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Styling How to paint calipers

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Styling How to paint calipers

Mine will hopefully be yellow next week! Got the paint and just waiting for a day off work to do it properly. It says something about not using the Car / Brakes for 24 hours after application though - does it say anything similar on the Hammerite?
 
No it doesn't say anything about using hammerite on calipers on the tin that I had. But I would leave it 24 hours to be safe, that will allow the paint to fully harden.
 
Looks great!!!! I am a big fan of painting calipers! think its something manufacturers should do as standard! cos after a couple of months they look nasty and ruin the look of the car if youve got nice wheels!

Anyway KoArAng your car looks particularly shiney (from photos) and i was wondering what you clean it with (wax, polish etc!!!!)

cheers!
 
Right,the caliper's on my "stilo" are red, but some of the paint has came off. :eek:

I would like to repaint them silver or black (or maybe even red) Will it be okay to paint over the existing paint if I clean them up well? Or will this not work? :confused:

Any suggestions?

Cheers,

joe
 
Just noticed this thread and gotta say the calipers look bloody great. I need to change the front pads on my motor asap so might well give it a go at the same time.

Any suggestions on colour for a metallic navy blue 5 door Abarth with the 17" shaddow chrome wheels or whatever they're called? Pink....not! Maybe silver, can't help thinking red would make it look chav.....
 
thepottleflump said:
Just noticed this thread and gotta say the calipers look bloody great. I need to change the front pads on my motor asap so might well give it a go at the same time.

Any suggestions on colour for a metallic navy blue 5 door Abarth with the 17" shaddow chrome wheels or whatever they're called? Pink....not! Maybe silver, can't help thinking red would make it look chav.....
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Don't do red calipers on a blue car :eek: How about blue, like koa's? They look great...
 
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thepottleflump said:
Just noticed this thread and gotta say the calipers look bloody great. I need to change the front pads on my motor asap so might well give it a go at the same time.

Any suggestions on colour for a metallic navy blue 5 door Abarth with the 17" shaddow chrome wheels or whatever they're called? Pink....not! Maybe silver, can't help thinking red would make it look chav.....
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Red? silver? how about green? (y) Any of these I think would look good on yours Trev! ;)
 
Painted 3 over mine over the past two nights. Final one tonight! Painting them using "smooth red" Hamerite! Post some pics when its done!

One thing i reccomend that isn't said here, Is use a compressor or Equilient to blow some of the dust away from the brake pads and wheel hubs. Dont want anything falling on the wet paint or dust traveling!
 
Main reason it's not mentioned is the fact I don't have a compressor :) So rather than complicate matters I left it out as you can clearly get by without one ;)
 
KoArAnG said:
Main reason it's not mentioned is the fact I don't have a compressor :) So rather than complicate matters I left it out as you can clearly get by without one ;)
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Fair enough! :) Shall I post of them this evening?

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the trouble i have found with painting callipers with hammerrite is when the brakes get used and get hot they soften the paint then all the dust sticks to the callipers and is hard to get off

this isnt been done on a fiat but previous cars ive owned

just my two pence worth

have to say the blue does look spot on;)
 
:eek: I think I need to give my car a clean. It used to be the cleanest car in the south but I have only cleaned it once this winter :nono: Those pictures reminded me how nice it can look and thats before the kit went on and the wheels :cry:
 
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