Loc Calliper Stickers

[Corby]

Daft question, i know, but i have to ask....

The LOC calliper stickers detailed on this website, have different colours - red, black, silver etc... what is the colour - is it the text??? if so, what colour is the background.

No taking the **** please!

Cheers.

[Steve]

stickers text can be

Red

White

Silver

Black

White

And Chrome (when available)

If you had red calipers then you would add black stickers and so on

[SteveAudioX]

Most members have painted their Calipers first to there disired colour and then brought the LOGO Stickers to go.....

I am going to paint my calipers Black and go for Chrome stickers, but waiting for summer to do it...

[DUNCAN]

stickers text can be

Red

White

Silver

Black

White

And Chrome (when available)

If you had red calipers then you would add black stickers and so on

Would that be two different shades of white then Steve ? :P

[Steve]

yeah pearlecent :winky:

[Corby]

Thanks chaps.

Ive got a Plat Ice IS200....what do you reckon then on colours for the callipers and the stickers??

[Steve]

red with black stickers

I have seen red and blue calipers.. its preference really mate...

[TheDon]

i say black with silver stickers.

Thats what i got, also its the colour combo of the AMG SL500 calipers!

[Brettster]

I have red with white stickers

here's a pic

Not a great pic, but you get the idea

[Maz]

Here my caliper in Red, with Gold Loc stickers..

Red Caliper & Gold Loc sticker

i alway like Caliper in Red, it give a sporty feel to it... :D :D :D

[kev dood]

I went for Black calipers with silver stickers. Looks smart and understated.

Then I decided to buy the chrome stickers cos they look much better than the silver (which are a little to grey for me). Haven't got round to doing them yet though - had em about 4 months or so too!! maybe more.

[kev dood]

heres me fronts

and heres me rears

[AltezzaScott]

i think Silver calipers and black stickers!

[kev dood]

ahh yeah, thats what I was gonna add. Seen the mercs etc and they have silver calipers with black writing. Looks nice.

I would do that if doing it again!

[Corby]

thanks for all the comments. My initial thought was silver callipers and black stickers.. so going to buy the stickers and paint them when it gets warmer & drier!!

Do you fully remove the callipers - disocnnect pipes etc, or just unbolt it and mask the other areas??

[Steve]

no mate.. just take your wheels off.. get some masking tape though and tape up the bits you dont want to accidently paint.

[Parthiban]

this may sound silly but how do you all clean the calipers? my front ones keep getting dirtier and dirtier but i can't seem to clean them properly to look like new

[TheDon]

best kit you can get is made by foliatec, you can get it from Halfords. its a tried and tested product that is the best i have ever seen.

Kit comes with two tins, one paint and the other is the catalist to make it harden and more durable to the heat and elements.

The third part of the kit is brake cleaner spray.

you take a wire brush to the calipers to remove any rust that will flake off, wear a mask! then spray the cleaner over the calipers. no dust left after that!

mix the paints, find a glass jar and only use half of each tin as i have never used more than 1/4 of a full tin!

get a 1/4 inch brush (not included) and begin to paint, keep the first coat thin and try and apply 3 coats if you can. apply wheel back to car.

move to next wheel. leave for 24hrs to dry and cure then take wheels off again.

aplly decal/sticker then paint over with a clear laquer for auto use (not wood varnish!)

put wheels on and drive away.

also a tip is to use black for the main colour as you cant see the brake dust on the caliper!

[Steve]

i used hammerite.. was good

the caliper doesnt get that hot to be honest.. unless you decide to race your car! drive your car about then get out and touch caliper... (dont touch disk)

[kev dood]

Steves right, hammerite smooooooth, thats what I uesed. Lovely. Clean it up with a spong, the paint on with a brush (don't get the hammerite spray!)

Put on the stickers when the paint is dry, can leave a few days if pos. then get some Halfords clear laquer and spray caliper. Mask areas you don't want covered, an old shirt helps here.

[Steve]

the laquer only needs to cover the sticker and the edges so that it seals the sticker from brake grime... you dont have to cover the whole caliper.. unless you want to. :)