Spraying Calipers

[LMJ]

Haven't really found anything about this thread on Ibiza Mk2 section... so - here goes - I'm about a week away from getting my 16" Cupra Mk3 alloys, FINALLY doing something to my car except shining it up and cleaning it every week!... I want to paint the brake calipers tornado red. What cleaners etc do I need to prep the calipers? What do I need to do in order to get them clean enough for painting. What type of paint do I need etc . Any answers would be of valueble help!

Thanks!

 

[Dave_R]

when doin my rear calipers i just used a wire brush and brske cleaner then painted with hi temp caliper paint! still looking good after a drive to germany and ragged around the ring for 4 laps.

 

[LMJ]

ideal mate!... thanks!... Do they sell brske cleaner in Halfords then I assume? Where can I get those logo stickers form that you have?

 

[AlpineWhite]

Yep, brake cleaner comes in a black aerosol.

Assuming you're painting them with the calipers on the car? Use brush on paint, not spray, it'll be much easier.

 

[Dave_R]

ideal mate!... thanks!... Do they sell brske cleaner in Halfords then I assume? Where can I get those logo stickers form that you have?

What logo's u on about? the front calipers are brembo's not standard 16v brakes!

 

[orangemuffin]

how strange....misses wants her calipers done but hellfrauds only had yellow and blue left.

 

[LMJ]

ha cool! Oh right Dinky Dave, sorry ha. I was thinking about those SEAT stickers you can get? Or am I just moidering again lol? Thanks Alpine - I'll go look for it tomorrow...

So this paint - how will I get it in Tornado? Sell it off the shelf or will they have to rip me off an mix it. It's Y3D, Tornado Red...

 

[LMJ]

Yep, brake cleaner comes in a black aerosol.

Assuming you're painting them with the calipers on the car? Use brush on paint, not spray, it'll be much easier.

Yes I am... don't want to venture into pulling them off etc. scares me fiddling about with things like that on the car haha...

 

[Dave_R]

jus red caliper paint, my rears dont match the brembo red but no one as noticed. And if they too bright they will fade or get dirty in time.

The Seat decals, i did hav some here and why would you u want to fit brembo stickers to standard brakes?

 

[LMJ]

Ah ok mate thanks!... I dont lol... I want the Seat stickers, not the Brembo ones, I'm not that sad

 

[LMJ]

Here's a picture of how they are at the moment. Cleaned them with hot soapy water, but that's it really...

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[abhardwaj1990]

i swear your spying on me
the next thing i was going to do was paint my calipers lol,
ive been told to use a wire brush to get all the brake dust off and use the cleaner as Dinky Dave said etc, then get caliper paint from halfords, comes in tins...they dont do colour coded for that but you dont really need it lol, then brush it on....

and the stickers:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-BRAKE-CALIPER-CALLIPER-DECAL-STICKER-FR-CUPRA-LEON_W0QQitemZ350203255146QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5189bd996a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:2108|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

 

[Brummy]

You could even use some Hammerite

 

[LMJ]

Yeah Brummy I was thinking that too. Arun - I am most defintaley spying on you... haha... you knows it!