Am I going a bit Lax-Power if I said I reckon my silver VX would look great with red calipers??
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Brake Calipers
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TurboTomato
, May 25 2003 07:15 PM
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TurboTomato
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Posted 25 May 2003 - 07:15 PM
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 06:24 AM
don't think so, I reckon it would look pretty cool. Saw a new MGTF the other day with big, open wheels and red calipers - I thought it looked quite good, for an MG.
Go on, I'll let you be the guinea pig before I try it! 
Do you need special paint?
Do you need special paint?
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 07:02 AM
It would look great 
Nah, you dont need the special paint...thats a rip off. I just used black Hammerite smooth on my calipers about 2 years ago, and the paint has been fine. I painted them, and then used a flat sanding block to remove the paint from the raised lettering to make it stand out 
Nah, you dont need the special paint...thats a rip off. I just used black Hammerite smooth on my calipers about 2 years ago, and the paint has been fine. I painted them, and then used a flat sanding block to remove the paint from the raised lettering to make it stand out
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 11:01 AM
Ricky's painted his callipers red.
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 12:58 PM
I think they look miles better in red. I'm going to fetch mine off and send them away to be anodised - don't want to increase the unsprung weight by adding heavy hammerite!
Not so fond of the air filter intake showing through the side vent. 
Not so fond of the air filter intake showing through the side vent.
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 09:14 PM
Ok then I'll do it!
One of the Type R owners I know has done it to his black CTR, and it looks very good - I shall have words with him, I think he used engine paint (ie heat resistant)....
I shall keep you posted....
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PS I'll obviously need to take the wheels off, and luckily my mate has a trolley jack - where should I be jacking it from??
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Posted 26 May 2003 - 09:28 PM
Be careful!Ok then I'll do it!
my mate has a trolley jack - where should I be jacking it from??
Do a search using "jacking" and set to "any date" for all the info about this on the forum.
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Posted 27 May 2003 - 10:46 AM
Dont worry about the heat. Hammerite is more than good enough. If you burn Hammerite off, you'll have some much bigger problems than peeling paint!!!I think he used engine paint (ie heat resistant)....
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Posted 27 June 2008 - 08:14 AM
Am I going a bit Lax-Power if I said I reckon my silver VX would look great with red calipers??
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Seems a lot of your posts back in the day were a bit 'Lax-power'!
Edited by JG, 27 June 2008 - 08:14 AM.
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Posted 27 June 2008 - 08:23 AM
Dont worry about the heat. Hammerite is more than good enough. If you burn Hammerite off, you'll have some much bigger problems than peeling paint!!!I think he used engine paint (ie heat resistant)....
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