Sunlight Silver and Silver Calipers
Since it was a fantastic day here in Houston, I decided to paint my calipers. Couldn't decide on Silver or Black so I bought a spray can of each color. Used VHT from Autozone but did not spray it directly on the brake caliper. Instead I sprayed the paint in a small plastic bowl then used a brush. Worked like a charm. Of course I spent about 5 minutes cleaning with brake cleaner. Only have about 2100 miles so the brakes were not that dirty.
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With wheel
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The whole car.
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Well done! Simple but elegant!
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Looks just like my car - except the silver calipers! Looks good. I may have to try something like this on my car. Did you paint them while they were still on the disc?
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looks really clean...GJ
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yes, I painted them while still on the car. Used my wifes art brush. expensive but I needed a good square tip for the edges. Took only about 7-8 minutes for each caliper. Now I'll have to get a special wheel brush so I can reach the caliper better when washing.
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I envy that great weather - bloody freezing here on the east coast. Great job...nice idea to spray the paint in a bowl!
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Its actually been pretty wet and rainy here in Houston the last couple of months but everytime I hear someone complain, I remind them how worse the weather is up north and northeast. I'd take rain over snow, sleet or ice anyday.
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Here are the materials I used. Spent more time taking the wheels off.
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Great idea with the paint brush, J-Mac!! I plan on doing the same thing. :)
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question
Could this be done without removing the wheels - espeically since you used a brush? Seems you could reach the parts that are easily seen.
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very nice
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looks sweet
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Nice job jerrymac - in fact I liked your pics so I also painted my calipers silver today. Was a nice day in Southern MD and I decided to go for it. I used the Testors paint recommended by dcfc3s on another thread (enamel) but used a brush as you suggested. Looks good and I didn't have to take the caliper apart - not that it's that hard but more opportunity to !@#$ something up. I had a smaller brush so took a little longer but was surprised at the difference it made (I did the right side today - couple hours - left side tomorrow). I'll post pics when I get a chance but looks great (in my opinion) even on a Ti grey - actually matches the wheels more than the car. Even the wife was surprised at the difference!! Thanks for all the posts - helped a lot - wouldn't have done any of this without all the DIY pics, etc.
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Look forward to seeing your pics.
Its been funny noticing peoples reacting to my wheels. They know something is different, very clean but cant seem to pinpoint it until I point out the calipers match the rims. Then they see it. I thought about using Testors too but wasn't sure how it would hold up to the heat, my driving and 100+ degree summers here in Houston. |
That's what I like about the silver - a little more subtle. Now I just need some decals to go with it. Here is the befor pic
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Here is the after pic. I also painted the hub high gloss black - mostly to match the rear hubs which I needed to do something with due to the rust on the cast iron portion.
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Hopefully the testors will hold up - if not, the whole process wasn't that difficult - might even change colors if I get tired of the silver!!
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nice. definitely a good idea
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