paint for calipers....

FTO-NX · Post by **FTO-NX** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:14 pm

hey guys,
i know theres a post about painting the calipers before, sori i cant find it..
neways i just want to ask wer can i buy paint for calipers not the spray cans juz the paint which in the bottle or can because im planning to paint my calipers by paint brush.
please help im in sydney btw..

thanks guys!

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:39 am

Well i'm just quoting a post by sbe8888, it should help

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:21 pm Post subject:

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Found it!!

http://www.ppc.au.com/category24_1.htm

Now, anyone lives near any of these areas?

1) Auto West Unit 9 - 61 Regentville Rd PENRITH
2) VG Auto Paints 11 Amax Ave GIRRAWEEN
3) Permanent Painted Coatings 8/4 Prosperity Prd WARRIEWOOD

Hee may need your help if u r passing through the city anytime these few days....

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:15 pm

i'm pretty sure they have Autobarn in sydney....

they usually stock an aisle full of VHT paint for calipers, engine, interior etc... but haven't came across a brush applicator though'... been looking for them myself. if you find them, let me know...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:26 pm

Mikey you can find them at Paint Mobile at Dandenong

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:19 pm

i think a spray can is a better option. It will give you a much more even finish then a brush.

I bought mine from autobahn, but places like repco also stock it.

its especially for calipers, cost about $10 from memory - ive used it on a lot of engine bay accessories too.

FTO-NX · Post by **FTO-NX** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 8:58 pm

hey guys i visited the site..and they dont have any red paint..ived been thinking of doing it up by spray cans but i think its much easier if i do it in brush....

Blk-Jet · Post by **Blk-Jet** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:48 pm

brush?? Can is much easier to work with as it's more forgiving! You just need patience if you want a standout job. Any company that makes brakes (i.e. Harrop

) get them steam washed first then sent out to get sprayed. Remember that there are many tight corners and cuttaways that a brush just couldn't deal with.

Go the spray by all means! I've got pics of my calipers sprayed red. 4 coats! it seems like a lot but by spraying you can apply the hole can if you wish and you will get a consistent thickness.

My 2 cents

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 12:24 am

another thing worth noting as well if that if you accidentally spray onto the discs, they will clean itself after a few minutes drive as you brake because the pads will 'scrape' them out anyway...

RallyMad · Post by **RallyMad** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:04 pm

Yeah, but don't forget that paint has to go somewhere when it comes off your disks. Couldn't that reduce braking performance if it gets on the pads?

dannyboyau · Post by **dannyboyau** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:19 pm

yea it goes some where.

you know that dust you get on your front rims after awhile.

the heat created under braking will turn that paint into dust.

Hellsmurf · Post by **Hellsmurf** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 9:41 pm

FTO-NX, if youre really desperate to paint it with a brush (which just about everyone here thinks is just making life difficult for yourself, but still...) then try buying the spraypack and spray it into, say, and empty ice-cream container...from there you could apply the paint by hand...

basically, youre going to have to mask up the disks either way, so you may as well just spray them...

spraying will be faster, easier to clean up, and of course will provide a more even colour...

what might be best is if you go to a meet (like i can talk though, ive never been to one), and have a look at someone's car thats already had the callipers painted...

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:56 pm

I couldn't be bothered searching, but I do recall reading another thread on this forum (or a UK one) where someone had done this and they recommended doing it by brush rather than spray can (they had tried both).

From memory, some of the issues were, that by spray can, the paint went everywhere and they had to mask a lot of areas off, they also had to apply it 2 or 3 times in 45 minute intervals turning the task into an all day affair. Whereas the brush on paint was directly applied with no need to mask off areas, the paint was thicker, went on easier and only needed one coat.

...just my 2 cents

Hellsmurf · Post by **Hellsmurf** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:09 pm

lol and your 2 cents ruchi are worth about $3 if only judging by the size of your posts, let alone the content

dannyboyau · Post by **dannyboyau** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 11:42 pm

i actually painted mine by brush and was one coat went on easy looks good took about 2 hours for removal of wheels calipers and cleaning and painting, left the brake lines connected and just sat them on a plastic box to paint them

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:00 am

lol

thanks Hellsmurf, I'll take that as a compliment

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Mar 12, 2004 12:29 am

I've done calipers with both brush & spray can, personally i prefer to use the can, cause i can get to the back of the calipers to give it a even coating without sticking my head under the wheel base or taking the whole thing off.

The problem with the spray can is that the spray dust will spread every where if you not be careful, and its a nightmare to clean up if they goes on to the panel. What I do is I use a air compressor to blow air around the calipers to break up/blow out all the spray dust, & that also makes the paint dry faster as well. Last time it took me 1hrs to do 5 layers on the front two calipers of my FTO.

But its all depends on the weather/room temperature & how well you clean the calipers, I done some which chiped off in 1yr or so. While some had lasted for 5yrs now.