Hi my front callipers are really fading on my tdv8 any one recommend how to get these back to full colour? Had brembo on few other cars gold on 350Z was fine and Evo the red went pink but the grey on this feels like rough texture so thought would ask advice ?
Either going to sort out grey
or start a fresh and go black with silver brembo decals as car is black,if this option any one recommend a calliper paint ?
Thanks GP Prev cars
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I have exactly same issue and will be ordering this once I have the trolley jack

http://www.frost.co.uk/por15-caliper-painting-kit-black.html

Will take a look at this,seen on the site few other callipers paints available, do you think the very high temperature paint is needed ?
Cheers Prev cars
Corsa 1.8 SRI
Nissan 350Z GT
Mountune Focus RS
Evo 9 tuned
58 R/R sport TDV8 (bluefin remap) 24 getting sensible lol

GP88 wrote:

Hi my front callipers are really fading on my tdv8 any one recommend how to get these back to full colour? Had brembo on few other cars gold on 350Z was fine and Evo the red went pink but the grey on this feels like rough texture so thought would ask advice ?
Either going to sort out grey
or start a fresh and go black with silver brembo decals as car is black,if this option any one recommend a calliper paint ?
Thanks GP

harrygh60 wrote:

HiMy Brembo's were looking sad so decided to paint them.Checked caliper paint About £7 small tin, because it is heat proof.So thought why not use engine paint (heat proof) £3.So i used Red ,look great and have been done for 1 year now with new white Brembo stickers

Will be doing mine soon and have a question: did you clear lacquer over the Brembo stickers?

I'd like to lacquer over but am a bit worried they might shrivel up, which would be a real  2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

do you guys have any pictures you can post of the end result ? I am thinking of painting mine black.
cheers / Luke Recently bought a 2007 RRS HSE TDV6 for a Pimp-My-Ride-Project.
DONE: Meduza front bumper, AB rear bumper, AB tailpipes, calipers repainted, rear upper tailgate upgrade, side steps, AB front grille, AB side vents, rear LED lights, clear side repeaters, integrated daytime running lights, LED headlights.
TO DO: color code sills and pillars.

Paddi wrote:

harrygh60 wrote:

HiMy Brembo's were looking sad so decided to paint them.Checked caliper paint About £7 small tin, because it is heat proof.So thought why not use engine paint (heat proof) £3.So i used Red ,look great and have been done for 1 year now with new white Brembo stickers

Will be doing mine soon and have a question: did you clear lacquer over the Brembo stickers?

I'd like to lacquer over but am a bit worried they might shrivel up, which would be a real

GP88 wrote:

Will take a look at this,seen on the site few other callipers paints available, do you think the very high temperature paint is needed ?
Cheers

I have used Hammerite on all the calipers I have painted in the past. Never had an issue yet with finish, discolouring or paint peeling, and will continue to use Hammerite

Disco_Mikey wrote:

GP88 wrote:

Will take a look at this,seen on the site few other callipers paints available, do you think the very high temperature paint is needed ?
Cheers

I have used Hammerite on all the calipers I have painted in the past. Never had an issue yet with finish, discolouring or paint peeling, and will continue to use Hammerite

Hi Mikey, Hadn't thought of Hammerite, although i used it on the centre of my discs,where they had gone rusty. They still look good. And the discs probably get as hot as the calipers  itisme

[quote="Graz"]I have exactly same issue and will be ordering this once I have the trolley jack

http://www.frost.co.uk/por15-caliper-paint...tml[/quote
Hi Graz, Why pay £35 when as good a job can be done for about £5. Look at the other po sts on here itisme

+1 for Hammerite

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harrygh60 wrote:

Paddi wrote:

harrygh60 wrote:

HiMy Brembo's were looking sad so decided to paint them.Checked caliper paint About £7 small tin, because it is heat proof.So thought why not use engine paint (heat proof) £3.So i used Red ,look great and have been done for 1 year now with new white Brembo stickers

Will be doing mine soon and have a question: did you clear lacquer over the Brembo stickers?

I'd like to lacquer over but am a bit worried they might shrivel up, which would be a real

Hi Paddi, No i did not Lacquer mine .And they are fine after one year.And i have power washed my wheels regular. But if yu feel you want to Lacquer yours. Why not stick a sticker on a painted piece of metal and try the lacquer on it? The stickers i bought were from Ebay and there were 6 in the pack. Cant remember who from. Hope this helps

Good idea. I've only got two decals but they are cheap enough so will buy some spares and experiment with lacquer first.

Update
Just had a look at the website http://www.brake-caliper-painting.com/index.html#.UfY7GtJqWRU I bought my paint from and they have advice on lacquering decals:
"Should you lacquer over your brake caliper decals?

You probably want to do everything you can to ensure the nice looking caliper decals you have bought are there to stay and not about to fall of when at speed or fly off when your jet washing your brakes. But try to resist the temptation of lacquering over your decals.

Whether you use our decals or you buy elsewhere, you really should not do this. If you did and you managed to avoid having the strong solvent content in the lacquer react with the vinyl causing it to ripple or melt, you still can not absolutely guarantee that you have no air at all whatsoever trapped underneath the vinyl, when the calipers get hot, the air will expand and you'll crack the lacquer on your calipers.

The last thing you want is to be having to have your calipers painted again after you got them just how you want them."

Guess not then  2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Disco_Mikey wrote:

2 coats of Smooth Green, were on the car for a year before being sold, and still looked perfect then

If Hammerite (or DIY) isn't your thing, this place will repaint 2 brembo's for £115

http://www.brake-caliper-painting.com/brem...fQMs42USXc