Painted brake callipers
Painted brake callipers
First of all, which colour to go for? I originally was going to go for the standard red but a friend mentioned about doing dark purple which i think would look quite cool. Anyone got any other colours that might work well with the colour of my car?
Second, which paint should I use? There's various kits on eBay but im not sure which one works best or which is best value for money.
Any help or input on this would be much appreciated :thumbup:
Honda Civic Type R EP3 Premier Edition
Mods so far
AEM V2 Induction Kit ¦ Blitz-Nur Spec R Exhaust ¦ Rota Grid Drift 16x8" et10 in Bronze wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1-R's ¦ HSD Coilovers ¦ D2 Rear Adjustable Camber Arms ¦ Mugen Replica Rear Wing ¦ Skunk2 Gear Knob ¦ Sticker-bombed Centre Console ¦ 8000K HID Kit ¦ Metallic Purple Brake Callipers ¦ EP Racing Purple Rear Tow Hook
Progression thread can be found here
I want to paint my brake callipers but im after some advice on two things.
First of all, which colour to go for? I originally was going to go for the standard red but a friend mentioned about doing dark purple which i think would look quite cool. Anyone got any other colours that might work well with the colour of my car?
Second, which paint should I use? There's various kits on eBay but im not sure which one works best or which is best value for money.
Any help or input on this would be much appreciated :thumbup:
Honda Civic Type R EP3 Premier Edition
Mods so far
AEM V2 Induction Kit ¦ Blitz-Nur Spec R Exhaust ¦ Rota Grid Drift 16x8" et10 in Bronze wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1-R's ¦ HSD Coilovers ¦ D2 Rear Adjustable Camber Arms ¦ Mugen Replica Rear Wing ¦ Skunk2 Gear Knob ¦ Sticker-bombed Centre Console ¦ 8000K HID Kit ¦ Metallic Purple Brake Callipers ¦ EP Racing Purple Rear Tow Hook
Progression thread can be found here
Most of us have painted our calipers using Hammerite Smooth and a brush
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
If your car is the one in your avatar then I'd say go with red - struggling to visualise the purple but not sure how that would work with the grey.........
Most of us have painted our calipers using Hammerite Smooth and a brush
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
I think purple would be something different and would look good give it a go be different.
I've got yellow so why not
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Hammerite smooth is best and most kits on ebay are just small tubs of that.
I think purple would be something different and would look good give it a go be different.
I've got yellow so why not
el_bandido
22-01-2020, 03:07 PM #4Hammerite. I used the spray can, black paint with some white Lexus decals. Give the callipers a really good clean with a wire brush and some sand paper.
el_bandido Hammerite. I used the spray can, black paint with some white Lexus decals. Give the callipers a really good clean with a wire brush and some sand paper.
That's what i used, Hammerite matt black aerosol with white decals.
But i totally smoothed my callipers to get rid of all the casting marks.
el_bandido Hammerite. I used the spray can, black paint with some white Lexus decals. Give the callipers a really good clean with a wire brush and some sand paper.
That's what i used, Hammerite matt black aerosol with white decals.
But i totally smoothed my callipers to get rid of all the casting marks.
el_bandido
22-01-2020, 07:45 PM #6That's exactly what I did with the sand paper basically. I could probably have done a better job, but it was my first mod
Need to redo them and take a bit more time and effort this time, may take them off and grind off the casting marks and fit new seals while their off?
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Was one of my first mods too, i did mine too quickly, got red pain every where looked like id run into a blood bank van!
Need to redo them and take a bit more time and effort this time, may take them off and grind off the casting marks and fit new seals while their off?
![[Image: 310464_10150275303516886_718501885_79717...7635_n.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/Azzer16/310464_10150275303516886_718501885_7971739_1254597635_n.jpg)
I think the purple could work really well or it could turn out horrible. I just wanted something different to the usual red.
Honda Civic Type R EP3 Premier Edition
Mods so far
AEM V2 Induction Kit ¦ Blitz-Nur Spec R Exhaust ¦ Rota Grid Drift 16x8" et10 in Bronze wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1-R's ¦ HSD Coilovers ¦ D2 Rear Adjustable Camber Arms ¦ Mugen Replica Rear Wing ¦ Skunk2 Gear Knob ¦ Sticker-bombed Centre Console ¦ 8000K HID Kit ¦ Metallic Purple Brake Callipers ¦ EP Racing Purple Rear Tow Hook
Progression thread can be found here
Just to help with the colour choices, here's a pic of her looking clean
I think the purple could work really well or it could turn out horrible. I just wanted something different to the usual red.
Honda Civic Type R EP3 Premier Edition
Mods so far
AEM V2 Induction Kit ¦ Blitz-Nur Spec R Exhaust ¦ Rota Grid Drift 16x8" et10 in Bronze wrapped in Toyo Proxes T1-R's ¦ HSD Coilovers ¦ D2 Rear Adjustable Camber Arms ¦ Mugen Replica Rear Wing ¦ Skunk2 Gear Knob ¦ Sticker-bombed Centre Console ¦ 8000K HID Kit ¦ Metallic Purple Brake Callipers ¦ EP Racing Purple Rear Tow Hook
Progression thread can be found here
If you do like it and nobody else does - heh who cares, it's your car :lol:
IS200 Sport - Sold
Mazda 6 MPS - Zoom Zoom!
Modifications
Completed:
Currently 280bhp/295lbft; 3" Meercat custom exhaust; KW Suspension; FMIC; SSP; HPFP; Custom Stainless Steel Dials - for the moment, the only set in the world!! (Till the group buy for MPSOC anyway :lol: )
In Progress:
E-Tuning remap ongoing via Cobb Accessport; Braided brake lines; Stubby aerial; Tinted repeaters and sidelights; 3 Port Boost Control Solenoid; 3" HTP Intake
Just go for the purple... If you don't like it, you can always paint over it. This ain't no one-shot deal here after all...
If you do like it and nobody else does - heh who cares, it's your car :lol:
IS200 Sport - Sold
Mazda 6 MPS - Zoom Zoom!
Modifications
Completed:
Currently 280bhp/295lbft; 3" Meercat custom exhaust; KW Suspension; FMIC; SSP; HPFP; Custom Stainless Steel Dials - for the moment, the only set in the world!! (Till the group buy for MPSOC anyway :lol: )
In Progress:
E-Tuning remap ongoing via Cobb Accessport; Braided brake lines; Stubby aerial; Tinted repeaters and sidelights; 3 Port Boost Control Solenoid; 3" HTP Intake
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