caliper spruce up

[tiglon]

Please excuse the stupid questions - but do you need a high temp paint for calipers, and are we talking about applying with a brush rather than spray?

[Pondrew]

Please excuse the stupid questions - but do you need a high temp paint for calipers, and are we talking about applying with a brush rather than spray?

The paint one not a stupid question and one which seems down to personal taste. I used to think that calipers had to be removed and stove enamelled with ultra high temperature expensive paint. Turns out not so. Maybe if you were racing around a track all day the paint may 'melt' off but for everyday use 'normal' Hammerite paint holds up well.
I did all mine with a very small artist's brush while still attached to the hubs. The protruding hubs of the discs are really easy to paint aswell and look so much better than standard. As said above I find it very therapeutic and the difference is instant. Also a 250ml tin of hammerite will probably paint every caliper on every car in the world; twice.

[tiglon]

Please excuse the stupid questions - but do you need a high temp paint for calipers, and are we talking about applying with a brush rather than spray?

The paint one not a stupid question and one which seems down to personal taste. I used to think that calipers had to be removed and stove enamelled with ultra high temperature expensive paint. Turns out not so. Maybe if you were racing around a track all day the paint may 'melt' off but for everyday use 'normal' Hammerite paint holds up well.
I did all mine with a very small artist's brush while still attached to the hubs. The protruding hubs of the discs are really easy to paint aswell and look so much better than standard. As said above I find it very therapeutic and the difference is instant. Also a 250ml tin of hammerite will probably paint every caliper on every car in the world; twice.

Brilliant, thank you

A job for a summer day!

[cococola]

Wow yours were in worse condition than mine, the outcome is a major improvement though.

[Zedebee]

You can take the caliper holder off the car without disconnecting the caliper, just make sure the caliper is supported and not left dangling. This means you can give the give the caliper holder a good scrub and clean (a drill with a wire brush attachment is good here) and allows you to paint into a few more nooks and crannies than if you paint it fully assembled.

[Pondrew]

I would be careful of taking the rear calipers off the E89 if it can be avoided, as the motors for the e-brake are a pig.