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Old 12-31-2011, 06:50 PM
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I finally got a chance to paint my calipers and rotors. I have only had the car about a month and it came with the 20" Godspeed wheels. I love the wheels but with the open design the calipers and rotors were exposed bigtime.

Took everything apart, taped off and sandblasted the rotors and caliper parts. Painted everything up and reassembled it all. Took about six hours total. I'm pleased!!

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Old 12-31-2011, 08:06 PM
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Looks good!
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Old 12-31-2011, 09:24 PM
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very nice my man!
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Old 12-31-2011, 09:40 PM
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looks sweet. Do you have a plan to keep the rotors from rusting again? did you clear the parts that dont come in contact with the pads or just plan on avoiding water altogether?
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Originally Posted by 05MineralGrayV6
looks sweet. Do you have a plan to keep the rotors from rusting again? did you clear the parts that dont come in contact with the pads or just plan on avoiding water altogether?
Fortunately the only water it will see is when I wash it. I don't drive it in rain of snow.

I know this is a temp. fix and if they rust again I will just deal with it until I need to replace them.
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Old 12-31-2011, 10:36 PM
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This project will go on my "things to do: 2012".

Great Job!
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Old 12-31-2011, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CAR-15
Fortunately the only water it will see is when I wash it. I don't drive it in rain of snow.

I know this is a temp. fix and if they rust again I will just deal with it until I need to replace them.
Very nice! I did the same thing to my old set of rotors and man what a difference it makes, did you use spray paint or powdercoating?
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Originally Posted by F0RD4LifE
Very nice! I did the same thing to my old set of rotors and man what a difference it makes, did you use spray paint or powdercoating?
I used Duplicolor caliper paint. Silver for the rotors and red for the calipers.
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Looks great man, I need to re-do mine!
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Old 01-01-2012, 10:33 AM
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Very nice. That is much better than covers.
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