Opinions about painting break calipers - Page 2

bl52krz · 2nd September 2016, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dallas

Why not silver as the car was when new from the factory, standard metal colour is how they are sold new.

If you buy a refurbished brake calliper from a motor factors, it will also be silver during the refurbishment process.

Another one for silver. Done mine in Hammerite silver. Looks quite smart I think, and easy to wipe over to clean.

klarzy · 2nd September 2016, 10:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by KWIL

Paint them black like all the other painted underbody bits

Teflon · 2nd September 2016, 11:03

I use silver Hammerite on mine.

Cliff

Mertens34 · 2nd September 2016, 11:39

Silver is bearly noticable Is there a Chrome kind of color for break calipers? That blinks?

crown · 2nd September 2016, 11:49

I used hammerite tin and aerosol.

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7T5 · 2nd September 2016, 12:06

I have painted mine silver, shame i cant post photos on here as i have a few.

Robson Rover Repair · 2nd September 2016, 12:15

Used to have yellow, now satin black. Far handier lol

Les4048 · 2nd September 2016, 12:17

Black for me and Satin Black preferred or silver as per previous comments

Darcydog · 2nd September 2016, 12:18

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Originally Posted by Neil1

What's wrong with red, yellow or gold then?

Not that I have done mine yet, it's on the list of things to do.

Nothing at all Neil - it is just personal preference. I really liked the effect of mine when wet as the water used to "bobble" on the satin black calliper like it does on a well polished bonnet.

It just looked (to me) fantastic. Colour painted callipers just aren't "me".

As i say - a personal choice.

Nev The Bear · 2nd September 2016, 12:34

On my 75 I used to own, I painted the callipers ailver, on my ZTT I painted thcallipers silver and then changwd them to grewn to match the paint colour of my ZTT.

Here are some photos.

2nd September 2016, 11:03	#13
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,203 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	I use silver Hammerite on mine. Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

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Robson Rover Repair NI/ROI RS ZT-T 190 / 75 Diesel x3 / 6 door limo / 216 Cabby / Rover 25 van Join Date: May 2009 Location: Antrim Posts: 8,103 Thanks: 299 Thanked 1,046 Times in 568 Posts	Used to have yellow, now satin black. Far handier lol __________________ Cheers, Colin Robson Rover Repair on Youtube DISCOUNTED MTEC BRAKES FOR ALL MG ROVER'S Braided hoses, more coating and pad options for 2024

2nd September 2016, 11:39	#14
Mertens34 Avid contributor Rover 75 2.0 v6 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Eindhoven Posts: 210 Thanks: 4 Thanked 28 Times in 24 Posts	Silver is bearly noticable Is there a Chrome kind of color for break calipers? That blinks?

2nd September 2016, 12:06	#16
7T5 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: East Lothian Posts: 838 Thanks: 930 Thanked 246 Times in 185 Posts	I have painted mine silver, shame i cant post photos on here as i have a few.

2nd September 2016, 12:17	#18
Les4048 This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer/ MG ZT-T 400 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Lhanbryde Posts: 3,278 Thanks: 2,627 Thanked 1,523 Times in 869 Posts	Black for me and Satin Black preferred or silver as per previous comments

2nd September 2016, 12:34	#20
Nev The Bear This is my second home Does not matter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: . Posts: 3,996 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,575 Times in 987 Posts	On my 75 I used to own, I painted the callipers ailver, on my ZTT I painted thcallipers silver and then changwd them to grewn to match the paint colour of my ZTT. Here are some photos.