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[Seb.F]

What did you use to paint your rocker cover?

Got Lee's mate to do it for me, either powdercoated or something!

But the supercharger I'm doing myself, just sand it right down to get a good keyed surface and then pop a few light layers of high temp paint over it.

Keep it slightly keyed each layer as well. Should be just fine!

[Seb.F]

so0o0 before painting, what do you use to clean off all the brake dust / girt / dirt? wouldnt it be easier to spray on rather then painting?

I sanded mine a little and used a bit of degreaser (mine were off the car at the time). Most hammerite-alike paints will be fairly thick and stick to the outer size of the caliper.

[Nelly Vx]

Halfrauds caliper paint

[Mangham54]

Halfrauds caliper paint

Given the rather anti-EBC community that was a brave pic Neil.

How do you find the EBC ultimax discs? Planning to do all my discs and pads this weekend and wondered what people did to avoid the rusting on the discs that aren't scrubbed by the pad. Though I am planning simply on the OEM discs and Mintex 1144 or 1155's. Along with all the anti-rattle and anti-squeel extras that I have just oredered from EliseParts.

Also do you want to arrange another stab at exchanging the MMG?

[Nelly Vx]

I have had no problems with the red stuff pads can't really feel any difference with the discs, they do stop good but are better when they have warmed up . I did have green stuff pads but I think that they make them out of butter will try and arange something this week for the MMG

Edited by vx220nelly, 14 March 2010 - 10:20 PM.

[westie]

This is an article i did for the DC5 owners forum, painting your calipers, it's not exactly what you want, as the calipers on the dc5 are already painted but it shows you the excellent finish you can get using Motip heat resistant lacquer, it's avalable from brookspaint.com 01708 342560, 1 can is enough to do at least 2 cars it's dear at £20 a tin but the results were excellent and lasted well. After painting your calipers it may be worth using this for a good finish.

All the items i used for the preparation,


The calliper lightly keyed with 800 wet/dry and scotch pad,you need to be carefull as there does not seem to be much paint on the calliper,i sanded down to the metal on a couple of places ! spent time masking up with old copy of MCN



Calliper had 5 coats of heat resistant paint left to dry then heated with hot air gun.




Finished article with wheel on.




A couple of points to note i took the pads out to make it easy to rub the callipers down and gave them a good clean while they were out. I also decided to leave the calipers on, as the backs were in good condition, so i only ended up lacquering the front and side. It took about 4 hrs from start to finish with quite a good result, in the end, time spent preparing for the final finish is well worth the result.
Please excuse the Honda references this was before i saw the light!!!!!! Cheers Mark.

[dapimp]

Rubbish pic I know but red on a silver VX looks good IMO.

[Seb.F]

Definately does! I'm going red!

[Judderman]

Did you paint the VX letter on the rear calliper?

[dapimp]

Did you paint the VX letter on the rear calliper?

No I bought some VXR caliper decals on ebay. The decals stay on really well if applied to wet paint! The rest of the calipers need a bit of a touch up after two years but definitely worth the effort IMO.

[Judderman]

Will have to get some, I think they look really trick on your vx

[jonkelly]

I did mine yellow about a month ago... http://i906.photobuc...honepics048.jpg Halfords paint.. one tin goes a long way!!!! does take a min of 5 coats but if its windy or warm you can do a coat every 15mins... i think it looks great! yellow on BRG the way it should be!!!

[mscall]

I did mine yellow about a month ago...

http://i906.photobuc...honepics048.jpg

Halfords paint.. one tin goes a long way!!!! does take a min of 5 coats but if its windy or warm you can do a coat every 15mins... i think it looks great! yellow on BRG the way it should be!!!

Have you got the name of the stuff you used?

I've been looking in Halfords for some yellow caliper stuff for ages, but I can't find any

[mico]

I used black caliper paint from halfords and I removed the anchor pins from the pads first and fitted them back in when the paint dried. Where has your splitter gone

dont you recognise your own jack, you hadnt fitted it when i took that LOL

I know lol you still giong on Bob's run next weekend

bit sad i know, but when the clocks change, like they do next week, I like to make the most of it by doing something special. So, its a toss up, Peaks run, or day painting calipers.....?????



my stupid, the 21st isnt the clocks changing, its the week after, so see yers at the Duke of York

anyone painted their calipers blue hammerite??

[mico]

went red

1. brake cleaner to degrease
2. 3 coats high temperature spray paint.
3. 2 coats high temperature clear lacquer

[chris_uk]

I painted mine with silver hammarite

black as standard


then silver


but im thinking of making them yellow, and getting some new yellow ones for the front

[mico]

chris, did you hand paint the 'AP racing' on???

[Garry.L]

Standard AP's painted with Smooth Hamerite then raised AP logo rubbed back to alloy underneath - then polished and Lacquered..

Looks much more classy and OE than Red which looks a little chavy IMHO.....

[Pooh Bear]

Bloody hell Garry! You actually modded something matt black! Never thought I'd see the day

[Nelly Vx]