Painting Calipers = Pain in the ass!
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Painting Calipers = Pain in the ***!
This weekend we decided to paint the calipers on my 93. For those who are considering this project, plan on your car being apart a full weekend to include ample drying time. My car only has 50k miles so the parts weren't really dirty to begin with and were simple to clean up with the use of a dremel.
We started with 2 coats of primer as our base, followed by 3-4 coats of high-temp caliper paint, and topped off with 2 layers of clear coat. Even though it took a long time, they really do look nice. It makes a good weekend project if you are bored and looking for something to do. If anyone has any questions let me know. Here are some pics.
We started with 2 coats of primer as our base, followed by 3-4 coats of high-temp caliper paint, and topped off with 2 layers of clear coat. Even though it took a long time, they really do look nice. It makes a good weekend project if you are bored and looking for something to do. If anyone has any questions let me know. Here are some pics.
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Looks nicer than mine...but I just painted them black, so now they look newer, not as shiney as yours. I put elmers glue on the mazda logo and just peeled it off after the paint dried. I also polished the logo before.
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I did mine in one night, never removed them from the car, turned out great. Even painted the little "circles" silver...
pics here of the process here
http://flathat.woodstream.net/RX7/Painted_Calipers/
Sun was setting during a few of the pictures, but the final (bottom right) is finished product in good light.
K
pics here of the process here
http://flathat.woodstream.net/RX7/Painted_Calipers/
Sun was setting during a few of the pictures, but the final (bottom right) is finished product in good light.
K
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It's a no brainer..but DAYAM..that looks SWEET!!
Major PROPS!! I painted my Celica's calipers..but they sure as hell didn't turn out that well. You clear coated them? Like using a spray can clear coat?
BY the way...do brake calipers go bad very easily?
Major PROPS!! I painted my Celica's calipers..but they sure as hell didn't turn out that well. You clear coated them? Like using a spray can clear coat?
BY the way...do brake calipers go bad very easily?
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Looks really nice man. Those rotors look familiar too--just like the ones I have .
Just for comparison's sake (not trying to highjack your thread ) here is a pic of my calipers, which I had completely polished:
not the best pic, but you get the idea
Just for comparison's sake (not trying to highjack your thread ) here is a pic of my calipers, which I had completely polished:
not the best pic, but you get the idea
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congrats man....those calipers are sharp! Where'd ya get the clearcoat from? I plan on gettin my paint from Tweeks, but im havin trouble finding clearcoat. Plmk
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cool sight nocab. Hope those hotties didnt mess up the paint. Ouch get the ring off of the fender baby.... course she could buff it out with that fine backside. lol
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Here's another pic. I did take them completely off because I didnt need to drive it and I figured it would allow me to clean them a little better. I snagged a can of clear coat from a local car parts store.
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