What is the best way of repainting the brake calipers? Attached to the car or removed? Spray or paint brush? Which paint?
Mike, The Mad Detailer
Mike, The Mad Detailer
Brake Calipers
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It really depends how good a job you want to do Mike 
If you don't want to go to the extent of getting them blasted and powder coated,
the best results will be obtained by taking them off the car and giving them a good clean before spraying them.
If you want a quicker job just remove the wheels and brush paint them. Spraying in situ will need a lot of masking!
As for the type of paint Smoothrite, Hammerite or high temp engine paint are all suitable.
HTH
Terry
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If you don't want to go to the extent of getting them blasted and powder coated,
the best results will be obtained by taking them off the car and giving them a good clean before spraying them.
If you want a quicker job just remove the wheels and brush paint them. Spraying in situ will need a lot of masking!
As for the type of paint Smoothrite, Hammerite or high temp engine paint are all suitable.
HTH
Terry
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Thanks, they are not heavily rusted. I thought I might be able to remove the Calipers and hange them, still attached to the brake line and then spray them. I don't want to go to the trouble of having to bleed the system. Thought I might spray them Red to match a blue car.
Mike, The Mad Detailer
Mike, The Mad Detailer
Red always looks good:
But for a blue car, I prefer yellow:
(sorry - couldn't find blue Zed)
But for a blue car, I prefer yellow:
(sorry - couldn't find blue Zed)
Hi Mike very confused with the new site at the moment, but i wirebrushed mine in situ & bought caliper paint from halford ,used a small brush and as it dries the brushmarks vanish, looks good (i did red, but they do various colours ) cheers pete
On this subject, what colour usually goes with a red car?
Ferrari yellow
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badman gee
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I'd go with black for red, yellow or silver with a blue car
Thats a point, BMW brake calipers never look very attractive. Well not like the Ferrari ones, they look sort of business like???
Mike, The Mad detailer
Mike, The Mad detailer
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badman gee
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What's this mad detailer nonsense mike!
Gone power crazy since I bought an electric polisher Mark
Mike, the Mad Detailer.
Mike, the Mad Detailer.
http://bmtown.com/Z3.htm
If you look at the thread mike it shows the caliper paint,good quality and easy to use.
If you look at the thread mike it shows the caliper paint,good quality and easy to use.
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badman gee
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You need good quality paint, there are a number of companies on line.
I think mine was stp
I think mine was stp
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badman gee
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Have you got the hang of it mike
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badman gee
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I need to do mine again, going to remove them this time, without disconnecting the pipes hopefully.
Thanks Paul, Looks a good place to shop.
MikeThe Mad Detailer
MikeThe Mad Detailer
No Mark, Tried to get a slight scratch out, on the Bonnet. Two hours later and the scratch is still there, That why I'm Mad
Mike, The Mad Detailer
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badman gee
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I need to spend some more time with mine mike,
It's about getting the right pad, compound combination.
It's about getting the right pad, compound combination.
Perhaps I should have tried wet sanding the scratch off first, in other words, stick to something I understand!
Mike The Mad Detailer
Mike The Mad Detailer