 Slightly OT: Brake caliper painting, Tips, guidance |
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| ninefourteener |
 Jun 24 2004, 12:11 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :)  Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779  |
Ok, so I just put a really sweet set of 18's on my Acura... I want to paint the calipers.
Ok.... let the anti-rice comments start here Anyway... I found some kits to do it on e-bay for $18, plus like $12 for shipping. Advance auto parts has the same kit for $15. Question: Has anyone used it? Does it work? Tips to get it to look good? BTW.. I know you folks like pics.. here ya go: Attached image(s) 
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| tat2dphreak |
Jun 24 2004, 12:31 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
nah, I used just a 4$ can of caliper paint... resists brake fluid good enough from what I can tell and I don't drivethe teener much anyway... if this is for a daily driver, you may have to reapply the stuff 2x/year... these kits will probably last a whole year, maybe 2... YMMV
go body color... going red on them just b/c everyone does is lame... I went body color, just happened that the body color IS RED... if I had a black car, silver, or a color they don't make (i.e aubergine, have I mentioned I love that color?) I'd go with silver.... body color or neutral is classier IMHO BTW, I only painted the calipers at all b/c they were already painted, but the paint was peeling off and looked like SHIT!! and no matter what, I couldn't get them clean enough to go without paint... some paint was there for LIFE, the rest was CRAP! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I say go for the kit, see how long it lasts... if it lasts 1 year, and you like the look still... get them powdercoated!!! not THAT expensive... |
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ninefourteener Slightly OT: Brake caliper painting Jun 24 2004, 12:11 PM
tat2dphreak I used caliper paint from PepBoys... cheap, you ma... Jun 24 2004, 12:14 PM ninefourteener Is this the kit you are talking about???
http://c... Jun 24 2004, 12:21 PM Andyrew I went to pep boys and bought the highest temp bra... Jun 24 2004, 12:27 PM tat2dphreak <... Jun 24 2004, 12:32 PM
ninefourteener Well this stuffcomes in a kit, with it's own s... Jun 24 2004, 12:38 PM |
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