Munchie
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alrite people a few months back i read how to paint the calipers of me car....can anbody fidn that thread?! also im gonna use hammerite in silver. wat do i have to do to get it smooth etc?! a prompt reply is needed people
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Steve
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just use a harsh scouring pad to remove loose dust
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Munchie
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yeh den wat.....how do i cover the discs etc
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RichR
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u dont need to cover them, if ur careful and use a small brush, just be very very careful, dont overload the brush and u shouldnt get ne on the disk
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Munchie
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im spraying them with silver hammerite mate.....
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Steve
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paint them with a brush then u can get a thicker coat trust
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Munchie
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so can i get hammerite in a non spray form then?! cant be arsed paying £20 for that halfords stuff.....unless i have 2!
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Steve
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yeah u can get paint on hammerite
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RichR
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yeah comes in little tins, about a fiver I think, Thats what I used, silver hammerite in a tin.
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Munchie
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sweet... so a harsh scouring pad? shall i cover da discs with a cloth? wat bout da pads? im changing them soon by sum garage for £40 neway.....wat do i need for a excellent shiny finish then?!
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antonOO2
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just spay some of the mammerite into the lid thn paint on dnt buy new stuff
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Steve
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mammerite? does that come from ur mums nipples?
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Munchie
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dotn buy new stuff? i aint got any sprays or tins so i aint arsed wat i buy!!! i think a tin wuld be better tho. i want a proper shiny finish tho people so please tell me wat i need!
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RichR
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Id get the pads changed first, then paint them up, just incase u end up getting brake dust etc onto ur fresh paint - hammerite take 6 weeks to completely dry and to release all of the solvents held within it, u can apply 2nd coats but within a limited time period-about 1 hour. If u surpass this time limit and then recoat the callipers, the solvents from the first coat, will simply get trapped and lift al lof the paint giving a shit effect.
basically what Im saying is try to do it right first time, otherwise u gotta wait at least 6 weeks to give it another try
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Munchie
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ok cheers mate. ill buy da shit into day but get me pads changed in a bout a month
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RichR
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u cud paint them now, but if they get dirty, foOKed up when the pads are change, for whatever reson, cracked paint; dust stains etc, then u'll have to wait a few more weeks b4 u can re-do them.
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Munchie
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ok wat botu me drums? i think im going to keep dem da same colour tho!
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stuyw
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wire brush ur drums n get all the loose paint off, then just hammerite them
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Munchie
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nah cant b arsed doing da drums haha....looks shite i recokon. u think i shuld wire wool me calipers? might go do it now
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RichR
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use the same stuff, wont cause ne problems, just buy a good brush, which wont drop its bristles.
My drums were quite rusty ( superficially) on the outside b4 I did it, so I used a drill with a wire brush bit in it to get rid of some of this, then did my best to flat them back further; they're not perfect but they look quite good,
hammerite in a tin is fine for this purpose
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stuyw
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u need to get as much of the old crap off as possible. With my drums n calipers i got some paint stripper n put that on, got rid of the old paint really quick
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Munchie
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sweet i think ill get me brakes changed first.only done 12k miles but most of them were town driving
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RichR
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just dont paint the face of the drum, where the wheel attaches, cause otherwise u'll have wet paint between wheel and drum, which could a) fuse the 2 together, b) cause it to not dry properly and lift throughout.
U could mask it off, but with a paint brush its pretty easy to see what ur doing.
remember t regrese ur wheel bolts and the ring inside the whel, spigot think its called, to stop future rusting etc. Thats the biggest pain in the arse when it happens
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Munchie
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im just gonna do da calipers fella....lol dats wat i said....
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RichR
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no do the drums too, mite as well seeing as u have the paint and it does make a hell of a difference
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