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Old 03-28-2005, 06:38 PM
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hey i have an 05 mustang . i was wonderin how to paint my brake calipers? they look pretty bad and i wanted to paint them silver or black. thanks
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Old 03-28-2005, 08:12 PM
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They have paint on the market for that application, however, I am not sure hhow well it performs especially under heat or cold & salt conditions, either of which you may have. In any event, I would opt for powder coating them. THat stuff is TOUGH! It would mean taking your calipers apart & having your car down during the disassembly, painting & assembly process.
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Old 03-28-2005, 08:29 PM
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Just get some brake part cleaner, clean everything off, tape off your rotors/ car to prevent over spray, nd use the spray stuff they sell for this purpose.
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Old 03-29-2005, 02:24 AM
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There should only be 2 bolts that hold on your caliper. take the caliper off and clean the hell out of it. Apply the paint (they make special brake caliper paint). Let it dry. Use a C clamp and a brake pad to compress the pistons back in so it will fit over your rotor.
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Old 03-29-2005, 03:08 AM
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I suggest the new brush on style because it is a lot thicker and should hold up alot better. It smooths itself out before drying. I think it also comes with a spray can of cleaner for prepping too.

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Old 03-29-2005, 03:25 AM
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so i just painted my calibers today it took about 6 hours and i used my friends hoist to do it i also painted all of the bare metal under the car and blacked out some of the yellow underpsray

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Old 03-29-2005, 03:30 AM
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here is the pic of the rusty metal i talked about. also black out the rear under carridge

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Old 03-31-2005, 05:00 AM
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Wow that sucks... does that zebart stuff take care of this? I may just pop the wheels off and hand paint my calipers.
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Old 04-01-2005, 01:44 AM
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here is the pic of the rusty metal i talked about. also black out the rear under carridge

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have you thought about removing the mudflaps?
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Old 04-01-2005, 08:52 PM
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rust on an 05... wow.....
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