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pancitoFeb-05-02 05:56 AM
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#13894, "painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"


          

I just painted my calipers this past weekend and let me tell you is not fun. i know vegasdsm didn't took out the caliper, but i did, i thought it was going to be better, well it was and wasn't, first time painting stuff so it was ok.

the only thing i can tell you clean them real good, pianting them is easy, cleaning them is not, take your time and clean them really good.

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RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, silvreclipsers, Feb-05-02 12:55 PM, #1
RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, fasterGS, Feb-05-02 01:47 PM, #2
      RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, vegasdsmr, Feb-05-02 05:33 PM, #3
      RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, 1TuffRS, Feb-05-02 11:48 PM, #4
           RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, Slow_GSX, Feb-06-02 12:31 AM, #5
                RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, pancito, Feb-06-02 07:07 AM, #6
      RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, BeefGG, Feb-06-02 01:41 PM, #7
           RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor, TeamJeff_99gs, Feb-06-02 01:54 PM, #8

silvreclipsersFeb-05-02 12:55 PM
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#13895, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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get some pics up emoji


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fasterGSFeb-05-02 01:47 PM
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#13896, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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what kind of paint did you use?? I have thought about it, and suggestions for my color of car? I was thinking black...

  

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vegasdsmrFeb-05-02 05:33 PM
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#13897, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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use 1200 degree paint, u dont want the 500 degree paint burnin off, and gettin all over your brakes.

ya, the labor is the shitty part. i did mine durin my spring install.

lemme know if there was anything that i could have included on my site that would have helped u more durin the process.

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1TuffRSFeb-05-02 11:48 PM
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#13898, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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Yours show up better than mine. I think Im gonna redo mine this summer




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Slow_GSXFeb-06-02 12:31 AM
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#13899, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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Agreed Pancito, painting the calipers yourself is VERY labor intensive. But the results are definitly worth it. Last time I painted my calipers on my GS, it took around six hours because I wanted to do them right. I personally would recommend the 2 component caliper paint consisting of the paint and hardener. When fully cured, it gives a glazed look, extremely hot. I just bought the Foliatec caliper kit for the GSX and am not looking forward to he process again, what people do for their cars...


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pancitoFeb-06-02 07:07 AM
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#13900, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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>Agreed Pancito, painting the calipers yourself is VERY labor
>intensive. But the results are definitly worth it. Last
>time I painted my calipers on my GS, it took around six
>hours because I wanted to do them right. I personally would
>recommend the 2 component caliper paint consisting of the
>paint and hardener. When fully cured, it gives a glazed
>look, extremely hot. I just bought the Foliatec caliper kit
>for the GSX and am not looking forward to he process again,
>what people do for their cars...

Where did you get the hardener?? i didn't know exactly what kind of paint to use so i used ford hi temp red paint it's holding on good. but i need to do my back still and i could try this and see the difference.. to me they look cool, but still on the conservative side.

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BeefGGFeb-06-02 01:41 PM
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#13901, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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Black or Silver would be nice with your car but if you want them to stand out I say Lime green or maybe yellow.

Now what color should I paint mine. I have the stock green color. I don't want yellow because my school colors are green and gold I don't want a school sprit car.

  

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TeamJeff_99gsFeb-06-02 01:54 PM
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#13902, "RE: painted calipers, easy but a lot of labor"
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Red looks good with practically any color. I painted my calipers red and it looks great.

  

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