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Old 03-03-2004, 08:45 AM
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Cool Paint for Calipers?

I just picked up my black 8 last week and wanted to paint the calipers. This might sound like a newbie question but want type of paint should I get for the calipers.

Post some pictures of your painted calipers so I can get some ideas on colors.

Thanks, Tracer
Old 03-03-2004, 09:54 AM
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Stuff I used.

Some recent pics.
Old 03-03-2004, 11:45 AM
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Thanks, now I just have to figure out what color I want. The blue looks great on your car. With black I guess I could just about go with any color I'm thinking red, gold, or black.

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Mine look like this.

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Would anyone by any chance have a setp-by-step of how to paint the calipers? I know certain parts need to be covered and i'm not sure which...
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G2 instructions ...
Old 03-03-2004, 07:37 PM
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My instructions http://www.polakgraphics.com/caliperinstall.html

Just ignore the decal part if your not ordering one
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Anybody used the red paint yet on a red 8? curious how it looks...
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How about silver on silver? Any pictures would be great. I am unsure which color to paint the calipers on my silver 8.
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Here is a pic of red calipers on my siver 8.
Look in the D.I.Y. section. I posted several pics of the process I went through.
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there is a good one at wal mart...forgot the name of it though...
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I bought my paint at walmart, it's called Dupli*Color. It comes with the cleaner, paint, brush and stir stick, plus masking tape.

It costs around $11, they only had it in red and yellow at the walmart I went to. The paint is rated for 500 degrees.
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Is there anyway to get rid of the lumpy bit of the paint... any mold or way to smoothen the surface before you paint?
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