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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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paint break calipers

sorry if this is a repost but i did a search and couldnt find anything. Ok *yelling* $560 today for new rotors @ meinekee dammit PLUS he broke off my wheel cover (for chrome rims) thats $50 dollars has to be ordered now i have to ride around with nuts n bolts showing now we're @ $610 THEEEN i have a slight small bent rim..i didnt notice so i go to tha rim spot and get a wheel balance for $20 each tire($80) $690 Now pls keep up..after I pay he tells me oh yea u have a bent rim thats whuts causing ur slight wheel shaking.... "You couldnt say that b4 i payed yo ass $80...F it. theres only 1 place thats fixes bent rims arounf my way and i kno its $95 AND they keep it over nite i cant even wait there..so i have to ride around with that stupid small ass donut...so there goes $785 dollars in 1 day with a baby on the way...im screwed (i didnt get the rim fixed yet tho so -$95) ON a lighter note..rotors look waaay better accent the rims nicely BUT now those rusty dusty calipers need painting (hopefully silver or chrome) so i was juz wondering how any of u (if u did it) DID IT like did u use spray paint small paint brush etc. and whut kind of paint? Thanx for the help AND letting me vent ! u guys r the greatest lol
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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Clean the calipers as best you can. Otherwise the paint will just flake off. Use wire scrub brushes.

For paint, you can buy special caliper spray paint that comes in a bunch of colors. Any autoparts store will have it. You can also use BBQ Grill paint.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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thanx man that helped alot..(damn how come that didnt come up in tha search...anyway) so basically theres nothin to it(right) juz take off tha wheel have some paper handy, get tha paint, sand off the rust (mine is quite rusty) and go to work? I pretty much wanna use a brush and take my time becuz i kno i'll make a mess any other way and they'll be paint on tha rotors, wheels etc.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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hey man try n hold this off till we put ur rotors on cause i wanna do this too and would like to mess up ur car before we try it on mine muhahahha
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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I've wanted to paint my calipers for a while now. Just need to do it. I painted them on my Accord and I really liked how it looked.
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