caliper paint, help
ORIGINAL: 2007CalSpec
As you can see in this pic of the finished product, I painted the brackets too. Gives it a more finished look and makes the caliper look bigger.
As you can see in this pic of the finished product, I painted the brackets too. Gives it a more finished look and makes the caliper look bigger.
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ORIGINAL: 07BLACKGT
I'd like to see a write up of this too.
Somebody give us a link!
I'd like to see a write up of this too.
Somebody give us a link!
Don't be afraid of taking off the calipers - it really is not difficult. Two bolts and you're done. I hung the front calipers by a coat hanger to my springs. Two coats of the Duplicolor stuff - $16 at O'Reilly - and they look great. I would steer clear of the spray stuff - I've heard bad things. The little can they give you in the kit is plenty to do two cars - or to keep on the shelf for touch-ups.
The back calipers were a little trickier, because there is nowhere to hang them. So I just propped them on a jack stand.
One bit of advice that I read and didn't follow - GET A DIFFERENT BRUSH!!! I painted my front calipers with the crappy brush they give you. Then when I did the back calipers, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $3 set of paint brushes from the craft section, and they worked MUCH better.
Anyway, I love the way mine turned out...
Front...

Back...
The back calipers were a little trickier, because there is nowhere to hang them. So I just propped them on a jack stand.
One bit of advice that I read and didn't follow - GET A DIFFERENT BRUSH!!! I painted my front calipers with the crappy brush they give you. Then when I did the back calipers, I went to Wal-Mart and bought a $3 set of paint brushes from the craft section, and they worked MUCH better.
Anyway, I love the way mine turned out...
Front...

Back...
ORIGINAL: bgoose99
Two coats of the Duplicolor stuff - $16 at O'Reilly - and they look great. I would steer clear of the spray stuff - I've heard bad things.
Two coats of the Duplicolor stuff - $16 at O'Reilly - and they look great. I would steer clear of the spray stuff - I've heard bad things.



