cd.thomson
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 05:04 PM |
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brake caliper paint as VHT substitute?
Hi Guys,
My rush is going to have a bright yellow/ black colour scheme and I wanted to keep this going in the engine bay with a black block and yellow head
(with a polished ally L-plate) on my redtop.
I have a bucket of bright yellow caliper paint left over from when I painted my brakes. Can I just paint the head in this? Surely the brakes get
pretty hot?
Craig
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thunderace
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 05:14 PM |
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you can but it may burn off around the exhaust manafold but should me mellow.
[Edited on 25/1/09 by thunderace]
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 06:27 PM |
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durrr, by head I actually meant rocker cover!so itll be clear of the exhaust ports.
Craig
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 07:52 PM |
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Rocker cover doesn't get all that hot, almost any old paint wiil do. Brake calipers will certainly be hotter so your paint will be fine 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:36 PM |
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I used spray Plastikote paint from B&Q for mine - no sign of it breaking down after several years. The rocker cover on my x-flow only gets warm
to the touch after a run.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 25/1/09 at 09:38 PM |
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brill, cheers guys
Craig
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