caliper paint

1. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #1 1st March 2010, 22:00

   can i paint my cal;ipers with any high temp paint rather than a specific caliper paint?
   
   do i have to remove the whole caliper to do it?
   
   cheers
2. user_27192 Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS

   #2 1st March 2010, 22:14

   i just used normal hammerite and have had no problems at all. ok, they're grubby but thats to be expected. I left them on too, just used a fine brush and a steady hand. i used a wire brush to get the rust and crap off then applied a layer of primer which i allowed to dry before painting
   
   
   
   
   
   

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3. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #3 1st March 2010, 22:25

   Humbrol enamel paint for doing toy cars and planes with works well and comes in loads of colors
4. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #4 1st March 2010, 22:27

   as above small fine brush lots of layers and they come out fine with hammerite and no need to remove them, you also could put paper on the discs so no paint goes on them but not really needed
5. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #5 1st March 2010, 22:31

   ah thats great cheers guys really helpful and thank you for the pics
6. user_39965 Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Cambridge Posts: 1246 Blue Furio

   #6 1st March 2010, 22:47

   Sorry for the but I didn't want to create another thread on the same subject.
   
   I'm running greenstuff pads in my furio (see below pic), and I'd like to paint the calipers to match. Can anyone recommend a colour / paint to use?
   
   E-tech do specific caliper paint, there's one colour called ST green I was thinking about... would this match up in your opinion? Comments and advice appreciated
   
   
7. user_26679 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2008 Bognor Regis, WEST SUSSEX Posts: 641 Mauritius Blue VTR (Track)

   #7 1st March 2010, 22:51

   i like red calipers myself
8. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #8 1st March 2010, 22:51

   well apparently hammeritre do a good selection of colours mate so what not have a try there you could possibly find a great match
   
   
   my next question was going to could i also use this hammerite paint and primer on the heat sink cover of my amp?
9. wingnuts Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Witham, Essex Posts: 2070 Baby blue Hyundai coupe siii

   #9 1st March 2010, 22:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by diidsax i like red calipers myself

   lol thats what i have at the moment and really not a fan