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There are lots of ways to do this, but it often crops up as a how to do it, or what's the best way.
This is the way I have done it on two separate occasions and I have been pleased with the results on both occasions.
Things I used;
Leave yourself a full day as the paint takes a good 12 hours to completely harden.
Jack the car up and put the car on all four axle stands.
You only really get one chance to do this per caliper so take your time and get it right. Use the supplied brake cleaner and spray generously onto the caliper then use your wire brush to scrub like a mad man you will be surprised how well the calipers come up, the more you scrub the more build up you will remove and the better they will look.
Wire brush.
Dirty caliper.
After a quick scrub.
I cleaned all the calipers first and then went back over them again just to give them that extra clean, defined look.
Mask off things like brake discs and any rubber nipples that, if you don't trust your painting hand to avoid. My opinion do it anyway, you don't want to get any of this stuff anywhere you don't want it.
Then, when I was happy I started to mix the paint with the hardener and started painting.
Take your time and try and get a smooth even coverage, dont worry if its not giving the best cover yet, that will come with the second coat.
Do all of the calipers then go back over it for a second coat to give them the bright solid coat look. You can do this as many times as you like I suppose, but I didn't want to loose any of the detail on the calipers by applying the paint to thickly.
Rears after two coats.
Fronts after two coats.
Don't be put off if you have lots of paint left over, I had loads on both occasions and just threw it away.
Then give the calipers about an hour to harden a little and use your lining brush to touch up the embossed bits with the white Hammerite. I suppose you can use any colour really but I went for the clean look of white. If you don't have embossed calipers you can use decals, (MOOK a member on the forum will be able to sell you some) .
I then left the car sit for a few hours for the paint to harden further. In the mean time I cleaned the wheels as they were already off the car. Once that was done I put the wheels back on the car and parked her up where she stayed for the night while the paint totally hardened and was finished.
This is what I was left with..
Also, a full year after painting this is what they looked like..
Not bad for about £35.
This is the way I have done it on two separate occasions and I have been pleased with the results on both occasions.
Things I used;
- Axle stands
- 1/2" paint brush
- Lining brush
- Folia-Tec kit
- Wire brush
- White Hammerite
Leave yourself a full day as the paint takes a good 12 hours to completely harden.
Jack the car up and put the car on all four axle stands.
You only really get one chance to do this per caliper so take your time and get it right. Use the supplied brake cleaner and spray generously onto the caliper then use your wire brush to scrub like a mad man you will be surprised how well the calipers come up, the more you scrub the more build up you will remove and the better they will look.
Wire brush.
Dirty caliper.
After a quick scrub.
I cleaned all the calipers first and then went back over them again just to give them that extra clean, defined look.
Mask off things like brake discs and any rubber nipples that, if you don't trust your painting hand to avoid. My opinion do it anyway, you don't want to get any of this stuff anywhere you don't want it.
Then, when I was happy I started to mix the paint with the hardener and started painting.
Take your time and try and get a smooth even coverage, dont worry if its not giving the best cover yet, that will come with the second coat.
Do all of the calipers then go back over it for a second coat to give them the bright solid coat look. You can do this as many times as you like I suppose, but I didn't want to loose any of the detail on the calipers by applying the paint to thickly.
Rears after two coats.
Fronts after two coats.
Don't be put off if you have lots of paint left over, I had loads on both occasions and just threw it away.
Then give the calipers about an hour to harden a little and use your lining brush to touch up the embossed bits with the white Hammerite. I suppose you can use any colour really but I went for the clean look of white. If you don't have embossed calipers you can use decals, (MOOK a member on the forum will be able to sell you some) .
I then left the car sit for a few hours for the paint to harden further. In the mean time I cleaned the wheels as they were already off the car. Once that was done I put the wheels back on the car and parked her up where she stayed for the night while the paint totally hardened and was finished.
This is what I was left with..
Also, a full year after painting this is what they looked like..
Not bad for about £35.
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