Caliper Paint?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: North NJ
I found this paint at pepboys.
Its spray on caliper paint and looks decent. I painted my rotor hubs with it.
I had to replace all 4 calipers so i went with VBP O-ring powdercoated red, then did some dremel work and used POR-15 high temp engine red and some high temp engine white paint to do the lettering and fillings.
Its spray on caliper paint and looks decent. I painted my rotor hubs with it.
I had to replace all 4 calipers so i went with VBP O-ring powdercoated red, then did some dremel work and used POR-15 high temp engine red and some high temp engine white paint to do the lettering and fillings.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Minnesota in the summer, Las Vegas in the winter
The IBB (international brotherhood of Bubbas) has met, discussed the matter at hand, and has unanimously voted to approve the above procedure............
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
I found this paint at pepboys.
Its spray on caliper paint and looks decent. I painted my rotor hubs with it.
I had to replace all 4 calipers so i went with VBP O-ring powdercoated red, then did some dremel work and used POR-15 high temp engine red and some high temp engine white paint to do the lettering and fillings.
Its spray on caliper paint and looks decent. I painted my rotor hubs with it.
I had to replace all 4 calipers so i went with VBP O-ring powdercoated red, then did some dremel work and used POR-15 high temp engine red and some high temp engine white paint to do the lettering and fillings.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 8,339
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From: I can walk to MA
Red/white job looks great. (UH-OH .... "FORD RED")
I opted to go with POR15 silver ... looks like hammered steel and holds up to DOT4.
Brake fluid ... how about when you reinstall and have to bleed them ?
Even with a good bleeder hose, some will drip. Must be belly belly careful.
I opted to go with POR15 silver ... looks like hammered steel and holds up to DOT4.
Brake fluid ... how about when you reinstall and have to bleed them ?
Even with a good bleeder hose, some will drip. Must be belly belly careful.
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: North NJ
You can take a rubbing of your caliper face on a piece of paper to get the correct arc of the caliper so you know what angles the letters have to be to fit on the caliper. Then go to a local sign shop and they will have the C5 font stored or can be found easily on their internet resources. And have them do the lettering that will fit in the shape of your caliper. Wasn't expensive at all. Make a few extra copies incase you error. Its easier to get the letters that remain on your caliper and you paint over to do the outside but mine were already powdercoated so I had to carefully apply the vinyle sticker and pull off the letters and paint them on.
Plain calipers from VBP, had to grind off the "Delco" embossing then paint over with a similar red (yes Ford Red looked the best)
Applied the entire sticker and pulled off the letters with an exacto knife and forcepts.
Painted the lettering with hi temp white paint and let dry.
Went over the edge of the letters with the exacto knife then carefully pulled the sticker off. All that should remain is the white letters. Some touch up was required.
Took about a day or two b/c i had to wait for the paint to dry.
Plain calipers from VBP, had to grind off the "Delco" embossing then paint over with a similar red (yes Ford Red looked the best)
Applied the entire sticker and pulled off the letters with an exacto knife and forcepts.
Painted the lettering with hi temp white paint and let dry.
Went over the edge of the letters with the exacto knife then carefully pulled the sticker off. All that should remain is the white letters. Some touch up was required.
Took about a day or two b/c i had to wait for the paint to dry.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: North NJ
In speaking with a few wise vette owners who also track their cars (not that I will, but track cars are overbuilt and safe) I decided to go with the longer studs and open ended lugnuts for maximum thread engagement. Closed-end lug nuts would have looked cooler but I had no idea how deep I would need them with the TTII's and the ARP studs and 5/16 adapters in front. The studs in the pic are only being used while I do my frame off. I have Gorilla open ended locking lugs that I will use on the car once its done (look similar). Then once I know the final dept that a closed end lug nut will need to be I'll look around.
