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[Merlin01]

I made my own washers today at work, but when I got home I had a reply from the eBay supplier, who I had messaged about this issue...... They claimed the instructions and two washers must have been left out of the package by the customs inspector and they will air mail the appropriate washers to me....... Had a few issues with this eBay seller (price653), but after a few delays it seems like they do the right thing in the end....

[Merlin01]

Noticed a different issue this afternoon as well..... When I got home I saw some fluid on my bonnet and it appears it's leaking from the drivers side window washer nozzle..... It wasn't raining and I hadn't used the washers, but there is definitely something leaking..... Anyone seen/experienced this problem??

[buzzda]

Your car has incontinence...... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Marty S]

bahhaha. but seriously. Probably just check all your fluids and make a mental note at what level they are. and jsut keep an eye on it. Marty.

[Merlin01]

Your car has incontinence...... BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Yes, and it's embarrassing!

bahhaha.
but seriously.
Probably just check all your fluids and make a mental note at what level they are. and jsut keep an eye on it.
Marty.

With an eighteen KM round trip to work and home again, I don't spend much time on the road... the thing that worries me is the cleaning agent in the windscreen fluid is coloured (pinkish), and it leaves a stain when it dries.
Video of stain.
My paranoia has me washing it off every day just in case it stains/degrades the paint....
I had a look under the bonnet and the joiners appear to be directional (one-way flow), but how it can let fluid through without being under pressure is beyond me....
Unless it's simply stuffed!

[Merlin01]

Cosmetics....

I've noticed after using some wheel cleaner for the last couple of weeks that it has started to remove some of the rusty looking build up on the wheel/disc hub. This is without any agitation on my part, and it got me thinking if anyone has modded/painted theirs so they don't look so fatigued and/or ancient.

Here are a few pics:







Having 5-spoke alloy wheels shows off this dirty look a lot, so I'm asking for any advise on how to "clean them up"?

Clean/sand them back, mask the disc & studs and paint with heat resistant colour? (aka MightyMods fashion with the calipers)

Colour combo suggestions for the hubs and calipers if I do them both at the same time (remove calipers). On a White gen3 Lib with STD. 5-spoke alloys?

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Ericmcg]

Cosmetics....

I've noticed after using some wheel cleaner for the last couple of weeks that it has started to remove some of the rusty looking build up on the wheel/disc hub. This is without any agitation on my part, and it got me thinking if anyone has modded/painted theirs so they don't look so fatigued and/or ancient.

Here are a few pics:







Having 5-spoke alloy wheels shows off this dirty look a lot, so I'm asking for any advise on how to "clean them up"?

Clean/sand them back, mask the disc & studs and paint with heat resistant colour? (aka MightyMods fashion with the calipers)

Colour combo suggestions for the hubs and calipers if I do them both at the same time (remove calipers). On a White gen3 Lib with STD. 5-spoke alloys?

Thanks for any suggestions.

I painted mine with some high temp silver caliper paint to match my calipers, came up a treat, all i have to do now is give then a blast with the pressure washer when i am washing my car and they come up all nice and clean again.

You can kind of see them here.

http://www.subyclub....6_60_263958.jpg

[Merlin01]

Well that looks better!! Were they as rusty looking as mine before you painted them? What did you use to clean them prior to painting? Did you just mask-off the disc and paint them while on the car?

[CRUISN]

I always paint my calipers with Killrust enamel paint and use a small brush to apply it. A little time consuming, but the finish is worth it and the paint goes rock hard after a bit of heat is put into the calipers and it lasts forever. I just use caliper and rotor spray on the rotors and remove them and mask out the braking surface then spray.

[Ericmcg]

Mine were not as rusty but i rubbed them back well with some fine wet and dry sandpaper gave them a good clean and painted them on the car with a brush, takes longer than spray but the finish is much better as Cruisn said. Once the caliper paint drys the finish is very tough and easy to keep clean. Take your time with the prep work as the better you do this the better the finish will be..

[Merlin01]

Thanks for your help gents.

[Merlin01]

I always paint my calipers with Killrust enamel paint and use a small brush to apply it. A little time consuming, but the finish is worth it and the paint goes rock hard after a bit of heat is put into the calipers and it lasts forever. I just use caliper and rotor spray on the rotors and remove them and mask out the braking surface then spray.

