painting calipers
#11
RE: painting calipers
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.
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.
#13
RE: painting calipers
I wrote up a quick how-to, on painting ur calipers: https://mustangforums.com/m_2977838/tm.htm
#14
RE: painting calipers
ORIGINAL: 00TropicGreenStang
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.
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.
#15
RE: painting calipers
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.
Autozone, or Pepboys paint though. Nothing exotic.
#16
RE: painting calipers
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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