Woke and thought......."What shall i do today"

[Jib]

..........so i cracked on with something ive said im going to do for ages, painting the calipers.

Took quite a while to get 10 years worth of caked-up brake dust off them!

First - Red oxide primer - 2 coats of.....

1st coat of the paint.

Still on going with it. Waiting for a coat to dry as i type this.

Will post pictures up of the finished article.

 

[Dolly_Gti]

wouldnt it of been easier to unbolt the calliper from the carrier lol..

 

[ramnation]

Nice man, can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Jib]

wouldnt it of been easier to unbolt the calliper from the carrier lol..

More than likely but iam lazy!

 

[84RNEY]

should look nice.

 

[C11PRA DC]

I removed mine to paint but I was doing a disk/pad change at the same time

 

[Jib]

Yours certainly look better than mine!!!

 

[Roelích]

Should have bought a Cupra. Red calipers as standard sweetheart

 

[Gm8]

on a mk2 ? my cupra didnt (8v tho ? )

 

[Roelích]

I may be making this up

 

[Boi Ninja]

roelich ...nah it is standard but mine are flaked off grrr damn jet washers, wanna do mine but i want that original paint too its sooo live, stands out soo much when their clean ...does seat do it anyone know before i call them up on monday?


jib ...looking sherrweet!! wait its a valver why didnt urs come with it? ...maybe optional extra?

 

[Jib]

Nope deffinatley didnt come on mine, probably an optional extra.

Unless the calipers have been replaced at some point?

 

[Roelích]

roelich ...nah it is standard but mine are flaked off grrr damn jet washers, wanna do mine but i want that original paint too its sooo live, stands out soo much when their clean ...does seat do it anyone know before i call them up on monday?

Yes mate, SEAT do it on the kits with paint and the SEAT stickers too.

 

[smerko]

Sorry bout the BUMP!

Anything wrong with using just hammerite?

 

[wilz]

Nah i sprayed mines with hammerite gold months ago still like new.

 

[Boi Ninja]

Nah i sprayed mines with hammerite gold months ago still like new.

gold? thats different ...any pics mate?

 

[wilz]

cars in progress, but yeah all put up pics, my car is different trust ma. av got multispokes so you winna see the gold, all get pics tonight. i will put them in the show off your mk2 ibiza thread.

 

[Dave_R]

Yes mate, SEAT do it on the kits with paint and the SEAT stickers too.

I got SEAT stickers here..... but I never used them, could be for sale then!

 

[Guinness]

calipers should look very smart mate.

 

[Krishen]

This is what mine look like.

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/krish0121/?action=view&current=CASX6V0L.jpg

Did them about a year ago but now have found yellow caliper paint thats the same colour as my car. Just need to stop being lazy and actually do it lol.