andynick69 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 anyone done this? wots the best process etc? calipers off or can they stay on and is it ease to remove calipers?? ta andy Link to post Share on other sites
varr6pete 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Remove, degrease, wire brush on drill prime and spray paint with Finnigans smoothrite....... Link to post Share on other sites
HAMMER_VR6 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 All in the preparation, wire brush the caliper to remove all lose dirt and corrotion. Clean caliper with brake cleaner, the paint. I use Hammerite with a brush, seems as good as any. You dont have to remove the caliper but you will get a better result if you do. Link to post Share on other sites
andynick69 0 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 caliper easy to remove? front and rear? Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 wire brush / wool to remove crap and hammerite, nothing more needed, they are easy to remove, but re bleeding the brakes is not worth the hassle Link to post Share on other sites
essex_dub 0 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I would go with the above, they'll get covered in brake dust and shite in no time, to get a perfect finish would be very difficult. Wire brush and brake cleaner was all I used. Just remember to mask off. I had good results with halfrauds caliper paint. Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 doing this is it best to use spray paint or is brush on stuff just as good? Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Japlac is good for calipers Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 the normal gloss enamel stuff? Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I done my calipers in rs green which i bought the kit off ebay really good came with a spray cleaner which took all the shit off ! but bfore i use a proper kit i used hammerite which stayed on here is a couple of pics ! hammeriteproper kit with the wheels on hope this helps ! Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 looks good whats your opinion on colour for calipers on my vr thats tornado red Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 uhmm thats a hard one white would stick out but easy gets dirty then turn like a grey ! lol Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ive got white calipers and have to clean them weekly and they still get coated in crap. Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Black, they never look dirty... Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 true , black is more suttle and wont need cleaning too often, thanks Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yea i would definelty go black next time Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 did mine in smooth silver and they never look dirty Link to post Share on other sites
rsweeney 40 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 just thinking i still have the original bbs wheels that are quite tatty , i might referbish them and do calipers to go together. wheels white calipers black ? Link to post Share on other sites
andynick69 0 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 im gona go original silver i think Link to post Share on other sites
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