Spraying Calipers! - Saxperience

WickedRedSaxo · 13th December 2011, 00:08

I have a quick question , due to cold weather in UK, i spray them outside as i do not have a garage which i could put my car in haha, will the cold weather affect majorly to the result? as in will it affect the paint work etc.. ?

many thanks ! <3

desire1 · 13th December 2011, 01:21

yes it will mate... i wouldnt do it till it gets warmer or find a garage like a mates or something it would end up looking crap but then again no one will be lookin that close the the calipers so completely up to you, also depends on the paint you are using

Bedford126 · 13th December 2011, 01:28

Dry brakes off, sand them down, clean them, mask up, use 2k calliper paint to paint them, use a heat source to dry them (heat gun) 10 mins they will be touch dry job done.

Yes weather affects the finish but as long as you keep them dry during the prep/paint process and get a touch dry finish with the heat gun they will be fine.

o_O · 13th December 2011, 08:35

use a heat gun and just keep it close on an extension cord it will be fine

WickedRedSaxo · 13th December 2011, 23:11

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Originally Posted by o_O

use a heat gun and just keep it close on an extension cord it will be fine

will a hairdryer do ? haha (:

WickedRedSaxo · 13th December 2011, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Bedford126

Dry brakes off, sand them down, clean them, mask up, use 2k calliper paint to paint them, use a heat source to dry them (heat gun) 10 mins they will be touch dry job done.

Yes weather affects the finish but as long as you keep them dry during the prep/paint process and get a touch dry finish with the heat gun they will be fine.

can a hairdryer replace the heatgun ? thanks

m11ler · 14th December 2011, 12:23

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Originally Posted by WickedRedSaxo

can a hairdryer replace the heatgun ? thanks

Yeah man use a hair dryer

I painted my calipers with hammerite and they came out quite good.

robster247 · 15th December 2011, 20:42

i was talking to a guy from a body shop hes been there for over 15 years now and he said it doesnt affect the overall finish of the paint it just makes to thinners evaporate longer so it should be fine mate as long as its dry and preped right

WickedRedSaxo · 16th December 2011, 00:23

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Originally Posted by m11ler

Yeah man use a hair dryer

I painted my calipers with hammerite and they came out quite good.

thanks mate i shall look into hammerite ! (:

WickedRedSaxo · 16th December 2011, 00:24

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Originally Posted by robster247

i was talking to a guy from a body shop hes been there for over 15 years now and he said it doesnt affect the overall finish of the paint it just makes to thinners evaporate longer so it should be fine mate as long as its dry and preped right

so as long as i use the hair dryer often when im doing it and make sure its clean before i spray any paint?
would you mind providing me a small step by step ? (: just a short one will do so i know what steps i should follow (: thanks!!

robster247 · 19th December 2011, 02:15

Yeah no probs. I taken the whole caliper off to make things easier and make a better job. 1) clean caliper using petrol/thinners to remove any oil brake dust .2) rub down the caliper using a cut brush or emery paper, may take a while as they will be pretty rusty , I used a tub of battery acid to clean the hangers as it makes them super bare :-D 3) get a heater and warm the caliper up aswell as the paint and apply primer leave to dry around 15 mins 4) repeat step three and then apply top coat and leave again for 15 mins before your next coat 5) leave overnight to dry and assemble caliper making sure everything is nice and free. Put back on the car and get on with the next one .

WickedRedSaxo · 23rd December 2011, 01:07

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Originally Posted by robster247

Yeah no probs. I taken the whole caliper off to make things easier and make a better job. 1) clean caliper using petrol/thinners to remove any oil brake dust .2) rub down the caliper using a cut brush or emery paper, may take a while as they will be pretty rusty , I used a tub of battery acid to clean the hangers as it makes them super bare :-D 3) get a heater and warm the caliper up aswell as the paint and apply primer leave to dry around 15 mins 4) repeat step three and then apply top coat and leave again for 15 mins before your next coat 5) leave overnight to dry and assemble caliper making sure everything is nice and free. Put back on the car and get on with the next one .

really helpful mate! ill skip the primer haha , too much effort for me and plus i cant leave car like that over night, god knows what will happen the next morning !
but thanks !!

robster247 · 23rd December 2011, 12:26

Haha no problem , let me know how you get on .