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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Terbs on 29 November 2013, 12:48:21
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Hi all
I have noticed cars with coloured brake calipers. Questions are.....
Do you buy them in different colours......or
Can you paint them (old or new), and what sort of paint do you need. I would imagine it would need to be heat resistant.
Thanks :y
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Halfords do high temp caliper paint
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=caliper+paint&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1
:y :y
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Thanks Andy :y
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You know what tunnie will say "chav-tastic"
depending on the colour it does make some rims look better. :y
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You know what tunnie will say "chav-tastic"
depending on the colour it does make some rims look better. :y
My Omega's are Halford's red ::) ::) ::) ...... still wondering about the Merc's calipers ;D ;D
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Place called Big Red that do a full refurbish and then colour coating of your choice so you end up with almost new calipers in your own colour
Not cheap but they do a first class job and everything is coloured and heat resistant
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It's chavvy and childish......................here's mine by the way. ::) ;D ;D
(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/Alan-Hearn/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg) (http://s894.photobucket.com/user/Alan-Hearn/media/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg.html)
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Yeah....it was seeing yours, Al, that gave me the idea ;D
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It's chavvy and childish......................here's mine by the way. ::) ;D ;D
(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/Alan-Hearn/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg) (http://s894.photobucket.com/user/Alan-Hearn/media/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg.html)
Looks very nice. :y
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How did you get the Vauxhall on there? Looks well done :)
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Chavtastic!
Been toying with doing something with TBE's, to hide the rusty/discoloured elements. Trouble is, on a silver car, red is a bit chavvy, silver would be "too silver" I think. Black?
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Chavtastic!
Been toying with doing something with TBE's, to hide the rusty/discoloured elements. Trouble is, on a silver car, red is a bit chavvy, silver would be "too silver" I think. Black?
Grey'ish Black or Dark Blue wouldn't look too bad on a Silver car, me thinks.
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How did you get the Vauxhall on there? Looks well done :)
They are heat resistant vinyl stickers. :y
I lacquered over the top to protect them. I did them about ten years ago and they still look like that now. :y
The paint is mixed with lacquer and goes bullet hard very quick so you only mix enough to do one at a time.
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Painting calipers? A bit "metrosexual" if you ask me. :-X
Be warned that I did paint the Westfield's cam cover with Halfrauds "high temperature enamel" and it bubbled up and started flaking off the first time the engine got up to temperature. I know. Serves me right. ::)
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Be warned that I did paint the Westfield's cam cover with Halfrauds "high temperature enamel" and it bubbled up and started flaking off the first time the engine got up to temperature. I know. Serves me right. ::)
This is the stuff that I used. I've only done them once in all that time and they stay a shiny gloss finish. :y As I said earlier, they have lasted over ten years like this. :y
(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/Alan-Hearn/Random%20Pics/FoliatecCaliperPaint.jpg) (http://s894.photobucket.com/user/Alan-Hearn/media/Random%20Pics/FoliatecCaliperPaint.jpg.html)
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Been thinking of doing mine too not sure about red maybe black like the vauxhall on those too YZ. :y
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Red calipers . . very common here . . mine included 8) 8) . . every "chavtastic" Essex boy has to have those ;D ;D ;D
I got a kit from flee bay which included a spray can of brake caliper cleaner , 250ml of heat resisting brake caliper paint and even a small paint brush to apply it.
Done 3 sets of calipers (12 ) 2 coats on each with that one tin :o :o kit was about 12 quid as I remember .Loads of colours if you
not from Essex & don't want red ::) ::)
Caliper decals also from flee bay in choice of colours , under a fiver i think .
Calipers & decals last very well indeed ;) ;)
Memo for TB . . . I think you can even get a fetching shade of pink for TBE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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blue is quite a sporty color and is less in your face, but with the FL elite alloys i doubt you see them as much as the old elite alloys.
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Red calipers . . very common here . . mine included 8) 8) . . every "chavtastic" Essex boy has to have those ;D ;D ;D
I got a kit from flee bay which included a spray can of brake caliper cleaner , 250ml of heat resisting brake caliper paint and even a small paint brush to apply it.
Done 3 sets of calipers (12 ) 2 coats on each with that one tin :o :o kit was about 12 quid as I remember .Loads of colours if you
not from Essex & don't want red ::) ::)
Caliper decals also from flee bay in choice of colours , under a fiver i think .
