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Kris TD

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 12:40

silver anton.


antonOO2

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 12:10

what colour calipers do you reckon on a rio verde corsa

cheers peeps


Red_SXi

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:22

Ok, i probably will do. thanks for the help guys


Kris TD

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:18

paint em or they will rust, do them black if not red.


Red_SXi

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:17

i'm not sure what the drums would look like painted red, any opinions or pics?


Kris TD

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:15

fair enough. just use smooth hammerite, u have to repaint the drums every now anfd then but the calipers wont ever need redoing.


Red_SXi

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:14

The Sri does, mine is an Sxi with the above wheels, so i want to paint the calipers to make it look similar


Kris TD

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:13

dont get me wrong but i thought they came with red calipers anyway.


Red_SXi

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 11:12

That is exactly wot my car is going to look like, cant wait til thurs now


FrankP

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 08:14

all up


FrankP

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 08:09

then it will look like this:


leeshez

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 06:50

I got some Hicote from halfords £5.99 a tin heat resistant i did them 12 months a go in green and i repainted them last week with silver loooks nice:) [img] http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/colours.gif[/img]


Mav 3000

posted on 11th Mar 03 at 00:19

True JayC. Don't paint over rust though all you other ppl!


JayC

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 23:34

U won't have to wire brush them if ur car is brand new.. Just paint it straight on.


SportBoy

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 23:23

i did mine wiv hammerite i only put 1 coat on but im a bone head need sum more coats tho jus cant be arsed :)


Mav 3000

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 23:17

Don't paint them yellow if your cars red!

Hammerite Smooth is ideal. Wire brush the calipers to get all the rust off 'em first mind, and apply 3-4 coats of paint.

Rich


Ed Renshaw

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 22:28

Aye


Red_SXi

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 22:12

Is it heatproof tho ?


Ed Renshaw

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 22:11

Don't waste your money - get some smooth Hammerite. Same stuff, just cheaper.


Meat-Pie-SRI

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 22:07

brushing...............


Red_SXi

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 22:06

And does that involve spraying or brushing ?


Meat-Pie-SRI

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 21:56

:| caliper painting kit maybe?? :|


Red_SXi

posted on 10th Mar 03 at 21:53

Hi,

I asked about this before. I am picking up my new Sxi on Thursday which will have the 16" Sri wheels on it, so I want to paint my calipers to show the wheels up a bit better.

Right first question, the car is Red, so what colour calipers will look good? I'm thinking red or maybe yellow ???

The next thing is what do i paint it with, people before said Hammerite, i've been lookin on the hammerite tin, and it doesn't say anything about being heat resistant? Is it ? Becuase i'd rather brush the paint on than spray,

Any help would be appreciated, cheers
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