painted calipers
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Burning Brakes
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painted calipers
I'm going to paint the calipers on my 98 vette but I want to keep the letters on the caliper white, any ideas on how to do this and have them look neat? Thanks
Burning Brakes
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Good Luck!
Melting Slicks
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I've seen decals for the calipers on "that" auction that come in a number of colors, plus chrome and brushed metal and are inexpensive but don't how the adhesive on them will stand up to the heat that calipers see.
Maybe someone on here has used them and can give an input on durability.
Charlie
Maybe someone on here has used them and can give an input on durability.
Charlie
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Melting Slicks
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THIS IS THE ONLY way to do it, IMHO!! - Took me a whole 5 minutes if that to remove the paint w/ a razor blade when I was done! No way could I have saved time by masking the letters or by putting chap stick on them. Then after you razor blade the letters, if you want, use an emery board to shine them up - I didn't have to do that.
Melting Slicks
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Do a search on the Forum and you will find it - maybe search for "Ford Red" since the brand of paint I'm thinking about, Ford Red was the closest color to the red that GM puts on the calipers.
No sooner posted, than I remembered the paint name: DupliColor
Last edited by 94legaleagle; Jan 29, 2007 at 12:06 PM. Reason: remembered the pain name
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When I painted my calipers, I too just painted over the letters then used an exacto knife to scrape the paint off the letters.
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better question, what did you guys use to clean the calipers before you painted them? did you disconnect brake lines from the car, or masked it off and leave them attached?
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
Burning Brakes
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better question, what did you guys use to clean the calipers before you painted them? did you disconnect brake lines from the car, or masked it off and leave them attached?
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
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calipher painting
i used mid-america epoxy kit, so i brushed it on, i cleaned with wire brush and air first then brake cleaner and air again and fine steel brush for har to get place, i razored off anything that got on the letters, it worked out fine, did not disconnect the lines.
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From: Rugby North Dakota
better question, what did you guys use to clean the calipers before you painted them? did you disconnect brake lines from the car, or masked it off and leave them attached?
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
(i am going to be doing this withing the next month or two) i plan to shine the letters up as well.
Also, I left my brake lines connected and taped everything off so that I didn't have to bleed the brakes (as you have to if you disconnect the brake lines)
I did a pretty good job of taping the brakelines and the entire wheel area off - I didn't want overspray on the suspension or on the black of the wheelwell - I also covered most of the car w/ a cover like bodyshops use - go to your local body shop, and get some plastic like they use to cover cars in their paint booth - cover your car w/ it - the more careful prep work you do, the less likely you are to get overspray someplace where you don't want it.