Brake calipers

**Spikey©** · 26th March 2006, 15:44

Can anyone recommend a really good brake caliper cleaner and method?

Now the horrible steelies have gone, seriously thinking about painting them blue (calipers not steelies), remember seeing someone elses on here and they looked great. Think blue will go nicely with the head/sidelights (Stuffvilles) and set off nicely against the Moonland bodywork.

**grumpano** · 26th March 2006, 17:34

Brake cleaner will do the job,plus for the paint i would go for smoothrite.Seen it used on a few forums to good results.I'm gonna do mine in the summer.

**cpt slow** · 26th March 2006, 17:43

Originally Posted by Spikey©

Can anyone recommend a really good brake caliper cleaner and method?

Now the horrible steelies have gone, seriously thinking about painting them blue (calipers not steelies), remember seeing someone elses on here and they looked great. Think blue will go nicely with the head/sidelights (Stuffvilles) and set off nicely against the Moonland bodywork.

Hey Spike , you coppying me with blue calipers !

**Spikey©** · 26th March 2006, 18:01

Originally Posted by caprimanuk

Hey Spike , you coppying me with blue calipers !

I knew i'd seen them on here somewhere

What did you use to do yours?

**Duncan** · 26th March 2006, 18:11

Originally Posted by caprimanuk

Hey Spike , you coppying me with blue calipers !

Well you can add me to the list!

Got myself a dark blue (to match the car) paint caliper painting kit (cleaner, paint hardener etc.) earlier this year, but it's been to frigging cold to apply it so far! lol. I'll be doing it when it's a wee bit warmer and the paint won't take a zillion hours to dry!

D

**Spikey©** · 26th March 2006, 18:16

Originally Posted by Duncan

Well you can add me to the list!

Got myself a dark blue (to match the car) paint caliper painting kit (cleaner, paint hardener etc.) earlier this year, but it's been to frigging cold to apply it so far! lol. I'll be doing it when it's a wee bit warmer and the paint won't take a zillion hours to dry!

D

Who makes it, where do you get it and how much?

**cpt slow** · 26th March 2006, 18:23

I just used smoothrite made by hammerite people . Bought it from Focus I think .

**Spikey©** · 26th March 2006, 18:25

Cool, that's 2 votes for Smoothrite.

**grumpano** · 26th March 2006, 18:28

Hey Capriman. When you painted your calipers did you remove the pads or paint around them?

**cpt slow** · 26th March 2006, 18:40

"grumpano" I just went very carefull , painted around them . They look fine too . I quite fancy green ones now though as Spikey is going for Blue also !