Jord
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Registered: 28th Aug 03
Location: Mossend, North Lanarkshire
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does anyone know where I can get this stuff from? any websites or that?
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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I used hamerite on mine, it works just as well and is a lot cheaper 
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Jord
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Registered: 28th Aug 03
Location: Mossend, North Lanarkshire
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what do you need to do to prepare it before you paint it?
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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clean it with wire brush to get all shite off and then with white spirits or something then just paint em dead easy
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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just give it a good wire brushin to remove rust, then give it a wipe down
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Jord
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Registered: 28th Aug 03
Location: Mossend, North Lanarkshire
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ok al give that a go 2nite, cheers!
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L885 1.28v
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Registered: 7th Aug 03
Location: Copthorne, Nr Gatwick
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do u need the high tempture stuff??
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Sjdickso
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Registered: 15th Jul 03
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Just use Hammerite, But as said before make sure its a clean surface, i.e rust & Grease free.
You get a slightly better finish with proper caliper paint but then its X4 the cost.
[Edited on 02-09-2003 by Sjdickso]
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Valleyscorsa
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Registered: 16th Jan 03
Location: Glam Uni - drives - 1.2 vegas
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What colour does this hammerite stuff come in? 
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Greasemonkey
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Registered: 17th Apr 02
Location: Drives a Tractor
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hammerite comes in loads of colours matey, black silver red blue etc
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Valleyscorsa
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Registered: 16th Jan 03
Location: Glam Uni - drives - 1.2 vegas
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Sorted, im after a dark green, where would i get it from, Halfords? Or sumwhere like B&Q?
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The Guru
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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I took mine off, cleaned them with a wire brush on the electric drill and sprayed them with an ordinary tin of blue hamerite spray paint.
Done the same to the drums, that was year or so ago and theyre still spanking. Cheap and really good, just be patient, do a few light coats at a time.
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
Location: Nottingham/Derbyshire Boarder.
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I painted my old calipers with Silver hammerite to match the car, lasted about 4 months no problem at all, when I was cleaning the car I would just take the wheel of give it a jet was and it was sparkling again, done the same on my 2.0 16V brakes but they have only been on 3 days, still look good though.
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Juha GSi
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Registered: 22nd Aug 03
Location: Finland
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i used something called hammer here in finland. i can imagine that is close to hammerite. drums and calipers have been nice looking two years now.
if you remember to wash them every now and then. but there is no rust after two years.
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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i did mine the other week with hammerite smooth silver looks kool
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
Location: Nottingham/Derbyshire Boarder.
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There is no rust because hammerite is a metal paint made to prevent rust, it seals whatever you paint it onto stopping rust.
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