painting calipers & Brackets
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Melting Slicks
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From: Orlando,Fl,USA
painting calipers & Brackets
Any pic's of painted calipers? I'm going to paint mine red (Pewter coupe) I'm thinking of painting the brackets also . I'm thinking of painting them either red to match or perhaps another color like the stock grey or even black. any pics with these color combo's out there?.
Drifting
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From: Littleton Colorado
Search in the general forum, lots of painted ones there. Be sure to use High temp paint > 400, painting kits would work fine.
I have a pewter Vette as well, I went with aluminum for the brackets, they don't look this good any more
I have a pewter Vette as well, I went with aluminum for the brackets, they don't look this good any more
Melting Slicks
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From: Silver Spring MD
Duplicolor red and no paint on the brackets
For about $12 - $15 you can get the Duplicolor bursh on kit which includes a brush (really crappy) a can of spray on brake cleaner and the can of paint. Used this when replacing pads. Cleaned the calipers and masked off the brake lines and bleeder valves and applied about 4 coats of paint. Let dry overnight and replaced them with new pads and lubed the slider pins. Painted the CORVETTE logo white with a touch up pen with white paint in it. Did NOT PAINT the brackets.
After one year they still look like new and I have more than half a can of paint left in case I need to touch it up.
BIGHANK
After one year they still look like new and I have more than half a can of paint left in case I need to touch it up.
BIGHANK
Drifting
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From: Dallas Texas
For about $12 - $15 you can get the Duplicolor bursh on kit which includes a brush (really crappy) a can of spray on brake cleaner and the can of paint. Used this when replacing pads. Cleaned the calipers and masked off the brake lines and bleeder valves and applied about 4 coats of paint. Let dry overnight and replaced them with new pads and lubed the slider pins. Painted the CORVETTE logo white with a touch up pen with white paint in it. Did NOT PAINT the brackets.
After one year they still look like new and I have more than half a can of paint left in case I need to touch it up. BIGHANK
After one year they still look like new and I have more than half a can of paint left in case I need to touch it up.
BIGHANKShahram
Melting Slicks
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From: Silver Spring MD
Melting Slicks
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From: Edmonton Alberta
I don't have any pics of mine yet, but I got the front and back sprayed with the same color as my car, (pewter). The Corvette lettering on the front was done in black.
They were done professionally buy a shop in my neck of the woods. The parts were sandblasted and painted with a powder coat type of paint/procedure - it looks totally awesome. They also did the outside of my rotors (front and back rotors) in the same color, (around the center which sometimes will rust). It looks like it could be factory judging by the quality.
They were done professionally buy a shop in my neck of the woods. The parts were sandblasted and painted with a powder coat type of paint/procedure - it looks totally awesome. They also did the outside of my rotors (front and back rotors) in the same color, (around the center which sometimes will rust). It looks like it could be factory judging by the quality.
