Painting brake pipes

[TREVCOS]

Hi guys, anyone that's painted their brake pipes, what did you use. I've now painted the underside of my car and clean the brake pipes down and they're in really good condition. I'm just wondering whether I can get away with hand painting them on the car (they're all unhooked down the length but not at the froint) rather than spraying them and risking overspray on the car. Anyone done this before rather than using a can, what did you use, and how well did it turn out?

[b0bbyb0y]

I,m sure if you take your time you will get a nice finish with a brush

[TREVCOS]

I'm just wondering what to use Bobby?

I've got some Metalprotekt I think it's called in a can but I'd prefer to do it with a brush. Maybe it's time for an E-BAY trawl.

Are you doing anything else with yours now, or is it all done and finished and just enjoying it.

I just got some Hammerite stuck in my arm hair and its dried and it was a git to get out. I've now got a bald patch on my arm!

[b0bbyb0y]

I would use hammerite if i was going to handpaint Trev
I have got a few plans for my car but have been overruled by my loving wife untill some jobs around the house are done Have been enjoying driving car for now

[TREVCOS]

Did you paint your brakepipes Bobby? Mine are in such good nick I wonder whether to just rub them down and give them a bit of a clean with metal polish......can't decide.

[b0bbyb0y]

No Trev, made new ones out of copper pipe which i like the look of so just need to rub up with some fine wire wool if they tarnish. If they are steel if think they will need painting mate.

[redrsmk5]

Hi trev, i painted mine when i did my resto. Brake pipes were green and fuel lines were silver. They were linished down first with a wire wheel on a drill and then rubbed very smooth through 3 grades of glass paper. They then had 2 coats of etch primer, 2 colour and then 2 clear, i have gone way back through photobucket to find you a few pics below......








Hope this helps

Mart

[jimcallear]

It's rover green or somthing like that pm or call mark barber or monster they will know I know we tried a lot of colours of green before we found a match

[1TJH]

think its forest green if memory serves me. Take them off Trev, youll regret trying to hand paint them in place.

[TREVCOS]

Yes, maybe I should take them off. I've done the ones that sit on the rear arms already, and they came out well....something to think about.

[TREVCOS]

Hi trev, i painted mine when i did my resto. Brake pipes were green and fuel lines were silver. They were linished down first with a wire wheel on a drill and then rubbed very smooth through 3 grades of glass paper. They then had 2 coats of etch primer, 2 colour and then 2 clear, i have gone way back through photobucket to find you a few pics below......

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sto012x800.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/resto139.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sto056x800.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sto141x800.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sto164x800.jpg
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...sto168x800.jpg

Hope this helps

Mart

That looks brilliant Mart. Is the gold on the ends painted too?

[Carlo]

Forrest green its a vauxhall colpur i got a local paint shop to make me a rattle can , a good quality u pol can covered everything

[TREVCOS]

Forrest green its a vauxhall colpur i got a local paint shop to make me a rattle can , a good quality u pol can covered everything

Did you do all your lines green then Carlo, that's what I'd be thinking of doing?

[Carlo]

Just the rear end ones that because i only done my rear end its a pretty good match

[The Radman]

ford laurel green is spot on trev