Calliper help pleases?

1. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #1 30th October 2009, 12:27

   Was thinking about painting my callipers red, would they been seen through VTR alloys?
   
   And do I need to buy special paint ?
2. nicole_ Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Newcastle Posts: 6713 VTS & EK9

   #2 30th October 2009, 12:31

   surely yeh? lol theres gaps in the alloys so im guessing you can see through them? lol,
   just high temp paint i think (:
3. LeeBBH Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Maidstone Posts: 860 Mk6 Fiesta Zetec S

   #3 30th October 2009, 12:32

   Yes you will see them,
   get hammerite smooth in a tin from halfrauds
   works a treat mate
4. Phils_VTR Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Braintree, Essex Posts: 1936 Mk1 Golf Clipper on fire - '04 EP2 Civic Sport

   #4 30th October 2009, 12:34

   Love you. <3
   
   I think i'll have to make them quite a bright red then to be well noticed :/
5. karlh944 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 wisbech Posts: 1627 seat ibiza track car

   #5 30th October 2009, 13:26

   you can see them but they need to be a bright red to be noticed really i done mine and iv just put back vtr rims on and u can see the very well
6. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #6 30th October 2009, 14:01

   Do you have to use primer first before adding the paint? and what about laq?
7. LeeBBH Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Maidstone Posts: 860 Mk6 Fiesta Zetec S

   #7 30th October 2009, 14:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by iSlayeR Do you have to use primer first before adding the paint? and what about laq?

   no if you use the paint i suggested all you need to do is scrub and clean the calipers first.
   
   No need to prime or laquer
8. karlh944 Established Member Joined: Jun 2009 wisbech Posts: 1627 seat ibiza track car

   #8 30th October 2009, 14:09

   no.as above just scrub with a wire brush thats what i did and then clean then paint
9. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #9 30th October 2009, 15:21

   i used hammerrite on mine with vtr alloys was seen but not massivly, untill i swapped alloys to 5 spoke now i wish i did a better job.
10. user_26394 Saxperience Addict Joined: Aug 2008 Bedworth Posts: 10221 106 gti

    #10 30th October 2009, 15:22

    Hammerite or caliper paint will suffice, don't use high temperature paint