scoobysailor Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I am having my wheels off to get refurbished and while they are off I intend stripping my brake calipers back to a sound surface then repainting them. Do I need special paint or will Hammerite do the job? If special paint is required does anyone have any recomendations/ones to avoid. I will be repainting them red, if that makes any difference.... Link to comment
scouk Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Recently repainted my front ones using a tub of red High temperature paint from halfords. Then did the lettering in white using radiator paint and a narrow brush.. THe high temperature part if pretty important as the calipers can generate a lot of heat in their time.. and you dont want the paint melting off One downside of this paint is that it takes a while for it to harden properly... Not a paint then drive affair.. Hope this helps.. Link to comment
white RA Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 i used smooth hammerite, i also painted mine while my alloy's where in chameleon Coating Link to comment
scoobysailor Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 Cheers for the replies. I am in no rush to get the calipers dried as the wheels will be away for a few days. White RA - The pic of the hammerite one look good - have you had any snags with flaking / cracking due to the heat? (Mine shouldn't get too hot as I drive like an old woman!! ) Link to comment
white RA Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) nah, hammerite is fine on brake's, no crack's or paint faid PS, i added 2 coat's over 2 day's .. hammerite dry's quite quick to Edited May 3, 2008 by white RA Link to comment
nkwrx Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Hammerite barbeque paint is the business. Very resistant to heat Link to comment
scoobysailor Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 Hammerite BBQ paint it is then...................cheers for the info. Link to comment
Midnight21 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I got a kit from Halfords £23.99!!!!! but it doesnt come with a brush Red too but I didnt take my calipers off, did them on the car but you need a steady hand lol Link to comment
scoobysailor Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 I got a kit from Halfords £23.99!!!!! but it doesnt come with a brush Red too but I didnt take my calipers off, did them on the car but you need a steady hand lol Decisions, decisions I will check that out too I think. I've sent you some details about tomorrow by PM. Link to comment
jimser Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 heres a good guide for painting http://bbs.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyres-brak...ting-guide.html Link to comment
AlanG Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 (edited) I'd powdercoat instead of painting and probably just as cheap. IMO painting most often tends to look like someones tried to paint them. Powdercoating makes them look original and you can get whatever colour you want. There's very little involved in stripping the calipers down and rebuilding plus you've given the calipers a mini overhaul/check that all's well in this area before refitting and bleeding the brakes again. Edited May 4, 2008 by AlanG Link to comment
Boyakasha Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 I'd powdercoat instead of painting and probably just as cheap. IMO painting most often tends to look like someones tried to paint them. Powdercoating makes them look original and you can get whatever colour you want.There's very little involved in stripping the calipers down and rebuilding plus you've given the calipers a mini overhaul/check that all's well in this area before refitting and bleeding the brakes again. Good point Alan, I guess if you wanted to put stickers back on you could stick them on before the lacquer is applied. I'm so tempted to get my brembos done the same as Frayz did his. Marc Link to comment
scoobysailor Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 Where / who does powder coating and how much is it? How long does it take? Link to comment
Boyakasha Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Where / who does powder coating and how much is it? How long does it take? Lots of companies do it, best to speak to local guys to find out who they use. For a set of calipers I would say about £30-40 and it should only take a couple of days. Link to comment
oxbig1 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 heres a good guide for paintinghttp://bbs.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyres-brak...ting-guide.html sorry to butin bit i was lookin over the net 1 day and i cant remeber where but thos pics in that like i cn b4 where some 1 was on about baken the brakes to help then harden better ???? Link to comment
AlanG Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Good point Alan, I guess if you wanted to put stickers back on you could stick them on before the lacquer is applied.I'm so tempted to get my brembos done the same as Frayz did his. Marc What did he do with his calipers? Link to comment
paul555sti Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 What did he do with his calipers? I think he is refering to the link from scoobynet posted above. Link to comment
AlanG Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks Paul, hadn't looked at that link. FWIW when i did the AP fronts and Brembo rears, I removed the dust covers (if applicable), pistons and seals. There's little time involved in stripping them right down. I didn't replace the seals/dust covers/pistons as they were in good nick, but you should be able to get an overhaul kit quite easily if necessary. Reasons for doing this was i bead blasted the calipers to get all remnants of paint/debris/lacquer off them before powdercoating. It's not that easy to get into all the nooks and crannies with emery paper. Just rubbing down with emery paper and not getting all the old paint/lacquer/powdercoat off means you'll see exactly where you've missed after powdercoating or painting. Another reason for stripping was to look at the condition of the pistons and bores for pitting. The Brembos calipers compared to the AP's are well coated from the factory as they took a lot longer to get all the gold coating and lacquer off. (plus i took the black undercoat off the Brembo's i.e. back to bare metal) Preparation is the key. Do it right and it will look factory new Link to comment
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