Painted Calipers Black
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Painted Calipers Black
hey guys. just a little update. if you read my thread on the wheels section i was debating on what color to paint my calipers. i went ahead and painted them black. since i didn't update here with any pics. so far i just painted calipers, a spec kit, trunk lip, debadge, and some LED replacements. enjoy ^^
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umm painting all 4 took me about 4 hours+. i only had two OEM jacks. i did 4 coats on each caliper each taking about 20 minutes to dry in between. i did take a lunch break and some friends came over. but yeah the job is pretty tiring. wish i had a nice big car jack to use though
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hairdryer+ dental floss. mine came off easy since it was so new. the rest of the glue i just used my thumb and pushed forward and it all slide right off. now i helped my friend do this to his tC and his is about a few months old. it was a different story. we used an eraser and it basically got the rest of the glue off on his car. no damage done at all to either cars
. some say goo gone works but then many say goo gone is bad so yeah
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Originally Posted by jaehshim
reminds me of my baby a year ago...
hey i'm thinking about doing debadge as well
simple way of doing it w/o hurting the paint?
hey i'm thinking about doing debadge as well
simple way of doing it w/o hurting the paint?
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Looking good. I did mine in about an hour, for three coats per caliper. The key is four jack stands and a floor-jack.
Car up on stands, all wheels off, clean the calipers, then go to town.
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Man the black with white acura looks HOT!!!!
any tips? / link to where i can print out a good side stencil?
or is it some sort of sticker? (will it come off or fade over time compared to painting it white).
Thanks!
any tips? / link to where i can print out a good side stencil?
or is it some sort of sticker? (will it come off or fade over time compared to painting it white).
Thanks!
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You can order the decals from Jays98cobra on the "other" tsx site. Really nice guy.He also has the demensions of the decals on there somewhere. I just happen to have a vinyl shop down the street from me, so I got mine local.
I just used brake cleaner and wiped 'em down, then used high temp caliper paint. By the time I got the rotors on , the paint was dry and ready to go.
The easiest visual mod I've done to the car...and minus the rotors, the cheapest one too!!
I just used brake cleaner and wiped 'em down, then used high temp caliper paint. By the time I got the rotors on , the paint was dry and ready to go.
The easiest visual mod I've done to the car...and minus the rotors, the cheapest one too!!
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Originally Posted by cali4tsx
You could order white Acura Decals (8) off ebay for about $12 shipped
I orderd mine in black since I didnt do any painting job.
Let me know if you need the sellers info.
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I orderd mine in black since I didnt do any painting job.
Let me know if you need the sellers info.
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Originally Posted by joerockt
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I feel proud to have personally re-awakened the caliper decal trend, by the way...
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Originally Posted by Reach
Someone please post a vendor for the decals, I'm mildly interested, and I'm sure others would like to know.
Sellers ebay name: r6pilotxxx
Sellers email:cbigotti@hotmail.com
Email seller and let him know you need same size Acura decals as business1246 (my ebay ID)
Seller will send you his direct ebay link to place your order along with paypal info/email
for 8 Acura decals I paid $ 7.99 + shipping (all about $ 12)
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Originally Posted by cali4tsx
Sorry I was on business travel and I haven’t responded to all the PMs… I’ll post reply here instead hopefully this will help
Sellers ebay name: r6pilotxxx
Sellers email:cbigotti@hotmail.com
Email seller and let him know you need same size Acura decals as business1246 (my ebay ID)
Seller will send you his direct ebay link to place your order along with paypal info/email
for 8 Acura decals I paid $ 7.99 + shipping (all about $ 12)
Sellers ebay name: r6pilotxxx
Sellers email:cbigotti@hotmail.com
Email seller and let him know you need same size Acura decals as business1246 (my ebay ID)
Seller will send you his direct ebay link to place your order along with paypal info/email
for 8 Acura decals I paid $ 7.99 + shipping (all about $ 12)
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nope there is no need to remove the calipers. All i did was buy the duplicolor caliper paint kit at pepboys for $15. its a kit that comes with everything. it has alcohol cleaner, paint, brush. you spray the cleaner on then you brush on the paint. i did 4 coats and its holding up very good. theres another brand called G2 caliper paint which will run you from $30-$50. you can find the G2 paint on ebay.
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