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Old 04-15-2007, 11:55 AM
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If you want to do it the right way, take the calipers off. You can do it much cleaner that way.

If you want to do it the quick and easy way, do like I did and leave the calipers on. I used the duplicolor kit from Autozone, cleaned the calipers very well, masked off everything on the brakes I didn't want red, and used 2-3 coats. The kit does come with a brush.

Before you do it, get some caliper decals from Ebay.

I thought it was a very good way to spend a few hours on a nice afternoon. It takes a little while to do, but is no hard work at all.
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Old 04-15-2007, 12:36 PM
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Most of the time doing mine were spent waiting for the paint to dry between coats. I thinkit looks really nice.
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Old 04-15-2007, 06:10 PM
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I wrote up a quick how-to, on painting ur calipers: https://mustangforums.com/m_2977838/tm.htm
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Old 04-15-2007, 06:27 PM
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Paint them all. I talked to a guy who had them painted on his GT and he said if he had to do it over he wouldn't. He said it looked cheap and he should have just bought someafter market ones,but I liked it.
Mine dont look cheap they look good as hell look for yourself and I did it myself with the duplicolor spray paint for calipers. It all comes down to taking your time and pulling the pads and rotor.




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Old 04-15-2007, 06:38 PM
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I disassembled mine and gave 'em an acid wash, so that when I panted them, there was no grime, and the paint wouldn't bubble, or peel as easy.
Autozone, or Pepboys paint though. Nothing exotic.
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Old 04-15-2007, 07:04 PM
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id have to say take em off and do it rite, or ask a pro if those kits really work. i took the easy way out, taped n covered anything but the calipers, n now my brakes squeak. and it doesnt seem to go away
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Old 04-15-2007, 07:17 PM
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Deffinetly paint them all. Mine are painted red and the color of my car is light mineral grey and they good.
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Old 04-15-2007, 08:00 PM
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id have to say take em off and do it rite, or ask a pro if those kits really work.
You don't have to take the calipers off, just the brake pads!


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Old 04-15-2007, 08:02 PM
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i think i mite re-do mine, rite this time, lol
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