G8RDK

get the calipers off the car and im wanting to paint them black, been told mixed things about different paints to use so any experience or hwere to get some from would be great. Wanting black also. Cheers

172sport

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Smoothrite works well.

M444GY

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folatech

got some off ebay

JonMc

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Halfords stuff is good, great price if you know someone with a trade card

G8RDK

Anyone had any problems with it setting a light when hard breaking? Ive heard that smooth hammerite does this, got myself a trade card too

shepster

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Used a similar product to smoothrite on mine and they have been fine for years. Still look as good as the day they were done!

mike h

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I'm quite pleased with the halfords paint.

BlueBugEye

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Hammerite/Smoothite always gets suggested and most people appear to have no problems with however the Folatech caliper piant gives a much better finish and will not melt/ignite and is not really that expensive!

alcazar

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NEVER had any problems with Smoothrite, either in getting a perfect finish even with a brush, or it melting etc.

I've done two sets of calipers on mine, plus the ones on the lad's Corsa SRiCDTi, and changed the silver Brembos on the other lad's Clio 197, to red, all using Smoothrite, no probs.

G8RDK

thanks for all the info, hopefully get them painted by the weekend. Do you use any primer?

alcazar

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With Smoothrite, no. Just wire brush the surface rust and muck off, then paint, two coats per caliper at about 30 minute intervals.

stedee

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i used this stuff off ebay ,dont know what it was but it was very very good, ive tried that stuff from halfrauds - it was crap so dont bother with it
the stuff i got from ebay was about 20 a tin and it left a smooth enamel finish.

alcazar

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Smoothrite is under £10 a tin and one tin will do two cars.

G8RDK

mixed opinions on different types on here then