Painting my calipers?

[beany_bot]

Im going to paint my calipers fornt and back, was thinking of doing them the same colour as my car (caribean orange), will this look ok or do you have a better suggestion? also where do you think i can get this paint? (cheaply)

 

[Ninja59]

whatever i suggest using a form of hammerite

 

[beany_bot]

whatever i suggest using a form of hammerite

wher am i going to get "caribean orange" hammerite?

 

[Gav F]

You wont
jjust paint them orange

 

[Hellcat]

You may be able to get orange 'metal paint' from a trade paint supplier.

 

[beany_bot]

You may be able to get orange 'metal paint' from a trade paint supplier.

halfords?

 

[Hellcat]

halfords?

Hell no!

I'm talking about places that supply trade and public. Typically they'll stock paints like sikkens.

Or..

Industrial paint.. Comes in all sorts of colours and specifications.

http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(iudxqmuzthgakyzkohjtv345)/ProductDetails.aspx?SKU=1000004655

 

[jak HTID]

this is on the to-do list for my car, im going to stay with black hammerite tho

clean and tidy in my opinion!

 

[puntomk3 danny]

i painted mines blue with hammerite paint from halfords, not needed re coat in last year and looks good and clean at all times, its cheap and it stops rust

 

[StoneNewt]

Don't go anywhere near Hammerite! Decent expanding, rather than softening, VHT paints can be had for £8 or so.

The problem with the Hammerite stuff, BBQ, Boiler, etc paints, is that it softens with heat & if you get your brakes hot enough dust & bits of metal start to stick to the caliper. Even worse is if you're getting serious temps into the brakes you'll get this stuff hot enough to spit paint of covering your wheels and braking surfaces.

This stuff has liberally splattered my daily driver rims, brake discs and pads.