Hammerite OK for calipers?

Soldato
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Hey all,

Having lots of work done to my car tomorrow, so have decided that while it's off the road for the day, i'll paint up my brake calipers/carriers to tidy them up a bit.

Has anyone used hammerite on their calipers, or should I go for specific caliper paint?

Anyone who has used hammerite - have you had any issues with temperature during heavy braking?


Cheers :)
 
Soldato
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I'm not sure, not got a tin in front of me ;) Still undecided on colour, I think hammerite has a larger range than caliper/high temperature paint ;)

Just wondering if anyone else has used hammerite without adverse effects if I can't find caliper paint in the colour I want ;)
 
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Stonedofmoo said:
My friend did on his calibra and it caught fire

Wouldnt advise it!

Halfords sell high temp paint for the purpose for a few quid. Just get some of that

Hmms now im worried as i used hammerite smooth red on my astra calipers 6 months ago :eek:
although i found a thread with google saying that it stands up to high temps here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=91706&f=6&h=0

Does the Hammerite stand up to the temperature? I would have thought you'd needed high temperature paint? Hammerite do "barbecue paint" but it's only in black.

It does stand up to high temperature, but how high i dont know. I went on the advise on others on here, who said theres had been on for a couple of years before it needed a recoat. Mines been done 3 months, and not a mark. How it stands up to track days, I dont know.

kinda puts me at ease a little :o
 
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