scooby1664

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Im wanting to paint my callipers can someone recommend the best kit available for the job!

Ideally after the cleaning fluid with it also??

cheers

alcazar

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Clean with wire brush, paint by hand with Hammerite Smooth, two coats about 30 minutes apart.
Available in loads of colours, plus metallics, it paints over all but flaking rust, and stops it dead.

You DO NOT need high temperature paint, or special brake cleaners, but you WILL need some proper Hammerite thinners to clean the brushes, since ordinary thinners won't touch it.

BTW: not nagging, or owt, but the "Search" button would have stopped me having to type this out for the third time this month

scooby1664

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My phone won't let me use search would of otherwise!

Ta for info though!

But....... What's the best kit on eBay???

Markfey

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I had the same question a few months ago.

Good old alcazar came to the rescue and gave me the same advice as above. Followed it and it worked a treat and now very, very happy with the results, top bloke

Here's my thread to see the result, thanks again alcazar

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...-calipers.html

MattyB1983

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Re-read post number 2.

Markfey

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Just wire brush, hammerite and elbow greese

scooby1664

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How much hammerite is needed guys????

Markfey

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I bought a large tub of hammerite smooth red for the calipers. I think is was about £12. Each caliper had 3 coats of paint and i barely made a dent in it. I have loads left.

I originally thought i'd have to touch them up every couple of months but i was wrong, did them in Jan/Feb and all i do is wipe them over and they come up good as new.

scooby1664

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Would 250ml be enough or should I go for 500ml!

One last question I reckon red with my wrblue car misses thinks blue!

scooby1664

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Or yellow with blue

Markfey

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Put a pic of the car up.

Go for 500, that way you can do her car and your mates cars as well

On the painting callipers thread i put up there was someone that has done his in sky blue to match his car and they look excellent. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

scooby1664

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I posted some on previous post but have none on my phone! Will do 2moz!

Thanks for everything guys

kj200sx

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get them sand blasted or if don't mind spending the time sand them down prime/paint and laquer and may as well use vht paint as the same price roughly anyway that's how I done mine recently and look really good

alcazar

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250ml tin will do all four calipers with enough left for a repaint in two years time....or probably longer

alcazar

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Hang on: primer, paint and lacquer are the same price as ONE 250ml tin of Hammerite? I don't think so dude

ironbridge

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as alcazar said, hammerite. done this loads of times and it lasts forever.

martin850

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Hammerite smooth for me as well. Used it plenty of times and had no problems

BLU

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That will have been me