Styling How to paint calipers

[cazz]

:chin: Should look pretty cool on your car

hope so will post some pics when they are done.

 

[Martine]

I've just done a search for painting calipers and dropped on in here!

I used red hammerite on my polo about four years ago and when I sold it last year they still looked good. I took everything off to do them last time but looking at this thread I think I will use this technique, I will leave them on so i don't have to bleed the brakes afterwards. I've picked smooth blue so I'll try and do them tomorrow,

 

[PNL]

I've just done a search for painting calipers and dropped on in here!

I took everything off to do them last time but looking at this thread I think I will use this technique,

Well what can I say to you Martine other than if your going to strip of again tomorrow just make sure its a warm day

 

[Martine]

*blushes*

okay so that was worded slightly wrong

 

[cazz]

some pics of mine on this thread
https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo-styling/67427-wish-me-luck.html

 

[TidyBoy]

Is it ok to use the normal hammerite paint.. I want todo mine this weekend while ive got the calipers off changing the front discs.

I looked in halfords today for high temp stuff but there wasnt any in silver was definalty normall hammerite silver though..

Thanks, Adam

 

[Koa]

Is it ok to use the normal hammerite paint.. I want todo mine this weekend while ive got the calipers off changing the front discs.

I looked in halfords today for high temp stuff but there wasnt any in silver was definalty normall hammerite silver though..

Thanks, Adam

Yes perfectly fine mate, inn fact it's better than the stuff you buy that's specifically made for the job, it gives much better coverage and from my experience it lasts just as well. It's all in the preperation, just make sure you get the calipers cleaned up and you can't go wrong

 

[Atomic Wasp]

I painted my calipers (and drums) blue last year to match the blue trim in my gold Punto. The drums have flaked a bit due to painting them on a cold day and not giving them a good enough clean.
I'm put in new brake pads this week so will give them another coat and clean if needed.

To do my calipers I got a caliper wrench and removed them so I didn't get any paint on the discs or pads and they had an all over coat (where not getting in the wrong places and messing up the brakes).

 

[barflyleon]

How will we get to see the vid? Will there be any topless chicks in it?!

 

[reinventingyourexit]

Really tempted to do mine! I cleaned them up today and as the car only has 5000 miles on it they cleaned up pretty well. They were slightly gold for a while and then used brake dust cleaner to get more grit off but it turned the gold look into dull silver. I'm thinking of maybe using gold on the calipers on my blue car... either that or blue. What would you say to gold?

 

[ChrisMClark]

I think gold would look pretty smart against blue body work. I've got a tin of blue ready to do my calipers, against sliver bodywork.

 

[Argonought]

I agree Gold against Blue might look OK but not so sure about Blue against Silver

With a Silver car you can't go far wrong with Hamerite Smooth in Red

 

[ChrisMClark]

I could go red :chin: but I'm going black and blue inside, so I want some uniformity between outside and in. I'm thinking blue calipers and blue braided brake lines too

 

[reinventingyourexit]

I think blue against silver would look nice but red would win hands down.. its almost a given with silver cars

 

[ChrisMClark]

Yeah, might be standard for silver cars...but the Stilo's hardly a normal car is it? :slayer:

Think it's gonna be blue with the blue hoses. Got me a bleed kit and a bottle of Dot 5.1 fluid, so it'll be paint, new hoses, fluid change and bleed all in a one-er. Thank god for time off!

 

[reinventingyourexit]

Yeah, might be standard for silver cars...but the Stilo's hardly a normal car is it? :slayer:

Think it's gonna be blue with the blue hoses. Got me a bleed kit and a bottle of Dot 5.1 fluid, so it'll be paint, new hoses, fluid change and bleed all in a one-er. Thank god for time off!

True! Go for it then..just make sure they're very blue

 

[ChrisMClark]

Oh they are....very very blue Can't figure out how the smeg to use this bleed kit. It all connects to the master cylinder, nothing to put on the actual callipers

 

[custard]

gunson kit? uses air pressure from the spare to pressurise the fluid and push it out the nipples

 

[bosshog]

where can i get a can of Hammerite, red smooth?

 

[coyle]

I got mine from motorworld for £6.99