James Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 This might help some of you http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?246376-freshening-up-your-brakes Landrover's brake cleaner is the nuts by the way .... They turned out great for you As I did my last set of UKs before fitting them to the car, I didn't have any issues with how long I was waiting etc. Out of curiosity, how long did you wait after painting before using the car again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 imo the uk (bigger) spec brakes look good painted, but the j-spec look too feable to pull of the lairy colours. +1 I painted my UKs in blue (my accent colour that I've now also carried through with my K-Sports) and I think it looks, without exaggerating, 1,000,000 times better than stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 One thing I do hate is the "supra" stickers people put on them, super cheesy! They're as per stock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I'm going white on my uk set now I have sold my KADs, I think it will look ok against a black car with dark wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Red with Chrome Supra Decal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 They turned out great for you As I did my last set of UKs before fitting them to the car, I didn't have any issues with how long I was waiting etc. Out of curiosity, how long did you wait after painting before using the car again? Really can't remember to be honest .... Ideally leave it over night IMO ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I painted my red with chrome decals a couple of weeks ago and think they look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 what type of sanding paper did you use? I take it that the paint was brushed on, was it hammerite or standard paint with high temp lacquer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I recently painted the calipers on my mr2 turbo. I just wire brushed them, wiped them over with panel degreaser, then applied 3 decent coats of smooth hammerite. I let each coat dry for a good few hours, and they came out really well I'm planning on doing the supra ones in the same manner, but I cant decide whether to go red or black, with the correct supra decals ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 I'll never use Hammerite again, when I did my calipers last year I ended up stripping it all off again because it just wouldn't harden, days afterwards it was still soft to the touch and would mark with a fingernail, it also reacted when I accidently spilt brake fluid on the caliper. After stripping the calipers back to bare metal again I used Foliatec caliper/engine paint, it's a 2K brush on paint that you mix a hardener into. It brushes on so much easier than Hammerite (which is quite 'sticky' to brush on). The Folitec paint smoothes to a really good finish and within an hour is set hard. It's more expensive but a single pot is more than enough to do a large set of calipers. Because it's a 2K paint you only have a around half an hour or so before it starts to set, so best to mix just enough to do 1 or 2 calipers at a time. It doesn't react to brake fluid either and a year later still looks as good. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/caliper-paint/foliatec-brake-caliper-paint-and-engine-lacquer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I used Halfords own-brand caliper paint when I did mine by the way and found that to be very good. It's cheaper in price to the above-mentioned Foliatec stuff and applies more like Hammerite (no hardener). You're limited on colour choice but it may be easier to get hold of if you're in a rush. Anyway. Recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyboyo1 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I recently painted the calipers on my mr2 turbo. I just wire brushed them, wiped them over with panel degreaser, then applied 3 decent coats of smooth hammerite. I let each coat dry for a good few hours, and they came out really well I'm planning on doing the supra ones in the same manner, but I cant decide whether to go red or black, with the correct supra decals ? http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt336/Gary1180/20130505_154136_zps9435d3e7.jpg http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt336/Gary1180/20130422_182006_zpsc9675026.jpg http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt336/Gary1180/20130422_181857_zps38d91ea7.jpg http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt336/Gary1180/20130422_181829_zps8e875a02.jpg Look well those! avoid the cheesy supra logo and go with the Toyota one you have here in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Well I'm not overly keen on my red ones still. And the paint that covered the pad area has now been transported to the back of the wheel. Think I'll be going black when I get some spare. I think having dark candy red wheels just clashes too much with the bright red. Rog yours looks nice. Mine definitely don't pull off red UKs that nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mark Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) what type of sanding paper did you use? I take it that the paint was brushed on, was it hammerite or standard paint with high temp lacquer? My front calipers were looking a bit rusty and flaky, the rears looked ok but I decided to paint them all red. So I got them off, blasted them with the pressure washer with a power lance, sanded them with a wire brush in a drill, then with a wire brush by hand for the hard to reaxch places, then I pressure washed them again and wiped with cleaner. Then I hung them from a beam and sprayed them with VHT Red paint, applied the decals and sprayed them with VHT Clear lacquer. Edited July 15, 2013 by Big Mark (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 THIS THREAD shows how I stripped my MR2 calipers using electrolysis, once setup you just leave it to do it's thing, it'll strip thick corrosion, paint and any other gunge. Hammerite rust remover dip also works well on light surface rust, you dilute it down 1:9 with water so it goes a long way. http://www.hammerite.co.uk/products/rust_remover_dip.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I sandblasted and used a 2k paint and primer on mine, worked very well for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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