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painting calipers
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:13 am
by PaoPee
hey guys, is there anywhere i can get these done, i dont wanna do it myself cos i suck balls at stuff like that, anyone here who can do it that i can pay em to do it for me? my calipers look horrid with bits of blue and grey, doesnt help when my rotors are all rusted too.
anyone wanna point me in the direction, or anyone wanna do it for me and ill be more than happy to pay them
Re: painting calipers
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:17 pm
by Boags
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:49 pm
by RG.net
dude its easy, pick a colour, get some degresser, put it on the brake caliper and drum (get a metal scrubbing brush) and scrub, repeat twice, then wipe down, mask up behind the brake and drum ( one sheet of newspapar), spray the caliper and drum (dont worry if you get some on the disc, it will come off when you drive), i put 2 coats on each drum and caliper and used one can of VHT brake paint.
hope that helps you
Re: painting calipers
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:59 pm
by Steampunk
you are starting to worry me homeboy ....
Re: painting calipers
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:10 pm
by Boags
1red5 wrote:you are starting to worry me homeboy ....
It's not for me! It's for anyone in Sydney who might be able to lend a hand!
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:13 pm
by PaoPee
lol slack
i do suck balls in relation to anything with cars
Crocaine can u do it for me
i will pay u lol
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:59 pm
by tick4d
Hey Pao Pee, you can go to AutOBarn to buy the VHT paint you want - they sell it in heaps of colours. If you can jack up the car and take the wheel off, and have some newspaper and masking tape you are set. If you can't jack up a car and take the wheel off....don't go on any long trips and stay in the NRMA.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:44 pm
by RG.net
lol dude, how bout we meet somewhere and do it, its not that hard at all
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:45 pm
by Steampunk
Munkee c munkee do.
Did this yesterday as per croc's instructions (except I just scrubbed once and with a toothbrush), took a lazy hour to do.
Gonna finish the job properly when I take the whole caliper off when upgrading pads soon. Only used up 1/4 of the can.
Try it PP, lots of satisfaction in looking at something you did all by yourself.
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:40 am
by PaoPee
crocaine it would be awesome
im willing to pay u too
lol u dont understand i suck with my hands lol
i dotn want to wreck the calipers hahah
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:16 pm
by wun911
I used the VHT stuff a while back do you guys also find that its not all that heat resistant and it comes off and looks really really ugly after a while?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:38 pm
by RG.net
send me a pm paopee, maybe we could organise a dodgy day
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:19 pm
by Steampunk
Maybe you got a bad batch of VHT paint wun.
The brand I bought was Septone, but I have used VHT on my headers on my other car and they have lasted the distance.
