AP Calliper Paint

[s.mac]

I've just got my AP brakes back from the longest recon ever ! they could do with another coat of paint now they are clean :whistle:

Has anyone had there's re painted and if so any recommendations where I can send them, with an approximate cost for all 4 ?

Thanks

[TMAQ]

After the same thing, mine are turning silver, bit reluctant to DIY it. Thorney can repaint but not sure of the cost.

[s.mac]

Ive emailed AP and 2 others, I will let you know. I thought about DIY :whistle:

Hopefully I will have some feedback on Monday ;)

[$w!ft]

Yellow calipers with black AP writing could look nice on a SB car

[s.mac]

Reply from AP :banghead:

Thank you for your enquiry,

Unfortunately Re-Painting is something we do not cover, most customers just use caliper paint that you can buy from Halfords of some car accessory place.

Regards

AP Racing Sales

[mattCSLnut]

Reply from AP :banghead:
That's a polite way of saying... "F**K U" :whistle:

[s.mac]

That's a polite way of saying... "F**K U" :whistle:

yep

no joy from anywhere, looks like Halfords to do some DIY over Christmas..

[M5 Powered]

There is a place in Birmingham that does calipers.

Will try and dig out the number when I get back tonight.

Best

Jonathan

[s.mac]

There is a place in Birmingham that does calipers.

Will try and dig out the number when I get back tonight.

Best

Jonathan

nice one thanks Jonathan :thumbs:

[s.mac]

got this back today


Hi Steve, we can spray paint them with normal car paint, but for high temperatues it would be best to brush paint with proper caliper laquer. (Depends on the car, usage (track days etc?)
We would then airbrush the AP racing. If you go the spray paint route the choice of colours is limitless. For the brush on caliper paint its limited to blue, yellow, red and black. Price will be about the same, prep time is the same, brushing on is quicker but the paint is very expensive (about £60 for a small tin and we may need 2 tins. Spraying option takes longer and requires baking in the oven. So either way you are looking at about £280 plus VAT for either option. Pic of the Diablo calipers we painted recently is attached. These were brushed painted and the logo airbrushed on in a Nissan anthracite colour. Kind regards, Mike
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/SL3858963.jpg

seems OK on pricing ? thinking yellow AP calliper with black writing on SG CSL ????

Jonathan I would still appreciate the details of the company you know of :)

[glendog74]

thinking yellow AP calliper with black writing on SG CSL ????

:smt078 :smt078 :smt078 Sorry Steve... :hahaha:

[TMAQ]

got this back today

seems OK on pricing ? thinking yellow AP calliper with black writing on SG CSL ????

Jonathan I would still appreciate the details of the company you know of :)

thanks s.mac :thumbs:, going to get mine done in summer, will bear them in mind.
:smt078 :smt078 :smt078 Sorry Steve... :hahaha:

maybe with black wheels

[shimmy]

maybe some of you read this!!

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showpost.php?p=35261&postcount=2

[s.mac]

maybe some of you read this!!


missed that and I did a search because I dont like to post if its been discussed before, I nearly said post for the sake of posting :whistle:


Quote:
Originally Posted by s.mac http://www.cslregister.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?p=38099#post38099)
thinking yellow AP calliper with black writing on SG CSL ????

:smt078 :smt078 :smt078 Sorry Steve... :hahaha:

it was only a thought :whistle:

I'm going to have a go myself, I've filled the yellow AP writing with plastercine and used a craft blade to get the excess off, I'll paint the rest Black again or Silver, not sure yet.

If it all goes wrong I'll send them down to be done properly in the New Year ......

[TMAQ]

I'm going to have a go myself, I've filled the yellow AP writing with plastercine and used a craft blade to get the excess off, I'll paint the rest Black again or Silver, not sure yet.

If it all goes wrong I'll send them down to be done properly in the New Year ......

bluetack or plasticine should do the trick keeping the lettering clear, try and get some pix if you can s.mac might DIY it myself.:thumbs:

[s.mac]

new inserts for the bleed nipples as they snapped when being serviced
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/006.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/004.jpg
plastercine in place
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/007.jpg

[shimmy]

bloody hell smac, mine have done over 50k miles and 50 track days and dont look half as bad as that


what have you been doing to them!?!?!?!

[s.mac]

bloody hell smac, mine have done over 50k miles and 50 track days and dont look half as bad as that


what have you been doing to them!?!?!?!

it's Steve mate :)

These brakes have been a nightmare since July . I bought them 2nd hand off pistonheads, the guy was also on M3 cutters so I thought the description would be a fare account as forum guys are normally down the line and pretty straight. The PF disks and AP bells that were with the kit were totally f__cked and needed replacing (attempted group buy). I sent the callipers to AP and 2 others who wouldn't service them, they said they were beyond repair. I managed to get a guy in motor racing to service them who has done a great job. I didn't even notice the paint when I got them due to the brake dust build up. These things have cost me a fortune :banghead: and and the best thing is Ive got a good BBK, but thought I would have a go at the AP kit :banghead:
The guy said he would help with the cost but he seems to have vanished for now, I can wait ;)
The pic is off the rear the fronts are worse and the Yellow R has dropped of the racing bit on one of the callipers, thses brakes were abused without the servicing they need.
I know they are OK now and its only the paint that needs sorting... but what a f__cking nightmare, not to mention the £££
Thanks ____ from Aberdeen

[Silver Bullet]

Hi fella

I used bigred.co.uk to re-con the calipers on my three door and they done a fab job.

