Pink Calipers!!

[ponydust]

Hi Everyone

Brought my 2003 Cupra 210 on Sunday and all i can say is i wish i'd got one instead of my honda ctr a long while ago, you can't even compare them!!

Any how, i seem to have slighty camp brake calipers, the two back ones are slightly pink! I've seen some brake caliper paint on e-bay and was wondering if this is easy enough to do myself (i'm not very good at anything practical!!) Eg, rubbing down etc? Has anybody done theirs?

Thanks

Mark

 

[millzeee]

you don't need to repaint them, mine go pink every once in a while. Just take the wheel off and t cut them, they come up like new again

 

[Steve_B]

After you've got them red again don't use any harsh wheel cleaners like Wonder Wheels as that'll turn them pink again

 

[ponydust]

Thanks peeps

 

[stpete]

Autoglym Extra gloss protection after t cut to help seal them from crap!

 

[Cuprababe]

whats wrong with pink calipers id love to have pink ones hehe

 

[Brummy]

oi.. princess..... NO!!!!!.......

 

[awelch]

I agree t-cut helps, especially if you use the colour coded Red T-cut colour restorer not the original.

If all else fails buy folia tech heat resistant caliper paint, comes with special cleaning solution.

 

[ponydust]

I think the problem is different...The two front calipers are shiney and not a matt finish like the back ones. On closer inspection the front ones are flakeing and it looks like a laquer of some description has been sprayed on them. Where they are flakeing i rubbed parts off and the matt red is underneath??

1. Should they be shiney or Matt?

2. if they should be matt as the back ones are, how do i remove the laquer safely??

Thanks!!

 

[stpete]

Shiney the peeling is a paint defect do search been covered loads and you will have a long battle to get Seat to replace them!!

 

[225]

front ones are brembos and tend not to go pink, rears are SEATs own and do go pink!