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=== Painting === | === Painting === | ||
| − | Many people paint | + | Many people paint their calipers so that they look less 'tatty', its a very easy job to do. |
Various paints and colours can be used, from just plain Hammerite paint to specialist brake painting kits. | Various paints and colours can be used, from just plain Hammerite paint to specialist brake painting kits. | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 28 February 2008
Work in progress!
Chris i moved this from brake pads, better placed here
| S1 MMC | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S1 non-MMC | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S2 K Series | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
| S2 Toyota | AP Racing Twin-piston Front Calipers and Brembo Rear Calipers |
Front
- AP Racing Caliper
- http://www.apracing.com/roadcar/caliper/data.asp?family=CP5211
- http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=657
Rear
- Brembo Caliper
Painting
Many people paint their calipers so that they look less 'tatty', its a very easy job to do.
Various paints and colours can be used, from just plain Hammerite paint to specialist brake painting kits.
A few tips though:
Avoid rushing this job as it can look bad very easily, make sure you clean the calipers very well first. I used some brake cleaner, then some warm soapy water with a hard toothbrush and finally a soft cloth and my finger. (but my brakes were painted yellow before so I had to apply some paint remover and gently remove all the old paint first).
I used just a standard paint but made sure I used a base coat, main coat and finally a few coats of clear lacquer to fend off the brake dust.
