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Old 08-05-2008, 04:42 PM
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caliper paint duration
I want to know how long everyone's paint on their calipers has lasted?

Name of paint and how many layers would help.
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:07 PM
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a lot of it depends on surface preparation
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:19 PM
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The longer you want that caliper paint to last, the longer you will clean the caliper beforehand. That was the rule of thumb I went by when painting and prepping mine. I had good results with the G2 kit, from tirerack.
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:25 PM
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i cleaned and prepped pretty good, but the fronts have diminished faster than the rear, my guess is the constant abuse the front gets compared to the back. i have duplicolor about 14 months now.
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Old 08-05-2008, 05:51 PM
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i used duplicolor black 6 months ago, 2 coats ,also did rotor hats.......
i plan on a new coat in 6 more months,i still have plenty of paint......
looks a hell of alot better
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Old 08-05-2008, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
a lot of it depends on surface preparation
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I did mine a while back and they still look great. There are two minor chips courtesy of my dealership that I will fix at some point. I wash my wheels, hubs and calipers every week as well.
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Old 08-06-2008, 12:28 PM
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I did Duplicolor and that has lasted about 10K without any fading. depends on the prep, and conditions. i put 3 coats on
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Old 08-15-2008, 04:19 PM
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Can you buy caliper covers??
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Old 08-15-2008, 04:27 PM
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Can you buy caliper covers??
haha yeah theres these fake brembo covers you can put on so it looks like you spent 3000 dollars for a big brake kit. suuuuuuuper ricey.
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Old 08-15-2008, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by coldsteel
Can you buy caliper covers??
steelbluedink?

as to the op question, i think i have about 18 months on a pretty good cleaning job before applying the g2 good stuff.

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Old 08-20-2008, 11:57 AM
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Can you buy caliper covers??

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Old 08-20-2008, 12:24 PM
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mine lasted over 2 years before I touched them up. (and they didn't really need a touch up, I was just bored)
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Old 08-20-2008, 12:49 PM
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mine lasted over 2 years before I touched them up. (and they didn't really need a touch up, I was just bored)
+1 But they do get chips from road debris I used g2 caliper paint by the way.
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Old 08-20-2008, 12:50 PM
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come to think of it, im bored now... haha. now where's my black caliper paint...
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Old 08-20-2008, 12:58 PM
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hard to find G2 around here. I went with duplicolor.
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Old 08-20-2008, 01:01 PM
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G2 isn't sold in retail stores.
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Old 08-20-2008, 02:01 PM
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Old 08-20-2008, 10:52 PM
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This is why flat black is best!
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you painted your calipers flat black???

ngo: I expect to see freshly painted calipers at SS
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Old 08-20-2008, 11:09 PM
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Hot Pink! Please!
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I'll order you some hot pink. If I do, you gotta paint them
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