Weekend Lip and Caliper work... :)
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Weekend Lip and Caliper work... :)
hey all... I just wanted to share some pics of what I was able to get done this weekend Many thanks to rotoboy661 and dgeesaman for their help and advice on the lip work, and for a lot of folks on the caliper advice. They both turned out pretty well.
Here's some before shots of the lip and the caliper. I also did the plastic underbody diffusers just fore of the rear wheels (proper name?).
Here's some before shots of the lip and the caliper. I also did the plastic underbody diffusers just fore of the rear wheels (proper name?).
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after of lip and caliper
here's the finished product... I think it's a big improvement over what it was prior... The work to do all this wasn't all that bad... just took me a day or so...
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Looks good.... although I would have done the calipers black. The red may start to look orange over time and will look funny compared to your red paint.
If not, good job!!! They definitely look better than before.
I was at the Porsche/Audi dealership last night with my dad to pick up his A6.... the calipers on the Porsche.. GAWD.
If not, good job!!! They definitely look better than before.
I was at the Porsche/Audi dealership last night with my dad to pick up his A6.... the calipers on the Porsche.. GAWD.
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Looks good.... although I would have done the calipers black. The red may start to look orange over time and will look funny compared to your red paint.
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Thanks guys... yeah, I was going to go black, but I saw a few folks with red FD's too, and they had red as well, and it looked fine... looks great IMO I don't race or autox or track my FD, so I don't think my calipers will fade that bad. If they do, I'll just paint them again...
oh, as far as the lip goes, I actually washed and cleaned it first, then applied plastic adhesive spray (to aid the paint adhesion), then finished it off with SEM bumper coat paint, landau black for color. Worked really well. Filled in the scratch areas...
oh, as far as the lip goes, I actually washed and cleaned it first, then applied plastic adhesive spray (to aid the paint adhesion), then finished it off with SEM bumper coat paint, landau black for color. Worked really well. Filled in the scratch areas...
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Originally Posted by `sl!mXP
nicely done on the caliper project, looks very professional!
I used the duplicolor kit. I got my own brushes though, since I heard the one that came with it sucked. The sanding of the mazda emblem was probably the toughest part...
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Originally Posted by diablone
We don't have enough sun in Wisconsin for that to happen.
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Caliper looks great!
Did you pull them off to paint or paint them while on the car? I'm thinking about painting my calipers and if you can get those results from painting while on the car, then I reckon that might a goer.
Did you pull them off to paint or paint them while on the car? I'm thinking about painting my calipers and if you can get those results from painting while on the car, then I reckon that might a goer.
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Take those rotors off, strip off the rust, and paint them with high temp aluminum colored paint. Your newly painted calipers look better when they're not mounted to rusty rotors.
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Originally Posted by jeffrored92
Caliper looks great!
Did you pull them off to paint or paint them while on the car? I'm thinking about painting my calipers and if you can get those results from painting while on the car, then I reckon that might a goer.
Did you pull them off to paint or paint them while on the car? I'm thinking about painting my calipers and if you can get those results from painting while on the car, then I reckon that might a goer.
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Originally Posted by mgoddard1
Take those rotors off, strip off the rust, and paint them with high temp aluminum colored paint. Your newly painted calipers look better when they're not mounted to rusty rotors.
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Originally Posted by RX 4 Speed
nah... the rust will just come off when I brake Besides, I might just get new rotors then, if the need arises. I haven't heard anyone use aluminum paint on rotors. Who here has done that?
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Originally Posted by RX 4 Speed
nah... the rust will just come off when I brake Besides, I might just get new rotors then, if the need arises. I haven't heard anyone use aluminum paint on rotors. Who here has done that?
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Yeah, get the rust off those hats and paint 'em bright silver like your rims.
That rust looks ghetto, and really detracts from the nice work on the calipers. IMO
After painting/clear coat and rims mounted, drive around for awhile and then take the rims off again. Clear away any paint that grinds off at the contact point between the rim and the hat.
Painting the rotors??? Reminds me of that guy on VWVortex that followed some joke advice as if it was serious...anyone remember that one? hehe
That rust looks ghetto, and really detracts from the nice work on the calipers. IMO
After painting/clear coat and rims mounted, drive around for awhile and then take the rims off again. Clear away any paint that grinds off at the contact point between the rim and the hat.
Painting the rotors??? Reminds me of that guy on VWVortex that followed some joke advice as if it was serious...anyone remember that one? hehe
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Originally Posted by edv
Yeah, get the rust off those hats and paint 'em bright silver like your rims.
That rust looks ghetto, and really detracts from the nice work on the calipers. IMO
After painting/clear coat and rims mounted, drive around for awhile and then take the rims off again. Clear away any paint that grinds off at the contact point between the rim and the hat.
Painting the rotors??? Reminds me of that guy on VWVortex that followed some joke advice as if it was serious...anyone remember that one? hehe
That rust looks ghetto, and really detracts from the nice work on the calipers. IMO
After painting/clear coat and rims mounted, drive around for awhile and then take the rims off again. Clear away any paint that grinds off at the contact point between the rim and the hat.
Painting the rotors??? Reminds me of that guy on VWVortex that followed some joke advice as if it was serious...anyone remember that one? hehe
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