Another painting Caliper question
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From: St. John Indiana
Another painting Caliper question
Okay sorry for another one of these questions but I am getting ready to paint mine and need your advise. Okay I have an 03 Anniversary Metallic Red Vette. I am going to have the calipers paint dark red as close to my color as possible.
Now the question, what do I do with the corvette letters? Paint them white? Paint them silver? leave them black but clear coated? or what??? Need your advise and if you have a picture of what you think I should do that would be cool too.
Thanks
Bob
Now the question, what do I do with the corvette letters? Paint them white? Paint them silver? leave them black but clear coated? or what??? Need your advise and if you have a picture of what you think I should do that would be cool too.
Thanks
Bob
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Put a little vaseline on your pinky and put on the letters, being very careful to get the letters only. Paint and let the paint harden. Clean up the letters with your finger nail, lightly sand to brighten letters and they will look great!!
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Originally Posted by SLIK
Put a little vaseline on your pinky and put on the letters, being very careful to get the letters only. Paint and let the paint harden. Clean up the letters with your finger nail, lightly sand to brighten letters and they will look great!!
I used chapstick but it's the same thing. Easy to put on the letters and the paint came right off them when dry. Looks great when it's done
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Originally Posted by mrosa65
I used chapstick but it's the same thing. Easy to put on the letters and the paint came right off them when dry. Looks great when it's doneHere's how I did it
Enjoy
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I just finished mine yesterday. I painted mine with Carmine Red GM paint that I got from my local dealer. I also installed a set of Sportbrakes drilled and slotted rotors and replaced a front wheel bearing at the same time. The hardest part of the entire procedure was bleeding the brakes after reinstalling the calipers. Good luck! Now I need to clean everything up and take a new pic for my sig.
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When I painted mine, I just painted over the letters, then when the paint dried, I used an exacto knife to scape the paint off the letters. Looks very good that way.
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Originally Posted by Chicago
Use a razor blade or, if you can score one, a Dremel.