supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 anyone help me on this????? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I cleaned mine off with a wire and then a bras brush and thinners, slipped some paper in between the calipers and the pads to keep paint off the pads and then chucked some of Halfords caliper paint on with a brush. I did all 4 at the same time and simply worked my way around the car for two laps (two coats). Once done, chuck on some vinyl graphics and the job's a good un :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 I cleaned mine off with a wire and then a bras brush and thinners, slipped some paper in between the calipers and the pads to keep paint off the pads and then chucked some of Halfords caliper paint on with a brush. I did all 4 at the same time and simply worked my way around the car for two laps (two coats). Once done, chuck on some vinyl graphics and the job's a good un :) quality i'll give that a go i think mate they look really nice when there done don't they.....have you got any pics of yours mate?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Be careful with that Halfords paint. I'm still scraping yellow streams off my roof and wing-mirrors now! Just try not to do it on a windy day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Be careful with that Halfords paint. I'm still scraping yellow streams off my roof and wing-mirrors now! Just try not to do it on a windy day Yeah its horrible when it gets sticky.. i did mine the other weekend just make sure you keep adding a small amount of thinners after every caliper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 christ ...sounds nasty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hammerite smooth....all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hammerite smooth....all the way yeah my cuz was painting his wheels on his scooter (vespa px200) the weekend all the brush marks go and dries in a high gloss lovely finish so i can use that then mate?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Hammerite smooth....all the way I used this too, the spray type. Removed the disks and pads then masked off brake lines etc and covered everything else I didn't want painted in plastic bags and newspapers. Got a really nice finish (after about 8 coats per caliper!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I did on mine last year. two coats on each caliper took about 2-3hrs start to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I used hamerite smooth on mine still looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 i'm gonna use that stuff then guys looks good when it dries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 sorry what colours do they do it in?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I use the halfords caliper paint foliatek or something like that id lay you car up for a couple of days as mine did not dry quickly an dripped on my wheels a day later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 I use the halfords caliper paint foliatek or something like that id lay you car up for a couple of days as mine did not dry quickly an dripped on my wheels a day later i use my motor every day for work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Supra Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Did mine last weekend but it was 2 hot so ended up only doing the drivers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-lover Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Did mine last weekend but it was 2 hot so ended up only doing the drivers side [qimg]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/andyibiza/brakes1.jpg[/qimg] [qimg]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/andyibiza/brakes2.jpg[/qimg] [qimg]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/andyibiza/brakes3.jpg[/qimg] [qimg]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/andyibiza/brakes4.jpg[/qimg] looks the nuts mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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