I am going to paint my brake calipers soon and i was wondering if you have to sand them down before doing them?
thanks...

 

My bad posted twice

 

they say you should. i didnt. i just cleaned them real good with a wire brush and just sprayed. mine came out real nice.

 

ya I want to do mine also soon - I think some new silver paint would look real nice. also, I was thinking about putting these on

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=50447

ideas?

 

Not feelin the decals.

I plan on painting my calipers after finals when I have some more free time.

 

Ya I couldnt tell...but for $8 I may just try them, I saw the RL calipers (maybe the new TL also...cant remember) that had the Acura on them and it looked pretty good.

 

damn, nice call w/ the decals. My calipers are black, so white might contrast pretty nicely w/ them.

i sanded mine down before i painted them....obviously you can paint them w/o sanding (as proven by nyzgreatest), but you might as well give them a quick rub down w/ sand paper. Takes two minutes per caliper.

 

Sand them ... if you don't, the stock ones will have a bumpy texture to them. I prefer the smooth surfaced, shiny look to calipers. My

Decals? That's your call.

 

the stickers look nice i just wonder how well they stick on a hot caliper in all weather conditions. I have a white tl s and im either gonna paint my calipers red or a more subtle black, not sure yet

 

Hey, what grit did you use?

 

Hey, what grit did you use?

 

Is removing calipers pretty easy?

I haven't done anything like that for years.

 

It was pretty simple to remove, just need some force but got them off.

 

in photograph section.

Jay used these on his TL..
scroll down thru thread there are a bunch of pics.

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/ipod-110929/