painting calipers

PaoPee · Postby **PaoPee** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:13 am

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

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:

PaoPee · Postby **PaoPee** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:13 pm

lol slack
i do suck balls in relation to anything with cars

Crocaine can u do it for me
i will pay u lol

tick4d · Postby **tick4d** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:59 pm

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.

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.

PaoPee · Postby **PaoPee** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:40 am

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

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.