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[Tommy]

Hi All, I'm thinking of painting the brake calipers on my Elite. Has anyone else done this and if so what system did you use? 2 part or straight 1?. Those of you with better colour sense than me I'm also wondering what colour to go for. My motor is black with standard colour alloys. I don't think red would look right somehow so I'm undecided between silver, gold, or just black.

[Olympia5776]

I like the stock look and have painted mine silver . I use Smoothrite paint , the non hammered equivelant of Hammerite.I painted mine four years ago when I got it and touch them up about once a year. The paint stands up well to the conditions and doesn't dull off as long as you clean the dust off regularily .
Clean off rust and debris with a wire brush taking care not to damage the wear sensor wires. Get two or even three good coats on to them and thats it.

[Elite Pete]

Ive used Hammerite and it works well

[Albatross]

I like the stock look and have painted mine silver . I use Smoothrite paint , the non hammered equivelant of Hammerite.I painted mine four years ago when I got it and touch them up about once a year. The paint stands up well to the conditions and doesn't dull off as long as you clean the dust off regularily .
Clean off rust and debris with a wire brush taking care not to damage the wear sensor wires. Get two or even three good coats on to them and thats it.

You really want "smoothrite", same stuff and from the same manufacturer, but with a smooth finish. It comes in many colours; Silver, black (which is good for sun-roof surround problems) and, yes, in red.

[Richie London]

try this site, they have a few caliper paint colours,

http://www.modifiedcarstore.co.uk/Caliper+Paints_c33729_33752_33782.htm

richie

[miggy]

I found that they will charge for the caliper paint, as mentioned, Hammerite is just as good and a lot more cheaper.you can also get various colours in Hammerite now.

[Richie London]

b & q have a good selection, i did the refurb on the warehouse near me.

[Jim]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

[miggy]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

Good price..I thought our Halfords had it at £19.99......my mistake

[miggy]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

Jim....do you have any photos with the wheel on.......like to see what it looks like...

[VXL V6]

I used Smoothrite on mine, seems to stand up well to the heat.

[Jim]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

Jim....do you have any photos with the wheel on.......like to see what it looks like...

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[size=16]And with the 18" Irmscher sport star wheels[/size]

[miggy]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

Jim....do you have any photos with the wheel on.......like to see what it looks like...

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[size=16]And with the 18" Irmscher sport star wheels[/size]

Cheers Jim, you have persuaded me to do it on ours, we got the star irmschers also.looks good

[Jim]

I used Halfords "Caliper Paint, Red" I think it was £5.99
Photo's below;

Jim....do you have any photos with the wheel on.......like to see what it looks like...

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[size=16]And with the 18" Irmscher sport star wheels[/size]

Cheers Jim, you have persuaded me to do it on ours, we got the star irmschers also.looks good

No Worries Mate