high?

Hammerite:

There is no way that Hammerite would last 2 winters on a fast corroding aluminium alloy caliper. But my stoved caliper is still looking good.

Iron isn't so bad for corrosion, but Hammerite chips easily and isnt that good for stopping rust.

Stove enameling is a much better bet for the long term. It has to be shot blasted; the finish is tougher and the oven heat kills any residual moisture that can spark off new rust. It costs a little bit more, but not much considering the quality finish you get.

Guess it depends if you want a quick tart up job or something that lasts and is easy to keep clean.