Caliper painting.

[Van D]

OK, so I made a thread in paint & panel, but as the first one disappeared when the forums crashed with no replies and it doesn't get that many views anyway, I thought i'd try here real quick as I want to get it started tomorrow as I go away on the weekend.

Basically, I want to paint my brake calipers, but the standard caliper paint isn't what i'm after colour wise (VHT don't even make a white). I'm looking to do a surf/mint green to match the colour my car will be, or to do a white at least.

I've spoken to a forum member who said they used a VHT caliper paint as undercoat then went over it with the paint used on the car, hoping that it will work. But the car isn't on the road yet, and from my understanding they're not 100% on it.

Has anyone else done it that way with success? Is there any other way of getting the colour i'm after, even if it's custom made?

The alternative I have in mind is using a VHT flame proof paint as they at least come in white and the only difference I could see is that it stands up to a higher temp rating.

Any help is appreciated, and if mods don't want this thread to run, just delete it with my apologies!

Cheers