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| Author: | brett [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cooper S Paint calipers |
How do people paint their Brake Calipers? They should be Gold colour. Do you just use the gold colour VHT paint? Cheers Brett |
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| Author: | jimmyinamini [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:29 pm ] |
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i dont know much but ill say if you use the high temp stuff u should be right |
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| Author: | meeni [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:34 pm ] |
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in most road car cases any pressure pack will be fine but if you want them to look even nicer get them painted in 2pac and clear coated, or get the plated in whatever the gold is |
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| Author: | brett [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:40 pm ] |
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WIll 2 pac withstand the high brake temps? I didnt think it would! |
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:52 pm ] |
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So the calipers sre meant to be gold?? I thought they woulda been silver or green, i have no idea Im interested for when i rebuild my brakes for my GT. Brenton |
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| Author: | Lillee [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:55 pm ] |
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IMO (depends on what wheels you have) you really can't see them anyway unless you poke your head under the (11cm off the ground) car and look... Paint them anything. There are specific Brake Calliper spray paints at Supercrap auto |
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| Author: | sgc [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:57 pm ] |
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Lillee wrote: IMO (depends on what wheels you have) you really can't see them anyway unless you poke your head under the (11cm off the ground) car and look...
True that.. I've got 2nd-hand drums on the rear which someone painted bright yellow  .. and you can hardly tell they're there through the Contessa's.
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| Author: | meeni [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:57 pm ] |
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they will be fine on road going mini brakes, for a comparison we did some warrenty work at walkinshaw racing, calipers were peeling the laquer away on hsv gts brakes, we cleared them with 2k clear and they have no issues at all with them. same with the porsche gt3 brake callipers |
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| Author: | 850man [ Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:06 pm ] |
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Cooper S callipers were never painted, they were zinc plated "yellow" 
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:59 am ] |
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850man wrote: Cooper S callipers were never painted, they were zinc plated "yellow"
Excellent just what i wanted to know Thankkyou |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:47 am ] |
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Bubbacluby wrote: 850man wrote: Cooper S callipers were never painted, they were zinc plated "yellow" Excellent just what i wanted to know Thankkyou Original Lockheed Cooper S calipers were not plated, OR even painted. They were `au naturel' grey cast iron. Until they got rusty and crappy looking. 
S drive flanges were never plated either. 
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| Author: | Bubbacluby [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:03 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Bubbacluby wrote: 850man wrote: Cooper S callipers were never painted, they were zinc plated "yellow" Excellent just what i wanted to know Thankkyou Original Lockheed Cooper S calipers were not plated, OR even painted. They were `au naturel' grey cast iron. Until they got rusty and crappy looking. S drive flanges were never plated either. Oh k Thanks for setting me straight Doc, thats sorta what i was tending to think originally, just like the drumbrake hubs, just metal. (but new metal so probably silvery/grey) But i think i may plate them or paint them, looks much nicer 
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| Author: | Mick [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:16 pm ] |
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The cheaper paints go to crap pretty quickly, they lose their gloss and turn a cloudy sort of black. Epoxy paints like Kill Rust seem to keep a longer lasting luster. Although I painted mine, zinc plating the calipers doesn't seem to be such a bad idea actually....save all the hassles of trying to keep the paint looking good, or the drive flanges from going rusty... |
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| Author: | 850man [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:29 pm ] |
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drmini in aust wrote: Bubbacluby wrote: 850man wrote: Cooper S callipers were never painted, they were zinc plated "yellow" Excellent just what i wanted to know Thankkyou Original Lockheed Cooper S calipers were not plated, OR even painted. They were `au naturel' grey cast iron. Until they got rusty and crappy looking. S drive flanges were never plated either. No sorry doc, they were plated I have taken genuine S callipers out of NOS Lockheed boxes and they were plated. Not AP callipers, genuine lockheed, with a BMC part no. As for the drive flanges, you are correct, they were never plated, i just had them done along with a heap of other mini parts to make them look good. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:33 pm ] |
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I've never bought new S calipers as a part. but I have never seen plated ones on a car from new. I have 2 sets of Mk2S/GT Lockheed ones, neither are plated. |
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