painting calipers

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:17 pm

PaoPee wrote:i suck balls

Post a pic of yourself please. :?:

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:49 pm

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

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:59 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote:
PaoPee wrote:i suck balls

Post a pic of yourself please.

you are starting to worry me homeboy ....

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:10 pm

1red5 wrote:
Boags'MX5 wrote:
PaoPee wrote:i suck balls

Post a pic of yourself please.

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! :mrgreen:

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:44 pm

lol dude, how bout we meet somewhere and do it, its not that hard at all

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:45 pm

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.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:16 pm

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?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:38 pm

send me a pm paopee, maybe we could organise a dodgy day

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:19 pm

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.