sunny
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How hard is it and does it take long to dry?
Overall how long would it take to do 4 brake calipers?
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Gambit
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just buy a wire brush & some hammerite
give the caliper a good brush then wipe of the excess dirt/dust
then paint it with hammerite, takes about an hour to dry, give it a couple of coats, should be done in an afternoon
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sunny
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brake cleaner spray works? better than wire brush?
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and-m
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Location: Liverpool. Drives. Skud vRS.
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You are bound to have rust on the caliper. Brake cleaner might break down any oil/dust but wont take away the rust, a wire brush attachment ina drill is the quickest way.
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sunny
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also any particular brand of paint to look for and the spray paint better or the brush on ones?
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J4MIE P
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I was just going to do this today, but i cud'nt get my fecking wheel off !!'@:#
Dunno y, Iv had them off b4, but the vaux garage were the last to put them on I they r really tight!
Ne ideas?
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Gambit
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just use hammerite, its cheap & also pretty thick consistency, plus its rust protector
could you not undo the nuts? get a bigger bar & socket
if the nuts are off and its rusted to the bolt face then just get the wheel a good boot
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Greasemonkey
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i got a hollow metal pole about a foot and half long that fits over the socket handle, its amazin you can spend all day trying to undo bolts put this bar on and its piece of piss no effort required
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J4MIE P
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
i got a hollow metal pole about a foot and half long that fits over the socket handle, its amazin you can spend all day trying to undo bolts put this bar on and its piece of piss no effort required
Tried it. Cheers anyway.
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Greasemonkey
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no way that carnt be right i tightened up the bolts on my wheels using this method and a garage i took my car to struggled to get my wheels off so they must undo just as good, come on try harder jump on it if ya have to
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Greasemonkey
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you are turning it anit clockwise he he
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J4MIE P
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
you are turning it anit clockwise he he
Yes. Lefty loosy, righty tighty. I will have another go in a bit.
On our old car the bolt rusted to the hub once and it wouldn't come off. Dont think its that tho.
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Gambit
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nope i think ur just being a pansy
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Greasemonkey
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Lefty loosy. rights tighty i like that mate i will have to remember that one, i was working under a car once couldnt get a bolt undone got a breaker bar on it and cos it was upsidedown i tightened it till it sheared off what on idiot
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J4MIE P
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quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
nope i think ur just being a pansy
Sorry Flex, You wanna come and have a go!
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-Aliba-
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
got a breaker bar on it and cos it was upsidedown i tightened it till it sheared off what on idiot
 fuckn monkey
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sunny
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we are side tracking please get back onto the topic plz
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J4MIE P
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Well i fianlly got mine wheel off!
But i dint paint the caliper coz my brake cleaner is utter shite and the paint in my kit takes bout 12 hrs to dry!!
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Gambit
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quote:
Originally posted by sunny
we are side tracking please get back onto the topic plz
do u need somebody to spell every instruction out to you???
wire brush, wipe, hammerite
its hardly rocket science
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