Millenium Yellow Calipers
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Millenium Yellow Calipers
Alrite here's my dilema...I have a millenium yellow Vette and I want to paint the calipers to match the color of the car. Can anyone please tell me what do to or is there a paint I can buy that will match it pretty closely? Thanks in advance!
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From: NE PA
Originally Posted by chriscostas
Alrite here's my dilema...I have a millenium yellow Vette and I want to paint the calipers to match the color of the car. Can anyone please tell me what do to or is there a paint I can buy that will match it pretty closely? Thanks in advance!
I went to Wal-Mart and bought a can of Rustoleum Gloss Sunburst Yellow enamel paint. It's a very close to match to Millennium Yellow and I think the finished product looks great! After scraping/sanding the paint off the raised CORVETTE lettering, I used a Testors Gloss Black paint pen (also found in Wal-Mart in the model car aisle of the Toy Section) to paint the lettering black.
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From: Hoover Alabama
Originally Posted by XTrooper
I painted my calipers just yesterday!
I went to Wal-Mart and bought a can of Rustoleum Gloss Sunburst Yellow enamel paint. It's a very close to match to Millennium Yellow and I think the finished product looks great! After scraping/sanding the paint off the raised CORVETTE lettering, I used a Testors Gloss Black paint pen (also found in Wal-Mart in the model car aisle of the Toy Section) to paint the lettering black.
I went to Wal-Mart and bought a can of Rustoleum Gloss Sunburst Yellow enamel paint. It's a very close to match to Millennium Yellow and I think the finished product looks great! After scraping/sanding the paint off the raised CORVETTE lettering, I used a Testors Gloss Black paint pen (also found in Wal-Mart in the model car aisle of the Toy Section) to paint the lettering black.
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From: The Woodlands TX
Any chance of getting a picture (of the yellow calipers)??
I've been debating yellow with black letters, red with silver letters, black with yellow letters ... just can't make up my mind. Maybe a pic will get me off high center
Thanks in advance ... Chris ...
I've been debating yellow with black letters, red with silver letters, black with yellow letters ... just can't make up my mind. Maybe a pic will get me off high center
Thanks in advance ... Chris ...
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From: The Woodlands TX
Originally Posted by EVIL_C5
had mine done last year, i dont know the color he used but i can find out. matches really good.
Now I'm really confused ... not sure if its the yellow/black calipers, or the wheels in front of the calipers. Confusion abounds ... Thanks for the pix guys.
(If you can get me the color that would really help as well.)
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.... i'm in mid-process of painting my MY vert. i painted the brake assemblies w/ semi-gloss black engine paint.
my plan is to paint the calipers themselves navy. after all, i am a michigan wolverine.
even if you go yellow/yellow, i would suggest doing the brake assys black and just the calps yellow. but to each his own.
<note: the process is slowed b/c i'm in between dailydrivers. i left my wrx wagon for trade on a saab 9-2x. same car, lamer badges. 9.5k under sticker.... i love it when gm gives cars away! >
my plan is to paint the calipers themselves navy. after all, i am a michigan wolverine.
even if you go yellow/yellow, i would suggest doing the brake assys black and just the calps yellow. but to each his own.
<note: the process is slowed b/c i'm in between dailydrivers. i left my wrx wagon for trade on a saab 9-2x. same car, lamer badges. 9.5k under sticker.... i love it when gm gives cars away!
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I recently bought that same Rustoleum Sunburst Yellow and used it to paint both of my front calipers. It took quite a few coats to cover my dark gray calipers and I wasn't happy with the final result. The yellow just wasn't a close enough match to Millennium Yellow to my eye (I'm picky 
). I ended up painting over them with gloss black and yellow letters and I'm semi-happy with them. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to take any new pics yet. The yellow calipers with black brackets would look great if you can get a good match. I might try it again in the future with actual Millennium Yellow paint from a spray can. I won't try it again with the brush.
). I ended up painting over them with gloss black and yellow letters and I'm semi-happy with them. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to take any new pics yet. The yellow calipers with black brackets would look great if you can get a good match. I might try it again in the future with actual Millennium Yellow paint from a spray can. I won't try it again with the brush.
