Thought i add this to my RR thread, it was already posted in the Mk1 section but should be in here.
Well after a failed attempt at painting my Callipers with Hammerite(HammerSHITE more Like) i decided to go at it again, properly.
I found the hammeritte to be a totally useless paint unless you are painting a gate, it did not apply well, was prone to runs and seems to react with thin air! In addition to this 3 lite coats took 3 days to go off to a workable state and they don't like holts lacquer.
Anyway, I went at them again, i totally stripped the hammerite off with a sanding wheel, paint brush and cellulose, 400/600/1000/2000/8 micro sanding paper, i basically brought them back to the base paint. Really i could not recommend painting your callipers while on the car, the shite that was on them was incredible, so if you do go this route be prepared for reactions in your paint, its good for a touch up but not a re-spray IMO.
Time to spray
I cleaned them down with pre-paint and made sure they were contaminant free, The colour i chose in the end was Signal Red, in the flesh its a very bright vibrate red, i chose this as my dad just used it to re-sprayed his spitfire back to its orginal colour and his spray gun and paint was all set up and ready to go
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As i never sprayed before with a gun so my dad did one calliper as a
guide for me and i did the other, He was able to apply a much thicker coat than me as he knew what he was doing, so one calliper got 3 coats where as mine got 6, i applied it thinner being a rookie and all.
After they was sprayed we let them go off overnight, then the next day i polished them up with g3 and then g8 compound until they were nice and smooth, time for the decals.
I hate this part, i don't have the steadiest hands and the few pints the night before didn't
help, i got the on anyways and them came out well considering i put them on with out measuring or anything, then 2 coats of lacquer and bobs your uncle.
I fired some new pads on while i was at it, feic it ta hell.
Pic's below