Right then, what's the best finish for uprights ?

I've finished uprights in the past with red oxide and Hammerite and it didn't last long, I had to keep touching them up. Halfords satin seemed better than Hammerite.

Perhaps normal paint (as opposed to Hammerite) over red oxide would be better ?

I've a set of Cortina uprights that have been blasted and primered, however some surface rust has starting to get through.

Brake caliper paint has been recommended, but I can only see it in red/blue/yellow colours.

Any suggestion ?

ensure you thoroughly remove all rust then use etch primer or a zinc rich primer followed by Hammerite or similar Ronseal also do one.

metal primer and hammerite!

Perhaps I used the wrong primer ?

Red oxide gave a cracking finish but the paint didn't seem to take that well.

How have yours survived omega, did you find the hammerite brittle ?

por 15,it,s expensive but when i tried to get some off my chassis to weld a bracket on,i had to resort to the angry grinder

Brake fluid is a good one for removing POR15

I had mine powder coated 2 years back, look same today they did then.

Ditto

Black Caliper Paint on ebay...

Loads if you search for "Black Caliper Paint" in Google also

Several thick coats of hammerite on mine and other than the odd bump where I took them off the other week they are as good as they were when i put them on.

David

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Originally posted by DRC INDY 7
Ditto

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