SC Vette06

Anyone used this with any success? 25 bucks in red. how close is it to Victory Red? I would love to get them powdercoated BUT i can't justify it. Any reviews on the Dupli-Color? it says you can just tape off and brush paint the caliper while its on? true?

RanGer498

worked great on my other cars

dashotgun

works great powder coating give a more even finish at a higher price I wanted red calipers did not care if they were not perfect go slow and follow the directions and buy a brush instead of the one included in the kit. Put chapstick or vaseline on the corvette insignia and scrape when dry with a straight edge razor

Payton 63' and 06'

I used it, it worked great for me. Ocasionally you have to go back and touch up a tiny spot, but that kit comes with plenty of paint to keep and use for touch ups. I seen that Advanced Auto had the same kit for $17 just this weekend. Send me a PM with your email address, and I will shoot you a pic of mine.

Payton 63' and 06'

RanGer498

good tip

cleif2000

Did mine this way three years ago. They still look great. Did it with the calipers on the car. I just taped the rotors and brake pads and chap stick on the corvette lettering (this allows you to wipe off the paint). Took about one hour for each wheel counting taking wheel off and putting them back on. Put three coats of paint on each caliper. Buy a better brush if you use the kit. You will have a lot of product left over for touch ups on the calipers or to paint your hood pad. Victory Red is a very good match IMO. A very easy project. Leif

S2K

I've had it on mine for several years. Looks great.

I know many people recommend putting something on the lettering, but this really isn't necessary. The duplicolor comes off the letters very easily with just a razor blade. Took me less than a minute per caliper with nothing on the letters.

RicK T

Here is a very detailed Dupli Color caliper DIY. Read it carefully because he admits he goes overboard. You don't have to do what he did but it is a good tutorial:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...r-dummies.html

ALD_Z06

Powder coat or Duplicolor?

You tell me?

If you prep it right and are detail oriented, should be a no brainer due to the cost alone.

fastskyline

ditto. did mine over 3 years ago and still looks good. takes some time and patience but well worth the $$ saved.

2 GRUMPY

Like the others said buy a GOOD BRUSH ! I bought the foam ones from the hardware store ....BIG MISTAKE !! The paint dries VERY QUICK and the foam brush hardens. Buy a good horse hair brush and while you have the wheels off go ahead clean,sand, and paint the rotor hats and inner ring this solved alot of the rust build up issues in these area's.This is a good time to wash the inner barrels while the wheels are off also.I used a hair dryer at the low setting to speed the paint drying time.I used a razor to to remove the excess paint from the lettering on the calipers.

Raazor

Good job Al!

slacker1201

I just did mine last weekend. I used my quartz lamp to dry them in a reasonable time. Don't drive it right away, you need to let the paint set up long enough to cure. Good luck.

ALD_Z06

I did my brackets in satin black Rustoleum. I like that look better than all red. PM me if you want to see more detailed pics.

n2f

My hat is off to all of you who got the paint-on Dupli-Color kit to work; I never quite got it right. Ended up kind of steaky and blotchy so I stripped the calipers down to bare metal, then used painter's tape to mask them off and opted for the Dupli-Color "red" spray paint. (The Dupli-Color red is a very close match for VR.)

Turned out very well - nice and even application that has proven to be durable. I would recommend at least two coats (I ended up using three) but the results look like factory red Z06 calipers.

Took most of a Saturday to do all four (99% prep). Once the paint was completely dry, I used an emory board to file off the paint from the Corvette word on the fronts. I'll post some pix in the morning.

danl72

Looks good in the pictures.

nmerhaut

I bought this kit on sale at Walmart 3-4 years ago for $10 but never used it. I just picked up an '09 G8 GT and thought about using this kit on those calipers. Hope the paint is still O.K. The box says "With Ceramic". Anybody venture a guess on that? I may try to use it when the weather warms up.

knick

did mine in blue duplicolor i'm happy. 16 bucks at o'rileys auto parts.this stuff dries fast 3 coats in very little time.

cambovette

did mine last month on my VR coupe..took my time..4 thin coats for me and they turned out great..used the chapstick method on the corvette lettering.