Finally painted the calipers
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Finally painted the calipers
I checked off another do it yourself this weekend (Friday actually). I painted my front calipers and hubs. I've had the paint for a while and just couldn't get around to doing it. Well, here they are. I still have to get the rear done.
I painted the front hubs because they are aftermarket and were flash rusting badly....the rear are OEM and have the plating on them.....what should I do to apply paint to this surface...is simply roughing it up with sandpaper and cleaning them sufficient?
Thanks for looking, Paul
I painted the front hubs because they are aftermarket and were flash rusting badly....the rear are OEM and have the plating on them.....what should I do to apply paint to this surface...is simply roughing it up with sandpaper and cleaning them sufficient?
Thanks for looking, Paul
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Originally Posted by csexton
Looks good! I hope to get mine done soon. What paint did you use and where did you get it? 
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Originally Posted by drcoffee
Calipers = 
hats =
paint them black!
hats =
paint them black!
yours looks great, no black in the middle...keep it the same color as the caliper imo....now mine im still up it the air about....might have to post em and get some feedback about the color...
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Originally Posted by drcoffee
Calipers =
hats = paint them black!
hats =
paint them black!
that was my other choice...I think I like the red.Paul
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Looks great.
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Originally Posted by gsxrjack
hehe, if u dont like the red ones, your gonna love my blue ones that i just did.....
yours looks great, no black in the middle...keep it the same color as the caliper imo....now mine im still up it the air about....might have to post em and get some feedback about the color...
yours looks great, no black in the middle...keep it the same color as the caliper imo....now mine im still up it the air about....might have to post em and get some feedback about the color...
Paul
p.s. Hi from a fellow Mass. Vetter.
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I have a pewter 01.Thinking about painting my calipers red also. Anyone out there have peictures of a pewter car with calipers painted other than red? Also, what did you use to paint the corvette on the caliper?
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Originally Posted by stevettenj
... Also, what did you use to paint the corvette on the caliper?
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Originally Posted by stevettenj
I have a pewter 01.Thinking about painting my calipers red also. Anyone out there have peictures of a pewter car with calipers painted other than red? Also, what did you use to paint the corvette on the caliper?
Thanks
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