3CorsaMeal
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Well all over the internet people say to use hammerite smooth and that their brakes still look like new after painting and using for a year or so.
Well my findings are different, about 4yrs ago i painted the calipers on the car with hammerite, just brushed them and then painted, it lasted for a while but looked scabby and could tell rust was underneath.
So bought some different calipers, cleaned them up to a very high standard, no rust at all. Painted them, gave them a few coats, everything was covered.
And here i am two years later and the paint is flaking off and all rust underneath.
My questions now are:
Should i use an etch primer first, then paint with either folia tec or a VHT paint.
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3CorsaMeal
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[QUOTE=3corsameal;738326]just to reply to these after my experience (have given it a few years)
calipers when i got them
starting to clean them up
totally cleaned, no corrosion left
painted with hammerite and rebuilt
Year or two later
not sure what i did wrong.[/QUOTE]
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3CorsaMeal
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thing that annoys me is, i was going to use proper paint last time, but internet people said hammerite woould be fine and that my prep work must of been bad the 1st time
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JaffaTB
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hammerite bubbled off my rear drums within a few months when i used it so i got some brush on vht stuff off ebay, it was a bit expensive but has worked great, keeps its colour too without fading
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sc0ott
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Mines have always been fine.
I do need to redo the fronts because of some garage used a hammer to remove the calipers.
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Graham88
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Mine look good for about 10 minutes then they just start looking black again. On trackdays the paint was bubbling & dripping off. I've given up
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DannyB
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Can you not just make a progress thread?
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3CorsaMeal
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will do soon, might get premium membership so i can start a CS garage
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DannyB
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You should, just think of how many Corrado pictures you could have as your avatar  endless possibilities!
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3CorsaMeal
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been cleaning the hammerite and rust off
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FAZ
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powdercoat?
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by FAZ
powdercoat?
was thinking this the other day 
brembos are powdercoated from factory
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Jed D
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i used pound store silver on mine about 5 month ago, rubbed them down a bit and painted. simples, still holding on strong without any signs of rust or wear, done the drums aswell and they fine
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Ben G
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hammerite is ok for a quick fix. lasted about a year on my focus before i had to re-do them.
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Jambo
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I need to do mine. All brown and rusty 
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by FAZ
powdercoat?
problem i have, is i rebuilt them all before painting last time and cannot be arsed to take the pistons and seal out again.
also i think i will be upgrading them again in the future
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FAZ
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whats the point in doing this then if your upgrading them?
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Jake
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why not purchase brake caliper paint from halfords instead of normal hammerite
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Cole
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I mixed my hammerite with some 2k blue and a yr later still going strong.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Jake
why not purchase brake caliper paint from halfords instead of normal hammerite
some bad reviews on that.
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3CorsaMeal
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Have cleaned them all up now, still not sure what paint to get.
some say use caliper paint, no primer needed, others says use an etch primer then a VHT paint.
PJ1 exhaust paint is another i've been recommended.
think i might go etch primer and vht paint, cheaper and also prefer to spray them rather than brush, also the caliper paint needs mixing and it goes off after a while
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Steve
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powdercaoted
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Graham88
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Problem with powdercoating these calipers is when you take the spring on/off it'll chip the fuck out of it. Pointless powdercoating calipers that need to come apart and risk chipping everytime
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Steve
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should have smart pads tbh, like my wilwood 6 pots, love name dropping
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3CorsaMeal
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powdercoat would mean taking the pistons and seals out again, and i cannot be arsed with that.
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