Re-painting callipers?......

[lashed]

I painted my callipers silver a while ago and Im not too happy with the end result. I've decided to paint them red so they stand out, only problem is, can I paint directly over the previous coat of paint or do I need to strip the paint off before applying the new colour???

[lee may]

Over the top should be fine

[alistairk]

so long as its not peeling or anything over the top should be fine. I'd scuff the old paint first just to help the new paint key. Some moderately coarse sand paper or a scotchbrite pad should do the trick.

[DaveB]

get a wirebrush on the end of a drill. any loose bits of paint will flake off, the rest will be nicely 'roughened' for the new paint

[lashed]

The paint that's on them at the moment is fine, no flakes or chips. Just didn't want to paint straight over it and then for it to peel off later. I'll probably just give them a quick rub with some sand paper just to make sure there's no loose bits. Cheers.