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Offline gti genty

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what paint on calipers
« on: 22 October 2011, 17:15 »
aup lads just wondered what paint you are all using on your calipers and what lasts the longest cheers.....
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Offline Tazzy

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Re: what paint on calipers
« Reply #1 on: 22 October 2011, 18:00 »
hi mate, theres a thread in 'cosmetic matters' with all you need to know
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Offline scarr89

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Re: what paint on calipers
« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2011, 03:12 »
I used hammerite (black) and haven't any problems as yet. Thinking about re painting them blue...will let you know how one coat of hammerite sites over another!

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Re: what paint on calipers
« Reply #3 on: 24 October 2011, 21:06 »
I have always used Smoothrite   :smiley:

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Re: what paint on calipers
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2011, 09:56 »
You can get the special caliper paint from the likes of Halfords.
Hammer/Smoothrite is available in more colours and can be mixed to make others.
Usual colour rules apply, like white and red will make pink! :grin:
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Re: what paint on calipers
« Reply #5 on: 31 October 2011, 01:11 »
You can get the special caliper paint from the likes of Halfords.
Hammer/Smoothrite is available in more colours and can be mixed to make others.
Usual colour rules apply, like white and red will make pink! :grin:
Pink brake callipers FTW! :cool:
« Last Edit: 31 October 2011, 01:13 by Wooosh »