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orta

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Hi Guys.

Gonna have a go at painting my brake calipers tomorrow. Is there any advise you guys who've done it before could enlighten me with? I know basically what I'm doing (Remove wheel, clean calipiers... and paint), but is there anything odd this french thing is gonna throw my way? Any advise would be appreciated. Cool

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Posted 25th Aug 2010 at 02:14

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rallyestyle

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What paint are you using? Key is to make sure the calipers are very keen and roughed up a little so that the paint adheres well Thumbs up

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Posted 25th Aug 2010 at 16:12

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armzsc6

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i've just done mine and they look awesome Big grin

however spent ages on mine as car was off the road. Took all 4 calipers off and spent ages cleaning and rubbing off all the rust and dirt. However very un-impressed with e-tec paint! I put on 3 coats and left them to dry for 3 days in my garage. However they are still almost sticky now and the paint hasnt stuck well at all Sad

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Also its supposed to be resistant to chemicals and brake dust... But brake cleaner and brake fluid both take it off easily! Useless stuf if you ask me. Will have to see how long it lasts as they do look great.

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Posted 25th Aug 2010 at 16:25

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stevevac43

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I did mine recently.i used smooth red hammerite paint,all i did was give them a dam good clean with wire brush then wiped excess dust of and painted them red,i did 3 coats,looks great,keeping them clean is a pain,as i had my wheels refurbed as well,every couple of weeks i take all the wheels of clean them inside the rims and clean the callipers as well,im a bit ocd with cleaning cars

Posted 25th Aug 2010 at 17:03

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orta

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cool cheers for the advise fellas. However I've hit a hurdle, I can't get the wheels off!! It's in the garage now to see if they can get 'em off, but the wheel locking nut is bent (!!!)

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Posted 25th Aug 2010 at 18:23

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armzsc6

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ahh yes i've been there before... standard peugeot locking wheel nuts with 4 offset pins are shite, they always bend or fall out or snap off eventually. I've got different ones on mine now and theres never a problem.

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Posted 26th Aug 2010 at 04:36

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mr swampy s16

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use either smoothrite or humbrol model paint!!

available in loads of colors and stays looking good for ages

Posted 26th Aug 2010 at 04:44

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vintageguy

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Do you still got the brochures for the car? I think they have that color combi which will make it easier for you to have your choice.. I hope I do make sense here.. LOL!

This would be my first post.. Big grin

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Posted 10th Sep 2010 at 15:08

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blaze wip

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vintageguy wrote:

HurraY!

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Interesting intro! Welcome. Wave

Stick something in 'general' to say hi.
p.s. Just looked on your website... you dont actually list ANY pug bits?! Do you have one?

Back on topic, i've not heard a good word anywhere about the e-tec caliper paint, hammerite smooth seems to be used commonly with decent results. What colour you going for?

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Posted 10th Sep 2010 at 15:14

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deanstacey

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Painted mine today, used Hammerite BBQ spray paint!!!

I like the understated look and this comes out as silvery grey.

Posted 20th Sep 2010 at 05:46

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