Did you use primer on the calipers and/or rotors?

[Alex]

Did you use primer on the calipers and/or rotors?

I've done the same as Mark.

No priming. If you use high temp. caliper paint, it's self priming.

Follow the instructions on the can in terms of prep (wire brush to loosen excess crap) A couple of coats and she'll be apples.

If you paint it anything other than black, then the flying magical ass bandit monkeys from the wicked witch of the west will come and sodomise you, along with the Chapel Street Yeeros boyz, along with the local constabulary. The latter is much worse. It's what happens when Swine Flu mix with AIDS. And as we all know, the boys in blue have swineAIDS. Rather undesirable.

[Ericmcg]

As Alex said no primer needed, just a few coats of the paint. I did 3 on mine, both calipers and hubs.


And dont worry about Alex's monkeys, he has not let them out for ages.

[Merlin01]

I've done the same as Mark.

No priming. If you use high temp. caliper paint, it's self priming.

Follow the instructions on the can in terms of prep (wire brush to loosen excess crap) A couple of coats and she'll be apples.

If you paint it anything other than black, then the flying magical ass bandit monkeys from the wicked witch of the west will come and sodomise you, along with the Chapel Street Yeeros boyz, along with the local constabulary. The latter is much worse. It's what happens when Swine Flu mix with AIDS. And as we all know, the boys in blue have swineAIDS. Rather undesirable.

Thanks Alex,

I was thinking Black for the rotor as contrast between the wheel and the disc, so hopefully that will provide immunity from the above ailments.

But what's this Killrust Enamel? Is that a self primer too?
Submissions for caliper colour?
On this:

[Ericmcg]

I did silver on mine because i had the silver wheels at the time, when i get the time i will be changing the hubs to black because my new wheels are black but i will be leaving the calipers silver.

[Alex]

Black calipers. I'm not a fan of people painting up their calipers advertising them as something worthy of advertisement. I think people get the jist when you paint calipers red, that indeed you have brakes. And no, they're nothing really special to look at, I'm afraid. It looks a hundred times better as it is, when you detail them with a black disc rotor. Black calipers will make it look respectable and modest. As your car already is. If you paint your calipers red or any other attention seeking colour, you may as well put the 22" chromies, neons, makita'rize the springs kandy the paint and enter autosalon RIGHT NOW. Then you'll suffer the ailments.

[Ericmcg]

Black calipers.

I'm not a fan of people painting up their calipers advertising them as something worthy of advertisement.

I think people get the jist when you paint calipers red, that indeed you have brakes. And no, they're nothing really special to look at, I'm afraid.

It looks a hundred times better as it is, when you detail them with a black disc rotor. Black calipers will make it look respectable and modest. As your car already is.

If you paint your calipers red or any other attention seeking colour, you may as well put the 22" chromies, neons, makita'rize the springs kandy the paint and enter autosalon RIGHT NOW.

Then you'll suffer the ailments.

I did my calipers silver because its as close to the colour they would have been new from the factory
Steer clear of the red or any shouty colours, or before we know it you are cutting...sorry compressing your springs and so on and so on... did i say that out loud. Getting pissed now.....

[Merlin01]

Black calipers.
I'm not a fan of people painting up their calipers advertising them as something worthy of advertisement.
I think people get the jist when you paint calipers red, that indeed you have brakes. And no, they're nothing really special to look at, I'm afraid.
It looks a hundred times better as it is, when you detail them with a black disc rotor. Black calipers will make it look respectable and modest. As your car already is.
If you paint your calipers red or any other attention seeking colour, you may as well put the 22" chromies, neons, makita'rize the springs kandy the paint and enter autosalon RIGHT NOW.
Then you'll suffer the ailments.

Well I'm all for being ailment free!!
Although they are a standard metal colour now, almost silver - without the shinyness.

Still curious about the Killrust Enamel - doesn't anything enamel require priming? Unless the Killrust label is in a league of its own...???

[Ericmcg]

Well I'm all for being ailment free!!
Although they are a standard metal colour now, almost silver - without the shinyness.

Still curious about the Killrust Enamel - doesn't anything enamel require priming? Unless the Killrust label is in a league of its own...???

From Cruisn's pic it looks a little like stuff we have over here called Hammerite, if its the same type of paint it does'nt need a primer. You just need to make sure the surface is clean and free of loose surface rust and crap.