6 replies to this topic

[splintercat]

want to change the color of these .....do I buy calliper paint@ £10.99 a tin or just high temperature paint @ £ 7.99 ?

[HarrysMini]

Neither. 

 

Hammerite is actually the best paint I have used on any callipers I have painted (it also comes in the perfect red), that includes high performance race cars. 

 

It's all down to the preparation, if you just spray paint over your dirty/brake dusty callipers, no paint will stick. Clean them throughly and sand them before you paint.

 

I await replies of everyone who has painted them in Hammerite and it has melted off...

[Tamworthbay]

Whatever you use don't use halfords yellow caliper paint, its bloody awful stuff.

[bpirie1000]

Have to say Hammerite with prior preparation....

Well you wouldn't go swimming in a suit would you........
You wouldn't go to a job interview in yer under pants......
You wouldn't go to the shops with out cards or cash.....(unless your my wife....)

[splintercat]

thanks........    :)

[RedRallyMini]

If you use "normal" paint and your calipers (for some reason) leak, the brake fluid will eat away the paint, this happened to me when I tried painting the calipers of my mk1 Fiesta with "Motip Autolack", this probably doesn't happen when you use caliper paint ...

 

HarrysMini, have you tested this ^ with Hammerite?

[MrElliott]

+1 with hammerite and a load of prep