Question about painting brake calipers
10-23-2005, 09:07 PM
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Mine took 6 hours, 4 coats. I've have to do mine again. Guess I didn't clean them off good enough. I'm not happy about this. I can assure you that next time they will be squeaky clean before the paint goes on.
10-24-2005, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by truemagellen
i think I'm going to sand them first like Devoid's
I used a can and a half of caliper cleaner and a wire brush.
Putting tires on now and I'll post pics tomorrow when the sun is out.
10-24-2005, 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
I saw where it mentioned sanding down the calipers but considering mine is only about 30 days old, I didn't see the real need.
I used a can and a half of caliper cleaner and a wire brush.
Putting tires on now and I'll post pics tomorrow when the sun is out.
I used a can and a half of caliper cleaner and a wire brush.
Putting tires on now and I'll post pics tomorrow when the sun is out.
like this (slow load sorry)
10-25-2005, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by magnutech
Did you get a sticker to put on there? I noticed it says RX-8 on there over the yellow paint...
He's a memeber here and he guarantees them for a year. You can either use them as a decal and replace after a year or so, or you can paint an undercoat on the calipur ( a different color), put on the decal, and then paint your calipurs over the decals. When thier dry you peel off the decal and the undercoat color is permanent. I went with the decals and will replace them when they look like their coming off, it's been 8 months and they still look good...
10-26-2005, 09:37 AM
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Beautiful work, guys. I really need to do my calipers and rotors when springtime rolls around. It's too cold now. Has anyone with a black car painted their calipers a color other than black? Have any pics?
10-26-2005, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by tlniec
Beautiful work, guys. I really need to do my calipers and rotors when springtime rolls around. It's too cold now. Has anyone with a black car painted their calipers a color other than black? Have any pics?
10-26-2005, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rodrigo67
I haven't seen anyone else with yellow on a black car...I think it really brings the calipurs out, if thats what your looking for...
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10-26-2005, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RedSheDevil
looks nice rod! ive also seen red on black .... i bet the search button would do wonders
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I painted the calipers red on my Black RX-8. Only problem is that when I put them back on, my hands were all dirty so I need to clean them up before I post pics.
Came out pretty nice looking, If I may say so myself...
Last edited by Jedi54; 10-26-2005 at 12:01 PM.
10-26-2005, 01:46 PM
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Looks nice, rodrigo67. I'm starting to think that for my (subdued) tastes, I might be better sticking with black, after all. But the yellow looks great on your car. 
10-26-2005, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by shinka213
I did mine in GOLD....looks real nice with the black cherry.....I'll post pics if anyone wants to see...just let me know
10-28-2005, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by shinka213
you havent see it yet????
check this one!!
check this one!!
Looks good...
10-28-2005, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MI_FamilyMan
That is pretty close to the color I thought would be cool for my Velocity Red. What kind of paint did you use? Is it an actual high-heat brake caliper paint kit?
Looks good...
Looks good...
11-07-2005, 01:15 AM
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My painted Calipers
Well, this definitely was not a fun mod to do but well worth the trouble!
Let me know what you guys think:
Let me know what you guys think:
11-07-2005, 04:44 PM
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Thanks Rod!
Hey, are those RB screens on your car??
Hey, are those RB screens on your car??
11-08-2005, 10:10 AM
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hey jedi, ok ill be the one to say it ... next time you take pics of the calipers couldja roll the car forward about 6 inches so we can see em? 
me likey to view WHOLE thingy!
i know, im a PITA .... :D
me likey to view WHOLE thingy!i know, im a PITA .... :D
11-08-2005, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by RedSheDevil
hey jedi, ok ill be the one to say it ... next time you take pics of the calipers couldja roll the car forward about 6 inches so we can see em? me likey to view WHOLE thingy!
i know, im a PITA .... :D
me likey to view WHOLE thingy!i know, im a PITA .... :D
I'll try and take some new pictures for you guys when I get home.
