Painted Calipers...*Pics*
Painted Calipers...*Pics*
10-29-2001, 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by NSXNEXT
Looks great Joey. Did Binh paint his too? That blue is nice. I gotta do another coat of silver on mine this weekend.
Looks great Joey. Did Binh paint his too? That blue is nice. I gotta do another coat of silver on mine this weekend.
10-29-2001, 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by NBP TL
Looks good Joey. How long did it take you from start to finish?
Looks good Joey. How long did it take you from start to finish?
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10-29-2001, 02:57 PM
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Originally posted by Bigmonkey70
Looking good Joey ....
I and Binh going to do it once we get the paint. We all can finished it up then. Hope the weather cooporate
Looking good Joey ....
I and Binh going to do it once we get the paint. We all can finished it up then. Hope the weather cooporate
10-29-2001, 03:16 PM
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Joey,
Looks good! Gonna do silver for mines when the wheather gets nice again..
Looks like you got a bit of the rotor as well..
One question though..
Do I have to use Chinese newspapper or will any kind work?? :p
Looks good! Gonna do silver for mines when the wheather gets nice again..
Looks like you got a bit of the rotor as well..
One question though..
Do I have to use Chinese newspapper or will any kind work??
:p
10-29-2001, 03:42 PM
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Edub, hehe...any newspaper will do
Soopa, I just got my pads replaced under warranty from Park Ave..but next time I need to replace em...I'll get the Zeal pads
Everyone else: Thank You!
Soopa, I just got my pads replaced under warranty from Park Ave..but next time I need to replace em...I'll get the Zeal pads
Everyone else: Thank You!
10-29-2001, 04:06 PM
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Joey, did you tell these people you only painted the two front calipers? The reason was because it started raining. Mind you it was only in the 40s/ windy as hell/ and it started raining. We don't follow directions pretty well.
Soopa, it looked like you used the spray paint since your driveway is red now. What type of paint did you use?
Neil, I haven't done mine yet. Still waiting to see if I should use the spray or brush.
Kenny, I called the place but no one picked up but I will keep trying.
Mind you it was only in the 40s/ windy as hell/ and it started raining. We don't follow directions pretty well.Soopa, it looked like you used the spray paint since your driveway is red now.
What type of paint did you use?Neil, I haven't done mine yet. Still waiting to see if I should use the spray or brush.
Kenny, I called the place but no one picked up but I will keep trying.
10-29-2001, 04:35 PM
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Nice job Joey and appreciate the pics. So, ya spent some more money and went with primer huh? Good choice.
Looks great, just gotta get the back two caliper down now.
By the way, did you use regular sand paper or did you find the metallic sand paper?
Good choice.Looks great, just gotta get the back two caliper down now.
By the way, did you use regular sand paper or did you find the metallic sand paper?
10-29-2001, 04:45 PM
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you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap. aarg! now that i've seen pics, I'm even more convinced that it was the proper route to begin with. but....my approach would of been removing the brake calipers all together and painting it seperately from the car. How would you replace your brake pads? dont you have to take the calipers apart? that would be a perfect time to do so.
10-29-2001, 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by edgalang
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap. aarg! now that i've seen pics, I'm even more convinced that it was the proper route to begin with. but....my approach would of been removing the brake calipers all together and painting it seperately from the car. How would you replace your brake pads? dont you have to take the calipers apart? that would be a perfect time to do so.
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap. aarg! now that i've seen pics, I'm even more convinced that it was the proper route to begin with. but....my approach would of been removing the brake calipers all together and painting it seperately from the car. How would you replace your brake pads? dont you have to take the calipers apart? that would be a perfect time to do so.
Justin: we sanded it with regular fine grit sandpaper...works the same, I guess..
10-29-2001, 05:04 PM
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Originally posted by edgalang
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap.
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap.
IMO, it looks really good. I am doing mine soon but still haven't decided spray or brush on.
BTW, you can take out the whole caliper but make sure you know how to put it back on properly. We are doing it the lazy way but it works.
JUST DO IT!!!
10-29-2001, 05:39 PM
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Originally posted by BlackShadow
IMO, it looks really good. I am doing mine soon but still haven't decided spray or brush on.
JUST DO IT!!!
IMO, it looks really good. I am doing mine soon but still haven't decided spray or brush on.
JUST DO IT!!!
, tha blue looks good too...Shyne
10-29-2001, 10:17 PM
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Cool. Did you use that caligraph paint? or some other kind of paint? What's a good color that'll match silver? I'm thinking of a mild or a light blue...maybe red.
10-30-2001, 01:55 AM
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Joey...That looks sweet....I painted my calipers too this weekend....It took me about 6hours in total...I did 2 at a time with a 2 ton jack......Let me just say it was fun but very frustrating....I'll post pics once I get them developed....
10-30-2001, 08:40 AM
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Originally posted by Mstyle
Joey...That looks sweet....I painted my calipers too this weekend....It took me about 6hours in total...I did 2 at a time with a 2 ton jack......Let me just say it was fun but very frustrating....I'll post pics once I get them developed....
