What would be a good price for having all four of my callipers painted? I don't want to get ripped off!

Also has anyone got any idea what colour I should use? I want blue really, so it matches the car, although I quite like red.....

Do Hammerite do a nice blue that would look good with PB?!

PS - I don't have the time, or the patience, or the knowledge to paint them myself!

Knowledge??? Just take the wheel off and get a paint brush!!! Do a few coats of paint with a bit of drying time in between and the jobs a good'en! I imagine that to get a good job done by someone else would cost quite a bit because of the time taken between coats!

Haha! I wouldn't even know how to take the wheel off!

If I lived closer to any of you, you could do them for me!

You dont know how to take a wheel off What if you get a puncture?

I'm sure I'd be able to work it out.....eventually!

dont pay anyone to do it, it would be a waste.

all you have to do is grab that tool known as the jack. jack the car up, undo the wheel nuts and take the wheel off! clean the calipers to remove grime and grease and do 2-3 coats of hammerite paint. i have a Performance Blue ST and a Silver ST and have painted both cars red.









get ur brush ooooouuuutttt sssssooooooonnnnn

That looks great matey. Looks like I might have to do them myself then, if only to prove I can take the wheel off!

Trouble is, we've got three cars here and only two can fit in the garage. I don't think my Dad would be too pleased if his pride and joy Mazda had to stand out in the snow while I took all the space jacking the up and painting my callipers!

tell him its for saftey reasons as painted calipers help the car stop and improves braking and also reduces the amount the pad is used becuase the red paint eliminates brake dust or some crap lol... might work haha

I could try that, although he'd probably say "don't talk b*ll*cks Matthew!"

sorry bud but if you cant take a car wheel off, you shouldnt be driving an st. out of all the mods, id say this is the EASIEST. its 4 nuts and a brush, thats all. hope you can manage it

I want to do that on mineeee. I want Green!! just need to find the time!

Green?! That's vibrant.

Harper I can take the wheel off I just don't want to!

red is too common and yellow is for porshe/ferrari haha. Lime green should do my trick

Finally someone it going to do lime green!!! I've suggested this sooo many times

Im still looking for some decent yellow calliper paint that doesnt cost a fortune!

GREEEEEN!

I like the idea of being different, but I think green might look a bit out of place on mine!

I'll stick with blue I think. Subtle. Although red looks quite good also.....

surely your dad will help too then mate
as above, jack up, wheel off clean with a hard brush/white spirit, paint..
and Bob's your mothers brother!

i dont think green will look good on a blue fez but it might just work out on mine... and i'm willing to try it out xD I just don't have the time to paint up and not use the car for a whole day or so. ..

i did mine green, mixed hammerite blue and yellow, looks different

ryt!

Is it worth sanding them down a bit first? or will it not make a blind bit of difference?

just use a wire brush to get the loose stuff off and that should do.

here you go spark


my brother in law has one of these- nice cars believe it or not

anyone got a side profile picture of an ST with standard wheels with the calipers painted?

I think i will be going for a lighter shade of green though

Quote: anyone got a side profile picture of an ST with standard wheels with the calipers painted?

Click on the link below to see some pictures of painted callipers.

http://www.fordfiestast.co.uk/showflat.p...r8l2mqka98akpp5

I am going to paint mine this weekend