Painting stock brake calipers

[gunner93]

Hi Jono... does the paint kit comes in silver colour? Red is too loud for me.

I wanted to do mine for quite a while now and I'm slowing learning to gain some confidence. In my country, the high heat paints come in super quick-dry paint cans and just spray over the calipers. I was planning to cover the NISSAN words with celotape, then spray the whole caliper. After drying, I remove the celotape and use a slim brush to touch up the wordings as you had done. Ok enough talk right. Lets get some action yeah!!! Hope to post my effort after I complete mine. Wish me luck! High 5 from me for your effort.

 

[Jono]

Thanks Gunner! :wave:

You can get silver paint, no problem :nod:

 

[Yakozan]

Hell yeah, I'm off to the pub for lunch in a minute! In the beer garden!

(Yeah I know, less booze... more boost! )

We should make that the official S15OC slogan

 

[baynz]

i want to do the main caliper in white then the nissan lettering in black as the car is white. and i think it will look good.

 

[Nicely]

Here's my current look

 

[gunner93]

Hi Nicely,

That the first time I see the stylised Silvia on a caliper. Would you mind telling how you get that done? Looks unique...

 

[Topper]

Geek...

 

[Nicely]

You're just jealous

Gunner: http://forum.s15oc.com/showpost.php?p=22622&postcount=14

 

[PhilV]

this has interested me, just got new silver bronze TE37's...thinking of doing black calipers with bronze NISSAN....dunno hmmm I'm not very patient...may pay sumone to do it lol

 

[gunner93]

Hi Jono,

Are there any Halfords in Hereford/Ross On Wye area?

 

[Nicely]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...cator_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_langId_-1

 

[gunner93]

Thanks again Nicely... what are we going to do without you... Can I call you S15 dictionary? He He...

 

[gunner93]

Oh btw, should any of you guys visit Ross On Wye, drop by at China Boy Jo restaurant. Its my Bro-in-law's. Tell him you guys are the S15oc world unite... Cheerio.

 

[gunner93]

Jano/Topper/Nicely,

Can I use Hammerite paint for the calipers instead? Can it take the heat?

 

[Nicely]

That's what I used on mine :nod:

 

[Topper]

And me :nod:

 

[gunner93]

Thanks. I suppose its able to take the heat without flaking since you guys are the living examples. :thumbs:

 

[gunner93]

Today I did the rear calipers just to get some experience before I do the front one. You can see it all here...

http://gunner93.multiply.com/photos/album/24

 

[Topper]

Painted it while still fitted , you must of spend ages covering everything....

 

[gunner93]

Not the painting but the wire brushing and sand paper took me quite a while.