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Title: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: tonysgti on 21 March 2012, 10:40
I am just about to upgrade front and rear brake setup and can't decide which colour to paint calipers? Car is black with silver wheels. Thinking black or silver to look standard, or maybe red I just can't decide!!! So gonna let the vote decide for me!
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: cullygti on 21 March 2012, 10:45
red gets my vote  :cool: but guess silver could look good to  :grin: black would look like you aint done them so depends whether you want them to stand out or not  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: bobbieboy69er on 21 March 2012, 10:49
What sort of wheels and suspension you got? I do think it looks a bit OTT with everything standard.
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Wayne on 21 March 2012, 10:52
Red, black or green  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: bobbieboy69er on 21 March 2012, 10:53
Red, black or green  :smiley:

thought you might say that!! :grin:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: tonysgti on 21 March 2012, 10:55
I have standard suspension at the moment with s3 avus alloys.
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: bunj on 21 March 2012, 11:00
I was gonna do mine in green but opted for orange in the end....fancied the halfords colour scheme.  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: richw911 on 21 March 2012, 11:02
OEM silver  :laugh: red is OTT IMO  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: bobbieboy69er on 21 March 2012, 11:18
I was gonna do mine in green but opted for orange in the end....fancied the halfords colour scheme.  :grin: :grin:

Like yours in Orange! :cool:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Kerrse on 21 March 2012, 11:25
Silver or black, never red  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: richw911 on 21 March 2012, 11:38
Silver or black, never red  :lipsrsealed:

Is it coz the kids do it that colour?
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: johnomk4 on 21 March 2012, 11:52
Got mine in red.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Kerrse on 21 March 2012, 12:06
Silver or black, never red  :lipsrsealed:

Is it coz the kids do it that colour?

No i just think it looks poor especially on standard brakes, why advertise the fact you have standard brakes  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: richw911 on 21 March 2012, 12:08
Silver or black, never red  :lipsrsealed:

Is it coz the kids do it that colour?

No i just think it looks poor especially on standard brakes, why advertise the fact you have standard brakes  :rolleyes:

Too in your face for me  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: big stevie on 21 March 2012, 13:18
heres mine in green which i love, yes we have standard brakes but why not paint them i have £700 wheels and having rusty nasty calipers behing them just isnt a good look, as said you either go suttle or in your face, i had a grey calibra and colour was akward so i painted mine gold which was classy im nearly 40 now and have gone for green re-living my youth i think but i like them out of all colours you chose it would be red i think as looks nice on black. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/brakecaliper2.jpg)

(http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x222/nofearmadbiker/brakecalipe1.jpg)

good place for decent paint ive used this seller a lot top quality paint this stuff and good price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-150ml-Bright-Red-Gloss-Brake-Caliper-Paint-Heat-Resistant-/290652989389?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item43ac44a7cd

does lots of colours red is nice and bright and lasts really well had on my mr2 for 4 years and still was shiney.  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: cullygti on 21 March 2012, 15:24
got mine in similar blue to my car with nice shiney drilled and grooved discs maybe standard setup but looks pretty  :laugh: i was debating whether or not to redo them in red  :tongue:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: gm8 on 21 March 2012, 17:06
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg303/gm8dwj/DSCF0040.jpg)
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg303/gm8dwj/DSCF0012.jpg)

i went for silver , used hammerite
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: cullygti on 21 March 2012, 20:13
looks good mate  :cool:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 March 2012, 21:01
Im a cool kid  :cool:  :laugh:

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f11/Wellowpartys/090420111008.jpg)
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Wayne on 21 March 2012, 22:15
Hammerite smooth green for me which is the closest match to the factory green.

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Octavia/100_0210.jpg)

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Octavia/100_0127a.jpg)
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 March 2012, 22:52
Matches center caps pretty well Wayne  :afro:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: Wayne on 21 March 2012, 23:59
Matches center caps pretty well Wayne  :afro:

Cheers you cannot buy the paint from Skoda but asking on the forum got me the answer, it is a very close match, only problem is you need to buy a big tin, I have loads left.
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: 1.6mk4GOLF16v on 22 March 2012, 02:35
white IMO  :wink:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: tonysgti on 22 March 2012, 08:39
keep the votes comin, i am still undecided!
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: cullygti on 22 March 2012, 09:29
white IMO  :wink:
if you want to wash them every other day  :laugh:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: palmtree on 22 March 2012, 09:32
Black gets my vote

Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: richw911 on 22 March 2012, 09:41
keep the votes comin, i am still undecided!

How about body colour  :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: jonrandom on 22 March 2012, 10:21
keep the votes comin, i am still undecided!

How about body colour  :smiley:

+1       can't go wrong with body colour.

Mine are red but I've got brembos.
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: golfyste on 22 March 2012, 10:24
Did mine red with. Undercoat of halfords Matt red and then hamerite smooth  :cool:

(http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa433/golfyste/580f1a36.jpg)

(http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa433/golfyste/dce4993f.jpg)

Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: tonysgti on 22 March 2012, 22:11
looks like red then.
Title: Re: Painting calipers opinions?
Post by: big stevie on 22 March 2012, 22:18
looks like red then.

The link on eBay I posted really is good stuff dries without brush marks and goes on lovely, only needs two coats and dries very shiny and really lasts, the brightest caliper paint I've used and stays bright for years highly recommended if you want the red also enough to do them twice.  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: