Painted Brake Calipers and Center caps and other mods
02-09-2008, 08:03 PM
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Painted Brake Calipers and Center caps and other mods
Pictures coming soon!.. Its red but i wanted the acura sign to stay so I told him to keep it he used masking tape but he kinda make a trapezoid type shape around the acura sign.. I also painted my center caps red..
So its red black and white..... I unno ill post pics ill prob have him just do all red...
Also he is charging 75 bucks for rim for powder coat is that good?? I asked about painting my grill black... He said he could but it will chip... there is nothing to do right and should I take the risk.. I know the car will look sick.
There are a few NBPS on here that have their grill black ... How'd you guys do it and how is it holding up
So its red black and white..... I unno ill post pics ill prob have him just do all red...
Also he is charging 75 bucks for rim for powder coat is that good?? I asked about painting my grill black... He said he could but it will chip... there is nothing to do right and should I take the risk.. I know the car will look sick.
There are a few NBPS on here that have their grill black ... How'd you guys do it and how is it holding up
02-09-2008, 08:09 PM
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Sounds sweet on the brake calipers. I am also going to paint the brembos in about a month. I thought about the Acura logo on there as well. I ordered the Acura decals. I am going to paint the caliper White, then put the Acura decal in place and then paint it red. Pull the decal off and then you will have the Acura emblem in white. Your body guy should have enough of a brain to have thought of that instead of doing all that work to save the Acura logo. Lets see those pics! The powder coating is expensive no matter what. You get what you pay for.
02-09-2008, 08:46 PM
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i saw what he did on other powder coats it looks clean but is 300 dollars good? I just spent like 90 bucks on shampoo and detailing equip to detail my car (no machine im gonna borrow one from my cousin)
mguires 1 - 3 steps then clay bar with spray then Tanned towel and microfiber mit and mguiers shampoo
Can you tell me from where I can order those decals?
mguires 1 - 3 steps then clay bar with spray then Tanned towel and microfiber mit and mguiers shampoo
Can you tell me from where I can order those decals?
02-09-2008, 09:52 PM
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02-10-2008, 08:26 AM
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300 is a lot of cake. I would paint them myself but it seems you like your paint guy. If he is powdercoating them, don't they need to be disassembled? I got the decals on ebay. Do a search 4 inch by .75 high are the size. I am doing the work myself but I am removing the brake caliper from the car. It is going to be a weekend affair but once done, it will be worth it. Good luck!
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I bought it from this seller....He has a set left. I should be getting them next weekend. Waiting for the weather to get warmer then I am going to paint them. I am going to cut the Acura symbol off and just use the letters.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Acu...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Acu...QQcmdZViewItem
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$75 per wheel powder coat is a good price.
02-10-2008, 12:26 PM
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Yes it is larger than the one that is on the car. Measure the one you have. The caliper is huge! I think it should be fine. It may be to big for some but that is the smallest I could find. You can also look for the brembo letters instead. Just trying to help ya. It's your call. I think it would look a lot better than all red.
02-10-2008, 07:22 PM
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Dude, do you want me to come over there and do the mod for ya? J/K.....You need to search a little on the world wide web. Try not to get all the answers handed to ya. Search for it.
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Originally Posted by BLACKURA_NY
pics pics pics...
im gonna be working on a SICK brembo paint job in the spring time.. i wanna see how yours comes out
im gonna be working on a SICK brembo paint job in the spring time.. i wanna see how yours comes out
I've been waiting since, like, November.
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02-19-2008, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kosstick
Pictures coming soon!.. Its red but i wanted the acura sign to stay so I told him to keep it he used masking tape but he kinda make a trapezoid type shape around the acura sign.. I also painted my center caps red..
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