Caliper paint

[944cabby]

Although the calipers are black on my 944cab i fancy repainting them red to stand out a little and match the red paintwork.
Anyway took a trip to halfords yesterday to buy a tin of own brand caliper paint but all they had in stock was yellow and blue.
Asked an assistant on the "paint" counter is there another make available - unsure he duly makes a phone call to their suppliers and than says "Halfords red high temp engine enamel paint will do - it's exactly the same product & same size tin".
Thing is halfords caliper paint is just under ten quid for 250ml - the halfords high temp paint only £5.49!
Hope to have them painted next week.

 

[944turboS]

Thats how the chavs in their saxos spend £1000s for no real gain.

 

[John Sims]

I used a two part lacquer on mine - also from Halfords as a kit. I wouldn't trust high temperature paint. I used Halfords spray on calliper paint on my disc bells and managed to burn it.

 

[Hilux]

Hammerite `smoothrite`, cheap as chips, tracked with Westy`s and Ginettas and Rover Coupe (discs were red hot and pads melted but paint was fine)

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL: Hilux

Hammerite `smoothrite`, cheap as chips, tracked with Westy`s and Ginettas and Rover Coupe (discs were red hot and pads melted but paint was fine)

I painted my Capri exhaust manifold with Hammerite 20+ years ago. The fumes damn nigh killed me - that might account for me being the way I am now [&:]

 

[pal944]

[&:]Whats that normal for a porsche driver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[944Turbo]

I painted my big bore mini exhaust in smoothrite as well, It burnt off all the way to the tailpipe. []
Tony

 

[John Sims]

ORIGINAL: 944Turbo

I painted my big bore mini exhaust in smoothrite as well, It burnt off all the way to the tailpipe. []
Tony

Thanks for that Tony. I don't feel quite so stupid now I know I'm not the only one who tried to paint his exhaust with something completely inappropriate. []

I used to regularly spray the exhaust on my Westie with VHT paint but that never seemed to last more than a few months before it needed doing again..