Anybody painted their brake calipers?

[chibbard]

Has anybody successfully hand painted their brake calipers. As in, it doesn't look crap/chavvy. Pictures please if possible!!!!

[cerdad]

mine were painted red before i stripped them for poweder coating,they did look c##p

[Tanguero]

Professionally refurbished by http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/ (who I cant recommend highly enough!) then painted by myself in high temp gold. Hopefully not too chavvy!

[portzi]

only a big bad cerb can have a purple chassis and gold AP's fantasic awsome looking car.

[iamrtl]

chibbard said:

Has anybody successfully hand painted their brake calipers. As in, it doesn't look crap/chavvy. Pictures please if possible!!!!

Send you an email.

Rob

[jackwibble]

portzi said:

only a big bad cerb can have a purple chassis and gold AP's fantasic awsome looking car.

Yep i think you'll find its PINK!

[Tanguero]

yadda, yadda yadda, RAL 4008 "Traffic Purple", yadda, yadda, yadda

Though admittedly the flash makes it look a bit girly!

[chibbard]

iamrtl said:

chibbard said:

Has anybody successfully hand painted their brake calipers. As in, it doesn't look crap/chavvy. Pictures please if possible!!!!

Send you an email.

Rob

E-mail sent, Thanks in advance!!!!

[portzi]

jackwibble said:

portzi said:

only a big bad cerb can have a purple chassis and gold AP's fantasic awsome looking car.

Yep i think you'll find its PINK!

Penelopy pit stop

[chibbard]

Thanks for the replies. Next question is what colour should i go for. The car is Reflex Purple. I'm thinking blue to match the new short induction/silicone hoses that are going on, although yellow gold to me also look good. Thoughts please????

[Pyrolysis]

Managed to do mine a few times by hand pretty neatly. Just take your time and keep a steady hand.

[phillpot]

Blue, good choice





Halfords "engine paint" photo is back in 2012. Not a big fan of Halfords and didn't set out to have them blue but it was Sunday afternoon, wanted to get then done so dry to fit Monday and blue was the best choice of what they had available.

Not looking so good now, well due for another coat.

[DoubleSix]

Did them on my 130i a few years back using some basic heat resistant stuff from Halfords, it still looks fine and much better than before!

Hubs in silver, calipers in black - not looking to make any statement on these little things.