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C4RSA16V
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   24th Feb 04 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anyone know a decent place to source some red caliper lacquer (folia tec stuff i imagine). Tried Chesterfield & Derby Halfords, none in stock, same story at Motor World. Seems £20 is the going rate, was just neing a cheap skate & trying to avoid P&P!!

Demo
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24th Feb 04 at 13:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

that folia tec stuff is shite. just use normal spray paint if you want a fancy colour, or smooth hammerite if you want a plain colour
bubble
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24th Feb 04 at 13:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can u use hammerite stuff? it any gud?
stuyw
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24th Feb 04 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

u can use hammerite, n its top stuff, as said, wots the point of spending 20 notes on folatec crap when a can of hammerite is about 6 quid
bubble
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24th Feb 04 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

me think ill be getting me b&q membership card out!!! ill be doin mine when the car is brand new so i wont have2clean anythin in theory will i?
stuyw
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24th Feb 04 at 13:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

wot i did with mine was take all the old paint off using paint stripper, lot better than just painting it over the top as it will probably flake off
C4RSA16V
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24th Feb 04 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cheers m8, just wondered if foliatec stuff had some kinda heat resistant properties as opposed to hammerite stuff
thekemp
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24th Feb 04 at 17:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hammerite is best, it is heat proof, or failing that halfords do their own caliper paint in 5 colours, i did mine in blue with this stuff, its 8.99
Kris TD
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24th Feb 04 at 23:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by C4RSA16V
Cheers m8, just wondered if foliatec stuff had some kinda heat resistant properties as opposed to hammerite stuff


hammerite is heat proof.
aussiac
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25th Feb 04 at 01:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

NOOO dont get halfords stuff i used to work there its shit, foliatec is a rip of, as above mate hammerite is the stuff ure after
C4RSA16V
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25th Feb 04 at 10:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thanks guys, looks like you've saved me some £££s, Hammerite it is then!
Paul H
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25th Feb 04 at 10:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used red engine paint from halfords £6 for half a litre
Noonster
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25th Feb 04 at 10:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

do you think i should paint mine??
they are starting to rust at the back now..... Can you get silver paint?
Paul H
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25th Feb 04 at 10:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeah they do silver
chris_uk
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25th Feb 04 at 10:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i paid 19.99 for red caliper paint from savage.. put it on wen i get my car still on n looking good after 1.5 years
Noonster
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25th Feb 04 at 10:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

might have to get some then in silver....
rust doesnt look good.
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no daz... rust looks shite!!
Noonster
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25th Feb 04 at 14:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I know
The Guru
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29th Feb 04 at 11:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I used hamerite...



worked well.. that was ages ago and its not flaked, peeled etc..
Red_SXi
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29th Feb 04 at 14:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Yeah i did mine when the car was brand new, didn't require any cleaning or anything. I did them yellow but now i've changed to red
geordie smurf
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29th Feb 04 at 14:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used hammerite metal paint on mine about 5 month ago and still looks like new
dan.payne
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1st Mar 04 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I live in chesterfield. I hear theres a place in blosover that will mix the caliper paint 2 suite ur car. im not 2 sure where bouts in bolsover will no 2nite when i see me mate. where bouts u from. another place on whittington moor called Road And Rally might also sell some.
R Lee
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2nd Mar 04 at 00:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

red back then...

silver now.

red paint was from savage where you have to mix a hardener with the paint. silver paint was hammerite.
if i was to do it again, it'll defo be hammerite as it is cheaper by almost half, and its heat proof and generally paints a little bit easier.
JLJ
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2nd Mar 04 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i´ve bought the hammerite paint in silver , decided to do that after reading
this thread.

 
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