Calipers Painted - that's all

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Hi all,

Painted my calipers today, £10 mod and I'm quite pleased with myself.

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Not the most interesting, but thought I would share.

Brake discs are rusted as the wife is away and I'm using her company 3-series, free fuel and that so I'd be daft not to.
 
Nice one....gotta keep your hands busy when the Mrs is away!....Did you take the caliper off to paint it or paint them as they are.

Cheers
A
 
Looks good mate. That's my next mod when I get time
 
Molnboman said:
Nice one....gotta keep your hands busy when the Mrs is away!....Did you take the caliper off to paint it or paint them as they are.

Cheers
A
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Cheers gents.

I just took the wheel off, wire brush, brake cleaner and soft brush to remove any bits.

Then hammerite smooth and a 1" brush, job done.

Took an hour and a half from start to finish.

Very pleased with the outcome, s-line decals go on the calipers tomorrow.
 
Get the pictures up with the s line decals on mate when you've done it!
 
Could you take a closer pic so we can see the finish buddy, not to knock it in anyway, just want to see how smooth of a finish you end up with.
 
Will do gents, going out to play with the car in an hour.
 
Couldn't be bothered to fit the S-line decals as it was too cold & snowing, but I tried to take some close-up pics......

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Dan
 
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looks good
 
Cheers Dannyboy, looks smoother than I thought it would. I'll wait til the warmer weather comes tho to mine, as you say, cheap n cheerful mod.
 
in all the years iv owned audis i have never got round to doin any of mine
the cab could do with them painting but im just to lazy.
 
The flaming weather has been putting me off.

Will do mine soon when warmer
 
Boys, it only takes a couple of hours max.

Wrap up warm and get it done!!!
 
jdp1962 said:
Just looked on Halfords' site, Hammerite comes in 250 ml or 750ml sizes. Would the 250ml be enough, or would you say get the bigger one?
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I bought a 500ml can and reckon I have used about a 20th of it, if that. That's for all 4 calipers.

Go for the 250ml mate.
 
Danny-boy said:
I bought a 500ml can and reckon I have used about a 20th of it, if that. That's for all 4 calipers.

Go for the 250ml mate.
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Thanks, Danny. At the same time, I might paint the hub surfaces of my discs. When I got the MTEC discs last November, i didn't bother ordering any coatings on them, and the hub sections have rusted up very quickly, leaving them a bit unsightly. I figure covering them with silver Hammerite at the same time as the calipers will smarten everything up.
 
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jdp1962 said:
Thanks, Danny. At the same time, I might paint the hub surfaces of my discs. When I got the MTC discs last November, i didn't bother ordering any coatings on them, and the hub sections have rusted up very quickly, leaving them a bit unsightly. I figure covering them with silver Hammerite at the same time as the calipers will smarten everything up.
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I have done the same on most of my cars.

I didn't bother doing it this time round though, was cold, couldn't be bothered, they are not too rusty, the CH's hide them fairly well.

You can paint the dust guards too, makes the brake discs look bigger at a glance. Ha ha.
 
Danny-boy said:
I have done the same on most of my cars.

I didn't bother doing it this time round though, was cold, couldn't be bothered, they are not too rusty, the CH's hide them fairly well.

You can paint the dust guards too, makes the brake discs look bigger at a glance. Ha ha.
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How long does the paint take to dry?
 
Not a clue mate, just did it in the afternoon and left it overnight.

With a proper clean prior, they should only need one coat - the paint is quite thick.

I'd say leave it overnight to be safe.
 
Danny-boy said:
Not a clue mate, just did it in the afternoon and left it overnight.

With a proper clean prior, they should only need one coat - the paint is quite thick.

I'd say leave it overnight to be safe.
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Okey-dokey; I presume it's OK to put the wheels back on, though, yes?
 
jdp1962 said:
Okey-dokey; I presume it's OK to put the wheels back on, though, yes?
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Yeah I did, as soon as I painted them.

Just check the bottom of the caliper for drips, and if you are worried then drop something inside the wheel to catch drips. I didn't, and didn't have any drips.

It's quite thick so doesn't run very easily.
 
And don't forget to drop some pics up when you are done.
 
Great job, thanks for sharing.

I usually do mine every year too, but I paint both the calipers & the hubs which also seem to get dirty / rusty and take away the look of the wheels.....

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That looks great, I half wish I had had the time to paint my hubs now.

Might do it next weekend if it has warmed up a little.
 
JimC64 said:
Great job, thanks for sharing.

I usually do mine every year too, but I paint both the calipers & the hubs which also seem to get dirty / rusty and take away the look of the wheels.....

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That's exactly the look I'm after; I even have the same wheels.
 
Painted Black with S Line decals

Think I'll paint the hubs also.... as they are a bit rusty!

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jdp1962 said:
Thanks, Danny. At the same time, I might paint the hub surfaces of my discs. When I got the MTEC discs last November, i didn't bother ordering any coatings on them, and the hub sections have rusted up very quickly, leaving them a bit unsightly. I figure covering them with silver Hammerite at the same time as the calipers will smarten everything up.
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I used VHT wrinkle black to do the parts that go rusty, looks really nice, no heat issues so it lasts. I'm hoping you're not going to paint the face of the hub where the wheel mounts tho, just the sides? Not a good idea especially with a heavy paint like Hammerite.

Picture of mine but with spacer fitted, these were done with Hammerite smooth aerosol.

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Where did you get the S-Line decals from????
 
They look like the eBay ones, I bought some.

I canned it once I realised they wouldn't fit central on the caliper.

Just bought these.....

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They fit the front anti-rattle clip square almost perfectly, hopefully they will look good on my silver calipers.
 
Was working from home today, and had all my cases finished by lunchtime. It was a bright sunny day - still cold, though - so I decided to paint my calipers and hubs.

Here are the results.

Front offside - before

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And after:

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And one of the rears, with the wheel back on:

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come an do ine someone !
 
I'll be doing mine pretty soon, cant decide on Red or Silver though, car is red but ill be getting gunmetal alloys pretty soon, which will look best?
 
Danny-boy said:
Cheers gents.

I just took the wheel off, wire brush, brake cleaner and soft brush to remove any bits.

Then hammerite smooth and a 1" brush, job done.

Took an hour and a half from start to finish.

Very pleased with the outcome, s-line decals go on the calipers tomorrow.
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Just to clarify, what paint have you guys all used? Assuming High temp paint is required for the calipers and not just hammerite standard paint?

Need to do this when the weather brightens up and I refill my trolley-jack... AITP is going to have an array of multi-coloured calipers this year!
 
jjmurphy21187 said:
Just to clarify, what paint have you guys all used? Assuming High temp paint is required for the calipers and not just hammerite standard paint?

Need to do this when the weather brightens up and I refill my trolley-jack... AITP is going to have an array of multi-coloured calipers this year!
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I used standard Hammerite Smooth Silver. I figured the airflow should offset any friction-induced heat soak. If I'm wrong, I guess I'll be doing them again in the summer.
 
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