Paint Colour For Brake Calipers??

[grinder]

the paint was bought cause it was cheap ( £1 a tin ) and i thought i could paint some of the car with it

the calipers being the main item

i dont know what would happen once it gets hot - i assume it would just flake off?

[Donato]

It might burn off....depends what temperature its rated too? (if it says on the tin?

[Shark]

or it might melt and run all over your pads and discs. :eek

[grinder]

hummmmmmm not sure what to do now ??

do i risk it ( on a small area ) - or just not bother ??

[Shark]

your call bud,
worst case scenario - you have no brakes, and flaming arches.
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Best case, you save £20

I know which way I\'d go but if you want to test the paint first, see what happens if you paint a piece of metal and then put it in your oven at max temp for a little bit.  Brakes will get hotter then your oven , but at least it\'ll tell you if it\'s got any kind of heat resistance to it.

[grinder]

i like the oven test - thats a good idea

just need to do it when the better half isnt in !!!

i got some heat proof paint off a friend of mine - was good upto 800c - sprayed it over my incinerator - and it didnt stand a chance

[Shark]

always wondered who owned things like that.... :p

What do you use it for?

BTW, "to incinerate things" is not an answer.

[Donato]

Better watch out mate, it might be for making sharks fin soup out of people that ask to many questions!

[Shark]

:rollin

[grinder]

here is the story

my dad wanted to build one , so on the way home from work i saw an beer barrel at the side of the road

stopped car - and went to pick it up - sheeesh it nearly killed me - yeah thats right - it was full

so off to my dads - pour 80 litres of lager down the drain , bit of fabrication later and thats what i ended up with

and its use - well i use it for buring mail , bank statements , small children etc..

i get palLets from work and chop them up and sit and just burn things

Its nice to sit out of an evening with a roaring fire and a can of beer in hand

so to keep this on track - i might paint it green but i cant see it working - if 800c stuff came off - i cant seem rad paint staying on

[scooby_si]

you evil nasty horrible man YOU POURED BEER DOWN THE DRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008\' target=\'_blank\'>http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_3_1v.gif\' border=0>
Si (shocked at the wrong doer)

[gsb876]

Should have poured it down Si\'s throat!!!

[grinder]

it was the worse moment of my life

it didnt half take some getting shut of - the froth was about 3 feet high

[chrisBoid]

Did you get your calipers painted Gurj?

If so, post some pics of how they came out

[gsb876]

Errrrrrr,

took the wheel off to see what we can see, then put the whell back on....................... thats as far as i got:rollin :rollin :rollin

Gonna do it next week, as away this weekend like;)