Painted Calipers
1st Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2005
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RE: Painted Calipers
ORIGINAL: hawgman
Gold might not be to ghetto provided it is not a bright shiney fake looking gold. If it were more of the washed out anodized look, I could live with that. But I doubt you are going to get that in a can.
Gold might not be to ghetto provided it is not a bright shiney fake looking gold. If it were more of the washed out anodized look, I could live with that. But I doubt you are going to get that in a can.
I ♥ Acer
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 3,225
From: Texas
RE: Painted Calipers
2nd Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 278
From: Illinois
RE: Painted Calipers
ORIGINAL: gt6974a
What color for silver, grey, or tungsten would y'all recommend. I'm thinking Gold but I don't want it looking Ghetto. Maybe, black.
What color for silver, grey, or tungsten would y'all recommend. I'm thinking Gold but I don't want it looking Ghetto. Maybe, black.
Hoose84
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 390
From: Chicago, IL
RE: Painted Calipers
Got mine off the internet!!!
Search for "Caliper Paint" and found a site where I ordered the kit...
Came with the paint (several colors to choose from), the hardener and brush...
All for about $35.00 plus shipping (naturally)...
Take each wheel off and painted (two coats) on each one, let dry, re-mounted everything and you're in business...
Take a Look...
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Search for "Caliper Paint" and found a site where I ordered the kit...
Came with the paint (several colors to choose from), the hardener and brush...
All for about $35.00 plus shipping (naturally)...
Take each wheel off and painted (two coats) on each one, let dry, re-mounted everything and you're in business...
Take a Look...
Dave[sm=signs003.gif]
[IMG]local://upfiles/15982/06371171F1CC46F9A33629D23F7DB764.jpg[/IMG]
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 190
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RE: Painted Calipers
If any of you are looking for caliper decals I found a good place at http://www.xenonmods.com/
Ford Mustang Brake Caliper Decals
6 - Mustang Text
6 - Pony
6 - SVT Text
6 - Cobra Text
FULL set of 24 - $9.99 shipped
I'm planning on painting the caliper red, then placing the decal, and finish up with a couple layers of clear coat.
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Ford Mustang Brake Caliper Decals
6 - Mustang Text
6 - Pony
6 - SVT Text
6 - Cobra Text
FULL set of 24 - $9.99 shipped
I'm planning on painting the caliper red, then placing the decal, and finish up with a couple layers of clear coat.
[IMG]local://upfiles/13120/CAA27C8B34D5404982A90A238460DEC6.jpg[/IMG]
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 971
From: NC
RE: Painted Calipers
I plan on paying someone to do mine. I want a nice, smoothe look with a glossy clearcoat; not that lumpy, crumply, did-it-in-my-garage look. Not to mention I don't want it chipping off after a few hundred miles.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,065
From: LI, NY
RE: Painted Calipers
I ordered the decals from Xenonmods as well.
Here's a link with instuctions on how to paint the calippers. http://www.brakecaliperpaint.com/instructions.html
I'm painting mine red.
Here's a link with instuctions on how to paint the calippers. http://www.brakecaliperpaint.com/instructions.html
I'm painting mine red.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,065
From: LI, NY
RE: Painted Calipers
I've been doing some checking and it seems there are caliper paint kits from various vendors of varying cost and quality.
VHT makes a very inexpensive spray kit. You can get it for under $9. You need to provide your own cleaner degreaser and it withstands temperatures up to 950 degrees (so they say)
Duplicolor offers an entire system in a box. It has everythign you need including a cleaner, stirring stick, masking tape and instructions. It uses ceramic resins in the paint and it's rated up to 500 degrees
G2 makes a kit similar to the Duplicilr kit but is rated to 950 degrees. Price varies fomr $50-$30. The best price I found was on Ebay.
The duplicolor and G2 kits are a 2 part kit that must be mixed immediately before use. Once you finish painting, you need to let the paint cure for 2 hours before you put the tires back and 24 hrs before you can drive again. It requires a clean dust free environment to get the best results.
My garage is too small so I'm going to drive the car into our warehouse at work and do it during the weekend.
Be careful who you buy the kits from. The shelf life on these is only 6 months; so make sure you buy from a reputable dealer that does large volumes to gurantee you get fresh product.
Here's another site with instructions:
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/ca...aint_howto.jsp
VHT makes a very inexpensive spray kit. You can get it for under $9. You need to provide your own cleaner degreaser and it withstands temperatures up to 950 degrees (so they say)
Duplicolor offers an entire system in a box. It has everythign you need including a cleaner, stirring stick, masking tape and instructions. It uses ceramic resins in the paint and it's rated up to 500 degrees
G2 makes a kit similar to the Duplicilr kit but is rated to 950 degrees. Price varies fomr $50-$30. The best price I found was on Ebay.
The duplicolor and G2 kits are a 2 part kit that must be mixed immediately before use. Once you finish painting, you need to let the paint cure for 2 hours before you put the tires back and 24 hrs before you can drive again. It requires a clean dust free environment to get the best results.
My garage is too small so I'm going to drive the car into our warehouse at work and do it during the weekend.
Be careful who you buy the kits from. The shelf life on these is only 6 months; so make sure you buy from a reputable dealer that does large volumes to gurantee you get fresh product.
Here's another site with instructions:
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/g2/ca...aint_howto.jsp