yellow calipers

1. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #1 6th March 2009, 16:42

   i want to paint them this weekend, but been to halforsd to find hammerite and some yellow caliper paint, would u still go with the hammerite or would the other stuff be better?
2. joshg_7 Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Cumbria Posts: 1653 BMW E46 325ci

   #2 6th March 2009, 23:50

   ive got hammerite mate...clean the calipers up before you paint though
3. vts-luke Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 North Posts: 1206

   #3 7th March 2009, 00:09

   mine are hammerite'd, came out well with a good prep first
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4. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #4 7th March 2009, 11:41

   cheers guys will be getting paint this afternoon, any other tips that might be useful?
5. coleman258 Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Eastbourne Posts: 2474 Astra van daily Black Saxo VTR 16v'd kent PT51

   #5 7th March 2009, 13:46

   just give it a good clean with some degreaser (can get that in halfords aswell), then maybe a quick rub down with some wet and dry if need be to get rid of the tougher dirt and crap build up, give it a quick rinse after, dry, then give it a good few coats, should be ok then
6. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #6 7th March 2009, 15:24

   ok this suck ass big time, can't for the life of me find any hammerrite yellow paint, been to 4 different b&q's and halfords stores not one of them do yellow. so gonna put it off till next week unless anyone knows where else to get this stuff from online? and a dumb ass question to follow what size pot of paint do i need to do all four eventually?
7. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #7 7th March 2009, 21:28

   
8. Saxoladlesta Established Member Joined: Apr 2006 Leicester Posts: 1918 Fiesta ST

   #8 7th March 2009, 23:14

   ebay sold yellow caliper paint for when I did mine,3 years later still looks fine
9. vts-luke Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 North Posts: 1206

   #9 7th March 2009, 23:16

   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165495
   
   job done
10. tomgarrett Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2007 UK Posts: 825 Icelandic Vtr

    #10 7th March 2009, 23:16

    what colour is your car by the way?
11. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

    #11 8th March 2009, 00:16

    posi blue, wanted yellow cal's or red but chose yellow then couldn't get the yellow in the shops for love nor money so ordered it off e bay
12. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

    #12 8th March 2009, 15:51

    on another capiler question somewhere on here someone has added only put light coats of the yellow on, any reason for this?
13. Hewitt20 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Durham Posts: 291 2001 saxo vts

    #13 8th March 2009, 16:16

    lots of little coats gives a better finish than one big coat
14. ocktovts Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 Swindon Posts: 129 MK2 VTS

    #14 8th March 2009, 16:31

    thats weird, they sell yellow hammerite in my local halfrauds
15. waites Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2008 luton Posts: 179 stripped out silver mk2 saxo vtr :)

    #15 31st March 2009, 17:25

    i done mine yellow.. i just sprayyed the calliper wiv brake cleane then jus painted them.. i would use a small paint brush.. its alot easier.. and u may need 2 coats wiv the paint from halfords it isnt very thick