What they give you is an option of caliper finishes, the best being the dark grey teflon coating, which is baked on & looks great.

Maybe worth giving them a call:thumbs:

[rstoughy]

it's Steve mate :)

These brakes have been a nightmare since July .
I know they are OK now and its only the paint that needs sorting... but what a f__cking nightmare, not to mention the £££
Thanks ____ from Aberdeen


Mate i need a name (PM) ;)

Dont want to be dealing with this guy if he is local to me and a crook:moan:

Sounds like you have had a bit of a nightmare!!

[s.mac]

Hi fella

I used bigred.co.uk to re-con the calipers on my three door and they done a fab job.

What they give you is an option of caliper finishes, the best being the dark grey teflon coating, which is baked on & looks great.

Maybe worth giving them a call:thumbs:


Thanks but I tried them, they cant do the two colours , thanks though

Mate i need a name (PM) ;)

Dont want to be dealing with this guy if he is local to me and a crook:moan:

Sounds like you have had a bit of a nightmare!!

nightmare is right mate, 1st time I've been done buying 2nd hand from cars buffs like ourselves :bigcry:

[M5 Powered]

Hi S.Mac

I left a message with the company in Birmingham. They have shutdown for Christmas so am not expecting to hear anything till the first week in January.

From reading the other posts though, £280 is ball park though for a proper job. ie. having them baked afterwards.


Best

Jonathan

[s.mac]

Update on the painting

So I put the plastercine in place on sad looking callipers
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/007.jpg
only for my mate to say if we left it to dry then removed the plastercine the paint may lift in the local area, which would not be good.
Plan b
take an etch and get some reverse decals made up
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01682.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01684.jpg
Whilst they were getting done, paint the callipers, not very good pics and the paint is a lot better than it looks in the pics :birdman:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image0046.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image0044.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image0049.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image0050.jpg
Decals made and stuck in place
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/DSC01680.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00097.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00098.jpg

[s.mac]

nearly there, time to mask them up and try the yellow lettering, fingers crossed !

BTY - I'm not doing the actual spaying when Ive got a mate who's good at it :gayfight:

[TMAQ]

looks good so far, i wont risk the plasticine knowing that now. red lettering would look good too, not as good as the original yellow though

[phat///M3]

Yellow with black letters ;)

[s.mac]

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Decal took the paint off :bigcry:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00099.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00100.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00101.jpg
sanded down again to paint Black
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/duds001/Image_00102.jpg
Plan C
Paint Black and Decal the AP writing :whistle:

[phat///M3]

Its a sign.


Plan C
Paint YELLOW and Decal the AP writing :whistle:

Fixed.

[s.mac]

Nice for dark colour cars, not so good for SG :)

[TMAQ]

:banghead::banghead::banghead:
Decal took the paint off :bigcry:

will get there in the end, frustrating when a job is delayed, changing my discs recently has been very:banghead:

[phat///M3]

Nice for dark colour cars, not so good for SG :)

Looks OK to me on this SG CSL:

http://www.zerotohundred.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nsx-r%20vs%20m3%20csl.jpg

http://www.zerotohundred.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nsx-r%20vs%20m3%20csl%20%2829%29.jpg



And looks very nice on this SG M3 if you ask me:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3058/2903646032_f54aff5c82.jpg

[breeze]

Did anybody get to a decent finish with their APs in the end?

My black front calipers have started to lose their colour and I'm looking for a solution...

[The Gorilla]

Hi,

Quote- ''My black front calipers have started to lose their colour and I'm looking for a solution...''

Yes, Sand blast them, makes em' lighter.

CSL = Coupe Sport Light -not Bling Bling.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

[breeze]

Hi,

Quote- ''My black front calipers have started to lose their colour and I'm looking for a solution...''

Yes, Sand blast them, makes em' lighter.

CSL = Coupe Sport Light -not Bling Bling.

Regards,

The Gorilla.

Pfft... when I want to improve my power to weight ratio I remove them completely... :-D

[_Nathan_]

Pfft... when I want to improve my power to weight ratio I remove them completely... :-D

Increased corner entry speed too :thumbs:

[azrael]

I think the Yellow callipers suit SG better

[glendog74]

I think the Yellow callipers suit SG better

And you also like dodgy old E36 M3 ACS convertibles... Nuff said. :hahaha:

[ando]

Hey up

I've not used this but have used other products from this supplier.

http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-paint/vht-brake-caliper-drum-rotor-paint-aerosol.html?gclid=CM_4ypaC6qoCFQkf4QodZEjjNQ

I need to do mine soon and was thinking of using this, when I get round to it, I'll let you know how they turn out.

Cheers

Ando.

[azrael]

And you also like dodgy old E36 M3 ACS convertibles... Nuff said. :hahaha:

I used to own one... well minus the ACS stuff but with gruppe m :thumbs:

Ahem.. pink wheels... :blalalala:

[Chappers]

Hello all,

I have a strong dislike for my bright red APs and fancy something a bit more subtle, what was the consensus here on repainting them? Did any of you do a DIY?