Painting Brake calipers

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:13 pm

I never bother with the expensive stuff, i used water on a duster on the inside of my tints, and cheap houeshold glass cleaner for the rest inside and out. Does the job

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:36 pm

Just nipped out in my break from work with their expensive glass cleaner and some blue roll from the kitchen and its shining beautifully in the sun! Love it!

JoeG07 · Post by **JoeG07** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:14 pm

no no no the best by far is warm water and fairy liquid sprayed on and rubbed off with kitchen roll, trust me works beautifully and costs nothing. dont use rain x, when u go to clan your windos the water just sits there.

abotu the brake callipers, id remove them and sand them first, i just painted mine straight on and you can hardly notice them, to get that proper gleaming finish take them off sand down and spray paint

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:23 pm

The window one is a debate which I think will never be finished!

Should I paint the calipers green to match the car or red for ummm... redness?

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:32 pm

can you even see the calipers thorugh them alloys? lol

green, but red if you want them to be noticed..

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:35 pm

haha! No you cant... Damn I wish I had those wheels, Im on standard VW alloys at the moment though so You can really see through them! I think green too!

Tomorrow the work shall be done!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:51 pm

Andy - Not my palce to say, but any chance of making your sig a bit smaller mate? It makes the page take longer to load and is quite distracting.

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:53 pm

Tim, Id love to make it smaller! I even posted in the forum help to try and find out how to make it smaller?!

Sorry!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:59 pm

No worries mate, i'll do it now for you

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:02 am

Thanks Tim, much appreciated!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:05 am

Just pm'ed you it

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:46 am

id spray them yellow

:D:D

u sprayed them yet??

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:04 am

Hardcore wrote:id spray them yellow :D:D

u sprayed them yet??

paint them with a brush, don't spray!

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:54 pm

Painted them today. 2 coats of Hammerite red after a good sand down!

Decided on red in the end as Green was going to be a bit of a gamble on how it would look and Red is a given!

Really pleased with how they look. Might do a few more coats tomorrow to make them look even better!

Shmosh · Post by **Shmosh** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:58 pm

i'm tempted but i won't find the right shade of blue, so i think i'll do my drums and calipers black to make it look less 'orange rust'.