Painted Brake Calipers
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Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 1:00:55 AM
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Doommaker
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Anyone know how hard this would be to do yourself? I've never taken calipers off before but I really really like how painted calipers look. How much do you think it would cost me to have done at a shop?
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 5:46:57 AM
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jmac72187
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Duplicolor makes kits that you can use yourself. I think they are about $20-30 a kit and you don't have to remove the caliper.
If I were personally going to do it, I would remove the calipers, prep them and use high temp paint and clear coat on them. Just remember that you will most likely need to repaint them after so many miles because of the wear and tear that they go through.
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 7:51:13 AM
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amrcnidyot
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i had the duplicolor paint on mine for about 35k and it held up great.
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 9:35:25 AM
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Margarita Girl
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I used the Duplicolor kit. Comes with brake cleaner, paint and brush.
I have a steady hand and painted mine, one at a time, on the car with no trouble.
< Message edited by Margarita Girl -- 4/30/2008 1:14:20 PM >
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:24:24 PM
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Doommaker
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That's awesome I'm gonna have to look into that, thanks guys.
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:26:33 PM
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britt21
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ive been thinkin about painting mine for a while
what color what look the best?
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:36:20 PM
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Doommaker
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Well I want red on a black Mustang. On a yellow one though hmm not sure. Maybe just yellow?
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:38:20 PM
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britt21
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do you think yellow on yellow would look good?
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:43:06 PM
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Doommaker
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I think it would. Red would stand out too much I think.
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:48:33 PM
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i work with a guy that has a yellow car with black wheels and has his caliper painted yellow and it looks good
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 12:56:59 PM
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Doommaker
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Yeah If your car is the one in the sig I'd have to say yellow. Should look nice.
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RE: Painted Brake Calipers - 4/30/2008 1:26:51 PM
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britt21
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yes my car is in the sig and yeah, red wouldnt look good.
im thinkin yellow too... since i have black wheels, yellow calipers should really stand out agaisnt the black.
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s08d231e - 4/30/2008 1:50:55 PM
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Dan04COBRA
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Red would make your car look like the ketchup & mustard car.
Every city has atleast one of'em. Go yellow!
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RE: s08d231e - 4/30/2008 2:46:31 PM
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britt21
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yellow it is!
ps..ketchup and mustard sound/look DISGUSTING together 
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RE: s08d231e - 4/30/2008 10:59:22 PM
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Doommaker
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Lol, never could figure out why it wouldn't look good but ketchup/mustard explains it. Go yellow for sure.
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RE: s08d231e - 5/1/2008 11:54:30 PM
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Favre4TD
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+1 on the duplicolor kit , easy peasy.
I left the calipers on, drove thru the entire winter up here and they still shine when they are clean.
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RE: s08d231e - 5/2/2008 7:59:13 AM
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I used the G2 kit, it's amazing!
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