Work VS-XX

 

^^^ those wheels are WORK VSeXXXX.....true story...

 

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What size is your rims n width n what size tires are you running on them. And is it lowered.

 

Well, it may be ya know 5 years late and you're already done but what color did you end up doing? I was trying so hard to find electric blue or lime green. But ended up doing orange over red because everyone does red and I didn't want black because what's the point? Then they're just invisible lol
I'm really thinking about taking them off and just getting them powder coated though. I just want something more permanent and glossy

 

Looks good!

I did white...forgot all about this thread.

DSC_2466 by rock star, on Flickr

 

That looks badass dude. How dirty does the white get though? The orange is a brake dust magnet but luckily they look good in pics and from a distance haha

 

Thanks, man...
don't know yet, just did it Saturday. I wipe them down when I wash the car anyway, so shouldn't be terrible.

 

Mine stayed clean for a couple of weeks and I wash my car Atleast once a week and detail it once every 1-2 weeks. I even take a detailing brush and cleaners to the orange and they still have brake dust stains on them. But I used flameproof header paint to stand up to the heat with no clear coat so the no clear coat probably has something to do with the stains

 

I used high temp silver as a base many years ago...
I redid the brembo decal to a different color once, and figured I'd be fine with non high temp clear since the middle (base) color was rustoleum regular satin from home depot...

well, after 6 months, for the first time ever they started looking dingy...the clear would get hot, the brake dust would embed and stay in it. With a high temp engine enamel clear, it stays firm and won't hold the dust/dirt. When I wipe now and on the teal on my black TL...they wipe off with a paper towel and look as good as the day I did them.

 

I'm about to do mine high temp yellow with black decal and high temp clear.

 

i repainted mine recently but when i used sonax wheel cleaner it stained my brembos with these purple-ish spots...pissed but whatever i'm not repainting these anytime soon haha

 

wtf, really???

 

Yea man I was so pissed it was the first wash right after I repainted and clear coated. I've used this cleaner for years and no issues. But this time the cleaner left stains and I can't get it off. Only can be seen if up close to the brembo letter but still...

 

Sonax reacts to metal, no? I wonder if it was little embeded oxidized pieces or something?!?!

 

j, what white did u end up using? just a flat white?

 

kilz ceiling paint. Went on really easily too!

 

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Duplicolor Engine Enamel, Universal White, 12 oz. Aerosol DE1602: Advance Auto Parts

I also did the engine enamel clear over top of the brembo.

 

nice man. Yea I keep running through different colours in my head and I keep going to either black white polished embossed acura or pearl white with blue acura lettering but I'm worried the lettering will look cheesy as the lettering on the RL calipers is a lot bigger then the TL brembos?

 

I think you're probably overthinking it.

 

haha probably, I just want to be sure

 

No doubt, man...measure once cut twice!

 

The white turned out nice! I'm due for brakes and have been trying to decide what to do with mine since they look awful. I just got my wheels powedercoated in a mint green so my options are pretty limited. I thought about going with a deep purple, but I'll probably just redo them in black and keep it simple.

 

thanks...
so much work for the same look though!!!

 

Yeah, I know. Just can't think of anything else that's going to look right with the wheels and not be too in your face.

 

well, I would be shocked if you stuck with the same loud wheel color forever, so pick something neutral, and classy that'll still kinda "pop" without detracting from the wheels or any future wheel colors you pick.

 

Some can make silver look really nice and classy. I agree going black would be too much work for the result.

 

Silver Brembos you say...interesting...

 

yeah, SOME.

 

 

i don't get it

 

I had talked to him about doing silver...now I has a sad about it.

New idea now anyway tho.

 

lmao, wut?


I suggested it cause it looks clean. I had it once...remember!!?!?
I just like more pop now...teal on silver is great too!

 

Haha, I know you did, just kidding there. But I did change my mind about it.

 

yay i get it now haha

 

Silver looks good with darker wheels not sure about mint green

 

I have a piece of metal I keep around and I always test out a few colors before choosing.

I wanted hot pink for a long time.

 

What type of sandpaper would you guys recommend for the brembo's that still have the gloss film perfectly intact? I have no rust on my calipers, so maybe sanding isn't even necessary? Also, I bought the RDX caliper covers for the rear brakes. Brand new, not sure if sanding is needed?

 

sanding is always needed. it helps create a better surface for the paint to bond to. you make little peaks and valleys in the paint and that allows the new paint to fill them in and have better adherence

 

Any recommendation on what grit to use? I was thinking 2000 since my calipers are in pretty good shape, but it looks like a majority of people go with 200 or 300 grit.

 

2000 won't do much, remember it doesn't matter what condition your calipers are in...what matters is the condition you want to get them to for painting.

i'd suggest 300