I Want To Paint My Calipers In Red?

[Tango]

Apparently Hammerite has flamable contents in it, so it not recommended, your best bet is non-flamamble paint.

Allthough I used Hammerite on my previous car, I wouldn't use it on a Lexus!

Not recommended by who? Quite agree it's flammable in the tin, but the flammable content is the solvent which evapoates off as it dries. The finished coat isn't flammable. It's been on my IS200 Sport for three years and looks as good as the day it was painted (every time I clean the dust off) so now it's also on the calipers of my IS250.

[Bloodygoodbloke]

black with silver Lexus lettering

silver with black Lexus lettering

Jamie

I have been thinking the same Jamie

I want to just tidy them up, dont want them to stand out

I did mine in black. but would look great with some silver lettering.

[Tango]

black with silver Lexus lettering

silver with black Lexus lettering

Jamie

I have been thinking the same Jamie

I want to just tidy them up, dont want them to stand out

I did mine in black. but would look great with some silver lettering.

Chrome caliper stickers used to be available...not sure if they still are

[Unregistered_User]

Now that would look the business me thinks :) Can see this topic going somewhere like the other caliper sticker thread haha.

Jamie

[boddamloon]

i have just saw white carbon stickers and i think that might look nice

i used halfrauds caliper paint and it did as it said on the tin

[Mike_B]

i have just saw white carbon stickers and i think that might look nice

i used halfrauds caliper paint and it did as it said on the tin

White carbon? Carbon fibre, by it's very nature, is black... Why would someone go to the effort of putting the weave effect onto something, and then make it patently obvious that it's not really carbon?

I dunno... :duh:

[boddamloon]

i have just saw white carbon stickers and i think that might look nice

i used halfrauds caliper paint and it did as it said on the tin

White carbon? Carbon fibre, by it's very nature, is black... Why would someone go to the effort of putting the weave effect onto something, and then make it patently obvious that it's not really carbon?

I dunno... :duh:

here it is for all to see!

[Sharkman]

True carbon fibre is black but not in the way most people think. The carbon weave pattern that looks so nice often isn't much more than a top layer just for show. "white carbon" is covered with the same layer only there have been Aluminium threads woven in (in the same way you get red bluw of yellow "carbon").

Real (or nude) carbon is black, not very attracktiven and looks far from perfect.

[boddamloon]

It really does not matter if its real carbon fibre or not it not for structural purposes its just a sticker to look good mike

[si's_lex]

halfrauds do a caliper kit for approx 20 quid.

[Cous3]

That is the eBay seller I used to buy my decals, highly recommend him. Had them on a year and still looking good, also they are curved slightly to fit the front caliper better..........Oh and I used silver Smooth Hammerite with no problems at all with black decals.

Keith

[Unregistered_User]

I used silver Smooth Hammerite with no problems at all with black decals

Do you have any pics mate - I'm trying to decide on the most suitable colour combination.

Cheers,

Jamie

[black200]

don't do it!!!

it will last a year then it will look ****

[boddamloon]

i would think doing the calipers once every year would not be any hardship???

[Adie]

don't do it!!!

it will last a year then it will look ****

Not if you do a proper job and clean them :winky:

[Unregistered_User]

Think I'm going to do this tomorrow if I get the chance.

Any tips before I go ahead???

Cheers,

Jamie

[boddamloon]

most important thing Jamie is to get all the brake dust cleaned off mate

[Tango]

It's been on my IS200 Sport for three years and looks as good as the day it was painted (every time I clean the dust off) so now it's also on the calipers of my IS250.

The Hammerite red on my IS200!!! Still going strong and as I said 'as good as' etc. What you talking about black200?