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Old 07-13-2006, 10:51 PM
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Default Caliper paint? exact color match?

hey everyone i know about the duplicolor kit for painting calipers.......
but i want them painted in sonic blue to match my car.....so? is there a kit out there? or can duplicolor make a match for calipers?

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Old 07-13-2006, 11:08 PM
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Default RE: Caliper paint? exact color match?

Caliper paint kits have a rather limited number of colors. Looking for an exact match is probably a futile task.

Folia has 11 colors, G2 has 9, Duplicolor has 5... not a Sonic blue in the bunch...
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Old 07-13-2006, 11:44 PM
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I think just plain red looks best on any color car--but that's just me.
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Old 07-14-2006, 12:15 AM
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I think the brakes look great the way they are. If you paint your calipers, you might be a ricer.*

*In the Jeff Foxworthy vein of humor.
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Old 07-15-2006, 01:23 AM
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i think they would look great if they are the same color as the car. not a fan of red on blue car though.
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Old 07-15-2006, 08:33 PM
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got to a aotobody supply store. give them your paint code and have them mix up a spray can for you. this will hold up nicely unless you autocross or are very hard on your brakes. but under normal driving it will be alright.
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Old 07-15-2006, 09:16 PM
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I painted mine and the match was REALLY REALLY GOOD!
I got my paint at Autozone. Dont remember brand but it was not duplicolor.
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Old 07-15-2006, 11:32 PM
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Paint them Black that is what i did .

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Old 07-16-2006, 12:12 AM
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I like plasticoat's caliper paint.

To me, red is the color of choice. Anything else (blue, pink, green, etc) looks hack. Silver looks pretty good (stock). Black is always a good choice.

But really unless you have some nice brembos under there, the whole painted caliper idea has been tainted by ricers. I think porsche and brembo started the whole red caliper deal. And now porsche uses yellow on the caramic brake cars.
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Red looks really good on the vista blue Mustangs...
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