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Title: hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 02 February 2004, 15:18

thinkin of doing mine in little while (in silver) guessing have to use something that can withstand a bit of heat (with the way i brake ;))

and did u use a spray can or a brush?

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: kniterider on 02 February 2004, 17:05

right the stuff i used was plasticote fast drying enamel, about ?2.50 a pot from bigw (woolworths) i got metallic blue, just wired brushed em 1st, then slapped on 1 coat job done, had em glowing and paint not come off yet!!, dont get conned into buying sets of caliper paint for ?20!!!, i used c afew of me kids paint brushes and got a pukka job as couldnt be arsed to remove caliper etc!! ;D

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 02 February 2004, 17:08

cool thx.. good job they reopened a woolies down here then!

will have to have a gander there tomorrow then since its this cheap! :)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: kniterider on 02 February 2004, 17:12

i bought 2 pots thinking id need that much!!, i still have 1 and a half pots left!! ;D

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 02 February 2004, 17:15

will only get one then  8)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Speedydub on 02 February 2004, 19:47

So you just painted what you could see? Sounds easy :D I want to do mine, but was a bit worried about taking bits off then not being able to put em back on again..... :o

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 02 February 2004, 19:49

i'm gonna try do mine properly (and clean my alloys nicely at same time) :)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Speedydub on 02 February 2004, 20:01

ooo...gonna put me blue lights on at the weekend too :D

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: kniterider on 02 February 2004, 20:23

cleaned my wheels big time when i did mine, painted mine all over (except pads!! lol) the only bit i couldnt to was where the caliper fits to the hub carrier, but youl never see this, and if ever i do take the caliper off proper ill do again, but didnt fancey bleedin the system at each caliper etc!! ;D

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 03 February 2004, 13:55

couldnt find it in our woolies.. maybe its not carried here :'(

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Dubber on 03 February 2004, 14:17

I got my paint from B&Q - Hamerite  ;)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Overseer on 03 February 2004, 14:30

hmm i'm goin early today to get a chip on my windscreen sorted.. b&q is kinda near autoglass :)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Dubber on 03 February 2004, 14:33

I apinted my cabbie's in red and they were fine for 2 years....

painted my 8v's blue last summer and they still look good  ;)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 03 February 2004, 14:34

dubber is you dub blue then? :D

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Dubber on 04 February 2004, 13:04

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dubber is you dub blue then?  

sorry mate - don't get ya!

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 04 February 2004, 13:05

did you paint your calipers blue to match your blue car?

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Dubber on 04 February 2004, 14:49

got - ya - sorry!

Nargh my dub is a wierd silvery colour only ever seen 1 before - I'm looking for the colour code, so will post a new thread....

here is part of it..

(http://www.volksales.com/images/001.jpg)

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Blue MK2 on 04 February 2004, 14:51

that looks nice

Title: Re:hey kniterider.. did u use any specific paint when doing your calipers?
Post by: Dubber on 04 February 2004, 14:58

cheers mate - that was last summer, its now ready for a full respray!!