Joey...That looks sweet....I painted my calipers too this weekend....It took me about 6hours in total...I did 2 at a time with a 2 ton jack......Let me just say it was fun but very frustrating....I'll post pics once I get them developed....
BlueDemon...U just use the tools that came with the car... it's not hard taking off the wheels...btw, how old are you? it seems that u have never worked on the cars before b/c this is the second question u asked about something simple as removing a wheel and installing the tips
10-30-2001, 10:07 AM
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They told you that because they wanna be the first to have it done
And you listen to them.....
And you listen to them.....
Originally posted by edgalang
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap. aarg! now that i've seen pics, I'm even more convinced that it was the proper route to begin with. but....my approach would of been removing the brake calipers all together and painting it seperately from the car. How would you replace your brake pads? dont you have to take the calipers apart? that would be a perfect time to do so.
you guys all suck. i contemplated on painting my calipers red a few months ago but got flamed real bad calling me rice and crap. aarg! now that i've seen pics, I'm even more convinced that it was the proper route to begin with. but....my approach would of been removing the brake calipers all together and painting it seperately from the car. How would you replace your brake pads? dont you have to take the calipers apart? that would be a perfect time to do so.
10-30-2001, 12:01 PM
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Yes I too had skittle colors on my calipers once, but it wasnt doing justice for my Touring Luxury, so I got, not silver, but Aluminum color 600 degrees engine paint and it is holding up well and looks much cleaner than the exact same blue that bdimc has on his calipers....that blue is like a low gloss blue also, wasnt doing it for me...
10-30-2001, 03:17 PM
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Originally posted by SinnedTL
Yes I too had skittle colors on my calipers once, but it wasnt doing justice for my Touring Luxury, so I got, not silver, but Aluminum color 600 degrees engine paint and it is holding up well and looks much cleaner than the exact same blue that bdimc has on his calipers....that blue is like a low gloss blue also, wasnt doing it for me...
Yes I too had skittle colors on my calipers once, but it wasnt doing justice for my Touring Luxury, so I got, not silver, but Aluminum color 600 degrees engine paint and it is holding up well and looks much cleaner than the exact same blue that bdimc has on his calipers....that blue is like a low gloss blue also, wasnt doing it for me...
10-30-2001, 05:25 PM
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I have never seen high temp clear coat...where do you find those...anyways blue looked good on TLDaddy's car for some reason, thats why I did it, but wasnt doing it for me...
10-30-2001, 05:56 PM
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I'm most probably going either black or silver on my calipers...when I have the time..... Joey, you shoulda painted the hub too, so we dont see the rust..
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10-30-2001, 06:24 PM
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I guess I'm ready for a second coat of paint and I'm not wanting to go with one of those special kits again. So where do you find this hi-temp paint in silver? I've tried everywhere...Walmart, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Where? TIA
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Kensteele:
Home Depot sells it... I forget the name.. Something about "Hi-Temperature Enamel Paint" its comes in a white spray can and has a picture of a outdoor grill on it. Anyway Dont use their black because its a very matte charcoal finish. The grey actually matches the finish of the grey powder coating inside the triangles of our rims. The other brand is Plasti-Kote but it leaves to shiny a finish on red/blue/yellow but a nice one on black..... So .. If grey then the home depot stuff cuz it matches very nice, if black then Plasti-Kote (Pep-Boys. most auto stores too)...
Home Depot sells it... I forget the name.. Something about "Hi-Temperature Enamel Paint" its comes in a white spray can and has a picture of a outdoor grill on it. Anyway Dont use their black because its a very matte charcoal finish. The grey actually matches the finish of the grey powder coating inside the triangles of our rims. The other brand is Plasti-Kote but it leaves to shiny a finish on red/blue/yellow but a nice one on black..... So .. If grey then the home depot stuff cuz it matches very nice, if black then Plasti-Kote (Pep-Boys. most auto stores too)...
10-30-2001, 07:58 PM
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Originally posted by SinnedTL
I have never seen high temp clear coat...where do you find those...anyways blue looked good on TLDaddy's car for some reason, thats why I did it, but wasnt doing it for me...
I have never seen high temp clear coat...where do you find those...anyways blue looked good on TLDaddy's car for some reason, thats why I did it, but wasnt doing it for me...
Ed, I'm thinking about redoing it again also when I have time and painting the hub as well...that's what I told Binh and Kenny(Bigmonkey70) who helped me paint the calipers this Saturday, but they said wouldn't it look weird? But yea..I think I will do it...
Ken, Don't spend all that money on the fancy stuff...this works just as good...just make sure u cover up...
10-30-2001, 09:57 PM
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Originally posted by bdimc2001
Ed, I'm thinking about redoing it again also when I have time and painting the hub as well...that's what I told Binh and Kenny(Bigmonkey70) who helped me paint the calipers this Saturday, but they said wouldn't it look weird? But yea..I think I will do it...
Ed, I'm thinking about redoing it again also when I have time and painting the hub as well...that's what I told Binh and Kenny(Bigmonkey70) who helped me paint the calipers this Saturday, but they said wouldn't it look weird? But yea..I think I will do it...
So I did not say it will look weird. As a matter of fact, I am painting mine.