Calipers & decals last very well indeed ;) ;)
Memo for TB . . . I think you can even get a fetching shade of pink for TBE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Along with the women wearing white stillettos. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Red calipers . . very common here . . mine included 8) 8) . . every "chavtastic" Essex boy has to have those ;D ;D ;D
I got a kit from flee bay which included a spray can of brake caliper cleaner , 250ml of heat resisting brake caliper paint and even a small paint brush to apply it.
Done 3 sets of calipers (12 ) 2 coats on each with that one tin :o :o kit was about 12 quid as I remember .Loads of colours if you
not from Essex & don't want red ::) ::)
Caliper decals also from flee bay in choice of colours , under a fiver i think .
Calipers & decals last very well indeed ;) ;)
Memo for TB . . . I think you can even get a fetching shade of pink for TBE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Along with the women wearing white stillettos. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Oh but of course :y . . . Can't beat a good Romford bird with 6" high stillettos & a skirt right up 'er bum . . ;) ;)
Ah yes those were the days . . ;D ;D ;D
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A skirt being a type of belt ::)
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Very chav , did mine gold on the veccy :D ;D
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Can you paint them (old or new), and what sort of paint do you need. I would imagine it would need to be heat resistant.
Any metal paint will do, calipers don't get that hot. The important thing, as always, is to ensure that the caliper is clean, smooth, keyed, oil and grease free.
I'd use the same two-pack paint as on the rest of the car, just like I do on engines.
Which brings me to the colour; black or wheel silver to hide them, or body colour for a subtle look. I don't understand why anyone would want to make something as ugly as a brake caliper stand out!
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It's chavvy and childish......................here's mine by the way. ::) ;D ;D
(http://i894.photobucket.com/albums/ac142/Alan-Hearn/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg) (http://s894.photobucket.com/user/Alan-Hearn/media/Omega/ad2228ec-6adf-4d01-88ff-bd9dddc8faab_zps4d2d6c0e.jpg.html)
Really like that. Nice job 8) :-* :y.. Wonder if there's much point going to such detail and trouble with an Omega with the early FL slab Elite alloys.. :-\
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blue is quite a sporty color and is less in your face, but with the FL elite alloys i doubt you see them as much as the old elite alloys.
We have blue calipers on the bimmer. I didn't paint them, they came standard like it with the 'M' logo. :y
Been thinking of doing mine too not sure about red maybe black like the vauxhall on those too YZ. :y
We've got black calipers and decals on the truck. Just tidies it up a bit. :y
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
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having said about the blue. looking at the red one's in the photo they do look alright, good job
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
YES!!
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
No a noofachav :D ;D
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
YES!!
Says the man who drives one of the most chav-tastic Omega's going ;D
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
YES!!
Says the man who drives one of the most chav-tastic Omega's going ;D
;D
At least it's not silver...
Hang on a minute they both are ;D never mind ::)
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Painted mine a couple of years ago chose gold smooth hammerite to go with my black car. Still looking as good as new. As said the main thing is good preparation :y
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I like the red calipers. Does this make me a chav? :-[
YES!!
Says the man who drives one of the most chav-tastic Omega's going ;D
Was that the one at Sereks :-\
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Place called Big Red that do a full refurbish and then colour coating of your choice so you end up with almost new calipers in your own colour
Not cheap but they do a first class job and everything is coloured and heat resistant
I've been thinking of using this Co, have you used them then? Any info/pictures of the job they did?
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Have used big red for quite a lot of bits and cannot fault them on service and quality.
few of the abs use them aswell :y
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Rang biggred yesterday, their up the road from me in Worcester. Quoted me between £200 - £300 to refurb and paint 4 x calipers and paint them choice of colours. Emailed me back with a prce after chatting on phone. That's new seals, nipples, etc etc. will sort it in the new year.
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Check the price of reconditioned callipers from lokal factor or eurocrap, some good deals to be had,even GM worth a call.
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Did you think that price was unreasonable big griffin?
What's your experiences of them on price? Etc etc.
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Ive bought seal kits from them and refurbed the callipers my self.
pistons normally all right,just clean the cailiper up with a wire cup on angle grinder,then wash clean with petrol or thinners, allow to dry then reassemble with new seals.and the paint is available on ebay.