Caliper painting

[Dazzer]

Stripping the old paint of my calipers to spray them.Can I use any kind of paint stripper or is just loads of elbow grease? Cheers

 

[Pav]

i wouldnt use any paint stripper out there..lots of effort and elbow grease will do the job..

 

[Dazzer]

i wouldnt use any paint stripper out there..lots of effort and elbow grease will do the job..

Cheers mate just topping up the elbow grease with a sandwich& a cup of tea☺ 2 down 2 to go

 

[Pav]

know how you feel..done mine not long ago and what a ball ache...but wait till you are all done..

 

[sevenfourate]

View attachment 14990 View attachment 14991 know how you feel..done mine not long ago and what a ball ache...but wait till you are all done..

Holding up well Pav ?

 

[Pav]

still going strong Shuv..happy bunny

 

[matthewson]

They look great! What's the best way to strip the old paint?

 

[Pav]

as above..hard work mate...

 

[Adam_C]

What is wrong with using paint stripper? (General question, dont know much about it)

 

[Pav]

pretty sure it gets very messy..never used it so cant comment but i'd rather do it using my arms then risking damage to the calipers..not sure how aggressive the strippers are
and im talking about paint strippers not the ladies :ninja:

 

[Adam_C]

Just some good old graft to get the paint off then and some high temp paint?

I only ask as i am thinking of doing my back ones, there is no paint on them at the moment but would rather clean them all up so the surface is as clean as possible

 

[Pav]

check this: croll down to see..
http://www.clio197.net/threads/pavs-albi-blue.42916/page-37

 

[Adam_C]

Looks good! what front discs do you have on there?

 

[Pav]

they are Mtec..good quality and pretty cheap too..look them up..can have all diff patterns too

 

[Adam_C]

they are Mtec..good quality and pretty cheap too..look them up..can have all diff patterns too

Mine must be Mtec too then as they are exactly the same look as yours!

 

[Pav]

happy with them??if you pair them up with Ferodo ds2500 pads the braking power is just awesome..

 

[Dazzer]

View attachment 14990 View attachment 14991 know how you feel..done mine not long ago and what a ball ache...but wait till you are all done..

They look realy good Pav,hope mine come out as good,all four are stripped and ready for paint now tomorrow, got there in the end

 

[Siliconsteve]

they are Mtec..good quality and pretty cheap too..look them up..can have all diff patterns too

I've just bought mtec. Quite heavy but not fitted yet,lol. Did you paint brembo back on or some sort of transfer?

 

[Pav]

I've just bought mtec. Quite heavy but not fitted yet,lol. Did you paint brembo back on or some sort of transfer?

its a sticker Steve...ebay is full of them.

 

[Pav]

They look realy good Pav,hope mine come out as good,all four are stripped and ready for paint now tomorrow, got there in the end

just take your time spraying and allow them to dry before a next coat is applied..