Painting Calipers
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'11
Hi Groucho and z06boz -
Take a look at this page - this is how I did mine.
http://www.iammoon.com/c5tech/caliper_painting.htm
I did mine on a lift, but it could be done on jackstands.
Groucho - I assume you meant how to prep the calipers - I used simple green, warm water and a tooth brush.
This is the paint I use -
http://www.iammoon.com/images/c5tech/paint/cp_2.jpg
best regards -
mqqn
Take a look at this page - this is how I did mine.
http://www.iammoon.com/c5tech/caliper_painting.htm
I did mine on a lift, but it could be done on jackstands.
Groucho - I assume you meant how to prep the calipers - I used simple green, warm water and a tooth brush.
This is the paint I use -
http://www.iammoon.com/images/c5tech/paint/cp_2.jpg
best regards -
mqqn
Last edited by mqqn; Jan 21, 2006 at 03:14 PM.
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From: The Beautiful Greater Bay Area California
Originally Posted by mqqn
Hi Groucho and z06boz -
Take a look at this page - this is how I did mine.
http://www.iammoon.com/c5tech/caliper_painting.htm
I did mine on a lift, but it could be done on jackstands.
Groucho - I assume you meant how to prep the calipers - I used simple green, warm water and a tooth brush.
best regards -
mqqn
Take a look at this page - this is how I did mine.
http://www.iammoon.com/c5tech/caliper_painting.htm
I did mine on a lift, but it could be done on jackstands.
Groucho - I assume you meant how to prep the calipers - I used simple green, warm water and a tooth brush.
best regards -
mqqn
Great DIY how to link! Enjoy! 
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07-'11
Originally Posted by edensknight
Great DIY how to link! Enjoy! best regards-
mqqn
Drifting
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From: Colorado Springs CO
Originally Posted by Halfway
Was going to go red, but it reminds me of all the ricers out there. I went sublte with black...can still see that they look good without that "hey, look at me red!"
To each there own!
To each there own!
But......I don't think the red looks good with my Pewter, so I'm going black!!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Folsom Lake CA
Originally Posted by captainpooby
Why doesnt anyone go gold like Nissin or Brembo calipers?
OK, just tried that... it looks like it might be easier to actually paint them than try to add some color to a pic!
But, at least I'll have something I can at least use to visualize some colors.
Last edited by MrLeadFoot; Jan 23, 2006 at 10:22 PM.
Racer
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From: Bakersfield California
Painted mine Carmine Red to match the rest of the car. Some may not like it, but I do and it is my car. I did not use hi-temp paint, just color matched paint from the dealer and a couple of coats of clear.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Folsom Lake CA
Originally Posted by allegro
Red, or even Anniversary Red was too much "bling" for me. Just did them black with silver lettering. Doesn't really stand out but is a real nice cleanliness to the look !
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From: Boise ID
Just did mine this past weekend. The original owner painted them red and the second owner painted them sliver and until this weekend they were sliver with red specs in them 
. I painted them some kind of apple red, sort of matches the flag in the emblem. Since the finish was crappy anyway, I just used a brush. You can’t really tell unless you get your nose down there. Not sure on the red yet, the black in the pics does look interesting. Once I get it figured out, I’ll have them stripped and done up right.
. I painted them some kind of apple red, sort of matches the flag in the emblem. Since the finish was crappy anyway, I just used a brush. You can’t really tell unless you get your nose down there. Not sure on the red yet, the black in the pics does look interesting. Once I get it figured out, I’ll have them stripped and done up right.