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Don't paint, keep stock
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Black
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Red
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Painting my calipers.
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#8
Racer
if you go to a sign shop you can get them to make you ACURA decals (get them to make them with the thickest vinyl, or a vinyl made for painting) and then paint the front of the caliper white, when it dries lay down the decals and paint the whole thing black. When you are finished you can remove the decals and have black calipers with white lettering. I am doing this sometime I already have the ACURA decals.
#9
3.5 psi
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^ That sounds like it would look really nice. Definitely post pics when you're done that. I've been wanting to do my calipers black, and maybe putting the Acura decals would be a nice touch....i think some matching SSM paint for the decal would look good too.
#16
Racer
Decals will be destroyed thats why you need to use them as a mask. Here is a pic of someone who did it on the TSX. However, I don't think as decals they would survive.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=caliper+decal
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to be honest i like the black, but Acura's new cars that come out of the show room like the tsx for example are painted with a nice silver. I think i might paint mine silver, because its OEM?
sorry but the car was dirty when i took that rite now
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sorry but the car was dirty when i took that rite now
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#21
Originally Posted by 02CL-TypeS
CL-Slick, I am looking forward to your DIY write up! If it's good I may do mine
#24
meh, I don't get what all the hype is for black rotors. IMO you might as well leave them stock if your gonna paint them black. If I paint my rotors I will probly go red or silver
#26
Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by 02CL-TypeS
meh, I don't get what all the hype is for black rotors. IMO you might as well leave them stock if your gonna paint them black. If I paint my rotors I will probly go red or silver
#27
yea I just don't think anyone will ever notice black rotors. People don't ever notice your stock calipers just gray
The only possible way I would paint them black is if I got black wheels, which I would never do
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The only possible way I would paint them black is if I got black wheels, which I would never do
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#29
Suzuka Master
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Originally Posted by 02CL-TypeS
yea I just don't think anyone will ever notice black rotors. People don't ever notice your stock calipers just gray
The only possible way I would paint them black is if I got black wheels, which I would never do![ugh](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/ugh.gif)
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The only possible way I would paint them black is if I got black wheels, which I would never do
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#30
Chamorro
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Originally Posted by p.diddy
its not always about other people noticing your car. like i think i might paint mine black and it has nothing to do with other people noticing it. i want to do it cause it looks better. i got 19's and i just ordered some r1 rotors i think it would look better with black calipers.
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#31
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blck^
Originally Posted by 02CL-TypeS
meh, I don't get what all the hype is for black rotors. IMO you might as well leave them stock if your gonna paint them black. If I paint my rotors I will probly go red or silver
Back is beautiful, didn't you now that
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#32
After seeing the pics I'm really glad I decided to go with black. I want to add a nice touch, but not draw a lot of attention to the stock brakes. Within the next month or so I should be getting some cross drilled rotors. Hopefully R1 Concepts or Rotoras. I think they will look good with the black calipers.
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I think I must be one of the few that thinks painting them silver is the way to go. This is just my opinion, but unless you're doing a BBK, red looks too "ricey" and the black just seems too... "stealthy".
#35
Originally Posted by Aracheon
I think I must be one of the few that thinks painting them silver is the way to go. This is just my opinion, but unless you're doing a BBK, red looks too "ricey" and the black just seems too... "stealthy".
#37
Chamorro
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Originally Posted by Aracheon
I think I must be one of the few that thinks painting them silver is the way to go. This is just my opinion, but unless you're doing a BBK, red looks too "ricey" and the black just seems too... "stealthy".
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