MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Cosmetic/Interior Modifications => Topic started by: Johnny_tro on September 20, 2012, 10:07:04 pm

Title: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Johnny_tro on September 20, 2012, 10:07:04 pm: Just checking, is it a simple case of using a wire brush and a can of brake cleaner - then paint?

and should I go with paint and brush? or spray can?

Any brands ppl would advise using?
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Tortaruga on September 20, 2012, 10:22:27 pm: Foliatec seems like a decent kit. 2 stage - paint & hardener, brush applied. Plenty of colours, including PINK...

You could spray with a different product, but in the time taken to mask up each disc etc. you'd probably have them painted.

With any paint job, preparation preparation preparation. Get them degreased and free of all lose debris, rust.

Good luck :smiley:
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: JStav on September 21, 2012, 10:12:25 am: I've got the blue etech kit, came with the paint, a brush and some caliper cleaner. Going to give mine a go tomorrow if the weather allows.
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: JStav on September 26, 2012, 11:11:22 am: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash3%2F561645_10100334413584903_1734022802_n.jpg&hash=9caddda34618e5cbf0e42f205e2f344ef2cb77fd)

did mine at the weekend, easy enough to do :)
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Teo10 on October 01, 2012, 12:20:52 pm: Getting mine re-done red tomorrow when my alloys are in for refurb and Powdercoating!

Black Car, Anthracite Grey Monza's and newly painted Red Calipers :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :pomppomp:
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Scrubadub on October 01, 2012, 08:14:01 pm: I've always used hammerite and its never faded or been affected by heat
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: bacillus on October 01, 2012, 09:33:52 pm: How tough is this paint to handling when fully dried as I've got to remove my front calipers and wondered if it'll be better/easier to paint them when off the car or not.
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Andy on October 01, 2012, 09:58:03 pm: used hammerite on mine also :happy2:
Title: Re: Painting Brake Calipers
Post by: Teo10 on October 02, 2012, 10:47:53 am: The guys at the garage I dropped the car off said if I provided the paint they'll to my calipers while the alloys are getting done. Went to halfrauds yesterday and got a couple tins of Hammerite so hoping they do the bizz nizz! :grin: