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Painted my calipers...

nicksilvergt99

nicksilvergt99

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Got some duplicolor caliper paint and went to town. Me and my buddy used a hammer drill to get the rust off and prep them...it worked wonders :th_thumbsup-wink:
now for pics...

rear before w/ wheel on
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rear (rusty!!!)
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my buddy usin the hammer drill
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forgot to take a pic before we started adding paint so after two strokes lol
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finished rears
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and only one picture of the fronts
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overall: looks great, and was really easy imo. lemme know what you think
 


looks good, mine is about the same for my car. i got the GTP Comp G so the small inside part of the caliper was already red, but not the outside arm. So I painted both with the Duplicolor Red. I still need to do a second coat though, which you may need to do as well. My directions suggested a second coat after some time.
 
i completely took apart my calipers to paint them with that g2 stuff, rebuilt them too (while i was at it) ill be stripping them again, going with an orange/black
 
you did all that and didnt even paint the middle of the rotors. take the wheels off again and do that too.
 


QwikGT said:
red calipers.....BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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If your response was to the original poster, maybe he likes red?

If it was to my post, considering my favorite colors are Black & Red, and my car is Black, since the original calipers were already Red, painting everything else red was the best choice. Also, my interior lighting is either Red or White and my engine compartment supports and other parts are either already red or going to be painted red. Plus I'm getting the reflective concepts inlays in red. See a theme here? Black/Red, not boring, it's what I wanted.
 
Looks cool bro. I like the red calipers. I wonder if I wouldn't have painted the back side of the pad black. Just a thought
 
Looks like a nice shade of red :)

Only thing I would have done differently is to have not painted the actual pads but if you like it good job :)

My car is silver with blue theme, so my calipers are silver and the brackets are blue, I like the way it looks.
 




As Bio said, how hard would it of been to paint the rotor center. After the next rain it's going to look like crap again. Also - how come people can't pay attention to detail and simply tape off (or dissemble) some areas for a better appearance, nah - just paint the whole damn thing. :th_shakinghead1:
 
if ur calipers are red or yellow that gives people the idea that ur trying or are an avid racer. and dont paint the rotors either. **** is tack. i did my calipers with a brighter red, makes it more noticeable. and i also did a clear coat overlay all using spray paint. i like the drill hammer idea gj.
 
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