Painting Brake Calipers

[KeithCorsa20]

Am goin to paintin the brake calipers and drums...

http://images.orgill.com/200x200/6603278.jpg

Correct paint?? :err:

[TriggySri]

Speak English? :shrug:

[KeithCorsa20]

Nae am aint speak any english....am deaf. :thumbs:

[Kieran-D]

paint correct yes :lol:

[KeithCorsa20]

Where can i buy this paint? Halfords?

[Hoops]

Yes

[Navajo]

I used Halfords' Red Caliper Paint.

Much better than that stuff.

[Keith Fusco]

I used red hammerite, so it'll be fine.

I got mine for 20p from the car boot. I think it's about £5 for a little tub in the hardware stores.

[KeithCorsa20]

I used red hammerite, so it'll be fine.

I got mine for 20p from the car boot. I think it's about £5 for a little tub in the hardware stores.

20p :doublethumbs: I'll look around....but am not sure on the colour??????? Which colour its suits on my car?

[A16X]

Red

[aguycalleddb]

Red, Blue, Yellow?

best stuff to use is halfords caliper paint ;) £10 for a tin.

[KeithCorsa20]

I got sliver & black tinted, here a photo, so you or others can look and think of the colour that are suits?

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http://file012b.bebo.com/5/large/2007/07/26/12/13435488a5090995608l.jpg

[Fox]

Keith go to halfords over in team valley and look for the Hammerite smooth paint, will bring your callipers up a treat :) paint the rear drums black though. Don't advertise the fact you have drums

[KeithCorsa20]

Sliver on the brake calipers?

[matt clarke]

be original and paint the discs too.

[Fox]

Mine are silver, in your black car, red or silver will stand out better :) Go silver, everyone and their dog has red calipers.

[Keith Fusco]

I'm not sure if silver would stand out that much, especially with the wheels. Maybe go for something different like green, or gold?

Gold would be nice, I think.

[Fox]

ooooo yeah you have the silver/black wheel combo going on, on a black C get those things in gold :D will look the **** behind your wheels Keith :D

[Keith Fusco]

See, the calliper is silver(ish) at the moment, and it doesn't really stand out that much, so painting it silver wouldn't make any difference. I think gold'll look nice though.

[KeithCorsa20]

ooooo yeah you have the silver/black wheel combo going on, on a black C get those things in gold :D will look the **** behind your wheels Keith :D

Are you mean, get those things in gold, its will look good behind my wheels?

[Fox]

Are you mean, get those things in gold, its will look good behind my wheels?

That's what I said :D They would look the **** :D

Get them done in gold :D

[KeithCorsa20]

I think i have decided the colours,

Drums - Black
Calipers - Gold (95% Confirm)
Discs - Sliver, or just leave them....?

[Fox]

I think i have decided the colours,

Drums - Black
Calipers - Gold (95% Confirm)
Discs - Sliver, or just leave them....?


um don't paint the discs, one its dangerous and two there would be no point even if you could paint discs due to the pads grinding the coating off :P

Drums black, calipers gold :)

[KeithCorsa20]

Guys, ta for the help :doublethumbs:

[Keith Fusco]

I can't wait to see 'em in gold!

[matt clarke]

um don't paint the discs, one its dangerous and two there would be no point even if you could paint discs due to the pads grinding the coating off :P

Drums black, calipers gold :)

:lol: yes, i wasn't expecting to be taken seriously.

[KeithCorsa20]

Hey, just been look around on eBay. I was looked for brake cailper paint. I found two-tone colour (green to gold) The paint are for brake caliper too. Cost £8

What ye guys think? Or just get plain gloss gold?

[mikealude]

id go plain gold out of them two, but if i had the choice id go blue.........

(just to confuse you:))

[matt_hilluk]

seriously, i hope you dont paint the disc, coz ur not meant to

do the front calipers a nice colour to make them stand out and look better. gold would be good but looks a bit dull in reality. blue or red is the best bet. maybe yellow, or even some lime green.

hammerite is 5.50 at halfords and its more than enough (too much) paint but you cant get a smaller tin. also get a quarter inch paint brush

do the rear drums in black to 'hide them' or at least make them less noticable.