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Aug 30, 2011 | 03:39 AM

dewaynemichael

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painting calipers

best step by step to painting calipers and what paint is best thanks

Aug 30, 2011 | 07:22 AM

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Aug 30, 2011 | 07:35 AM

GEMcLean

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I did my own.

Dupli-Color Caliper Paint and follow directions.

Aug 30, 2011 | 08:36 AM

woodvette03

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duplicolor worked well for me. took 4 coats to really cover them well. only thing is a would recommend a better brush than they give you.

Aug 30, 2011 | 09:18 AM

dougbfresh

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Originally Posted by dewaynemichael

best step by step to painting calipers and what paint is best thanks

RTFM in the box.

Aug 30, 2011 | 12:11 PM

RumbaZ06

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Duplicolor worked well for me too. I used 3 coats and smoothed the edges with a scotch brite wheel on a die grinder before I painted them. That was over a year ago and they still look great.

Aug 30, 2011 | 12:18 PM

dewaynemichael

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thank everyone

Aug 30, 2011 | 03:33 PM

m6 c5

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I think I used a combination of duplicolor caliper paint and VHT caliper paint although it could have been VHT caliper and engine enamel that I used.I didnt want to use a brush so I used the rattle cans and they turned out really well, a lot better than the previous person did where they used a brush to paint it on while still on the car.

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Aug 30, 2011 | 11:24 PM

02koolC5

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Used dupi-color brush for fronts, took a long time, like all day....then bought a can of dupi for the rears done 30 min. painted the corvette lettering black with testers model paint

just remember to bleed brakes if you plan on taking the calipers off the car