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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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Default Caliper paintiing
anybody grow tired of their red painted calipers and try painting over them with another color?
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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This may give you some ideas

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http://www.thepowdercoater.com/galle...ls.php?album=2
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I wouldnt mind trying the ZR1 blue
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I dont see why you couldn't paint over your calipers as long as you cleaned them up and maybe roughed up the surface, for the new paint to stick.

Never have been a big fan of Red Calipers, that's why I painted mine black. I know its nothing to crazy, but I think it looks good.

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Yes, I like em black too! Rob
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Originally Posted by CamachoSF
I wouldnt mind trying the ZR1 blue
Here's my calipers from last year from mike the powdercoater.
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No! Red is the law in most all of the lower 48 states!
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I dont see why you couldn't paint over your calipers as long as you cleaned them up and maybe roughed up the surface, for the new paint to stick.
I can't see why that wouldn't work.
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Originally Posted by e6bailey
I dont see why you couldn't paint over your calipers as long as you cleaned them up and maybe roughed up the surface, for the new paint to stick.

Never have been a big fan of Red Calipers, that's why I painted mine black. I know its nothing to crazy, but I think it looks good.

Im about to do my in black as well! (C5 regular calipers not the red Z06's). Did you paint the "CORVETTE" letters on the calipers? I was thinking about painting over the letters and then sanding the paint off with a dremel.
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You can paint right over the letters and later clean off the paint with a dremel or simply a small piece of light sand paper.
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Paint em!
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Mike the powdercoater did mine







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Anyone have pix of their millennium yellow & red calipers? Just got the kit in, and plan to do mine over the next few weeks.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by e6bailey
I dont see why you couldn't paint over your calipers as long as you cleaned them up and maybe roughed up the surface, for the new paint to stick.

Never have been a big fan of Red Calipers, that's why I painted mine black. I know its nothing to crazy, but I think it looks good.

I agree! They look good Gloss Black.
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Wire brush them !!
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Paint' em any color you like. Just make sure you clean them well and get the brake dust off first.
I did my stock gray to black.
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I can't see why that wouldn't work.
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