Brake caliper paint colour

Silverstar · Post by **Silverstar** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:28 pm

Depends, if you have it done at a body shop they should have the colour chips for you to choose from, likewise if you get the paint mixed at a car bodyshop supplies outlet if you want to do it yourself. Might take a few minutes to decide but I think it will be worth it in the end.

EDIT: If you go blue then I would get matching DSB as I don't think a different shade of blue would work, although going blue wouldn't give you any contrast.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:22 pm

Attilio wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:03 pm I went for blue

Estoril Blue (the M sport calliper colour) on Interlagos blue coupe:

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Looks reet proper that do....

There’s a very small piece of muck on your wheels though.....absolutely no idea where but surely there must be one somewhere....

Pbondar · Post by **Pbondar** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:35 pm

mr.tourette wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:58 pm
Silverstar wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:07 pm Found a pic blue car gold calipers, get the right shade of gold to match the DSB and I think it will look great also goes with the ivory interior:

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That does look interesting, finding the right shade of gold might be challenging though

I got mine done in bmw Phoenix yellow metallic ..fior some reason they just don’t seem to show the dirt like bright yellow...

Attilio · Post by **Attilio** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:25 am

john-e89 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:22 pm
Attilio wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:03 pm I went for blue

Estoril Blue (the M sport calliper colour) on Interlagos blue coupe:

A
Looks reet proper that do....

There’s a very small piece of muck on your wheels though.....absolutely no idea where but surely there must be one somewhere....

Thank you!
It quite time consuming but I’m really pleased with the end result.

Muck? What muck? Where? Where?

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:22 am

Attilio wrote: ↑Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:25 am
john-e89 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:22 pm
Attilio wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:03 pm I went for blue

Estoril Blue (the M sport calliper colour) on Interlagos blue coupe:

A
Looks reet proper that do....

There’s a very small piece of muck on your wheels though.....absolutely no idea where but surely there must be one somewhere....
Thank you!
It quite time consuming but I’m really pleased with the end result.

Muck? What muck? Where? Where?

I’m just trying to make myself feel a little less downcast by my own brake dust ravaged wheels.....

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:51 am

Silverstar wrote: ↑Fri Nov 27, 2020 8:28 pm Depends, if you have it done at a body shop they should have the colour chips for you to choose from, likewise if you get the paint mixed at a car bodyshop supplies outlet if you want to do it yourself. Might take a few minutes to decide but I think it will be worth it in the end.

EDIT: If you go blue then I would get matching DSB as I don't think a different shade of blue would work, although going blue wouldn't give you any contrast.

It'll be an in situ job not bodyshop, if i was going blue it would be dark to match, not a fan of the light blue shades, Im definitely considering gold now though, surprised nobody has mentioned black tbh, think I'm favouring carbon gey atm but I'll probably change my mind again before i decide.. tbf the poll has helped me rule out some options but also introduced some not considered previously

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:00 pm

So just to draw a line under this I ended up doing none of the above

Went with gold, tidied up the hubs with silver and repainted the brake disc guards black just to keep it all neat and tidy, pretty pleased with the end result, seems to work well with the blue bodywork

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jamesgarbett · Post by **jamesgarbett** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:12 pm

Looking good!

Might have to do mine now as after getting some new bolts my calipers look quite shabby

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:46 pm

jamesgarbett wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:12 pm Looking good!

Might have to do mine now as after getting some new bolts my calipers look quite shabby

Cheers buddy, know what you mean, my fronts weren't too bad tbh but the rears were really shabby and the hubs were just rusty dark orange, fiddly job but makes a massive difference

Ed.Straker · Post by **Ed.Straker** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:56 pm

Looks nice..

On the Z4 the gold/silver/black all look OK..IMHO the blue just looks out of date as do the reds/yellows

jamesgarbett · Post by **jamesgarbett** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:05 pm

What sort of paint did you have to use? Was it just wheels off or calipers too? Did you have to prep them much before painting?

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:23 pm

jamesgarbett wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:05 pmViewed

I used hammerite smooth.. 8 quid a tin, calipers left in situ with a bit of masking on the pads and on rubber grommets etc, prep wise just a wash down first then a good scrub with a wire brush and using some brake cleaner, you'll spend more time on prep than painting, couple of half inch brushes and i also bought a cheap fine artist brush just to get into awkward spots where i didn't want any excess paint getting on, very satisfying days work

Silverstar · Post by **Silverstar** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:03 pm

You are a bloke with good taste as I see you went with my suggestion

Looks great!

mr.tourette · Post by **mr.tourette** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:56 pm

Silverstar wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:03 pm You are a bloke with good taste as I see you went with my suggestion Looks great!

Indeed buddy, that pic you put up kinda sealed it, had to spend a bit of time finding the right gold as there seems to be some odd shades kicking about but the hammerite is spot on and as an added bonus cheap as chips at 8 quid a tin

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:00 pm

I never thought of it, but they do look good in gold.

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