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Feb 1, 2010 | 12:16 PM

fgunnr

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painted calipers

I have a grey '08 coupe. I would like to have painted(red) calipers. What is the best process?

1-buy replacement calipers in red that could be an improvement in braking

2-have my calipers painted.

Thanks

Feb 1, 2010 | 12:23 PM

cclive

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How much money do you want to spend? You can paint them yourself for $15....or you can powder coat, which is very nice but costs more. Replacement calipers won't necessarily be red...

Feb 1, 2010 | 02:50 PM

0Airbrush Inc

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You might wanna visit this site www.thepowdercoater.com. Mike is a forum vendor who does powdercoating, should you decide to go that route.

Feb 1, 2010 | 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Airbrush Inc

You might wanna visit this site www.thepowdercoater.com. Mike is a forum vendor who does powdercoating, should you decide to go that route.

Feb 1, 2010 | 06:08 PM

zootallure

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Get Mike to do it, great price quick turnaround time and incredible work.

Feb 1, 2010 | 06:25 PM

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You might wanna visit this site www.thepowdercoater.com. Mike is a forum vendor who does powdercoating, should you decide to go that route.

That is who is doing mine

Feb 1, 2010 | 06:32 PM

inthehunt2

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I've heard many rave reviews of Mike the powder coater.

If you elect to do it yourself, the DupliColor painting kit from most auto stores works well (make sure the calipers are CLEAN before you paint).

This is how mine came out...

Feb 1, 2010 | 09:01 PM

goatts

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Feb 1, 2010 | 09:22 PM

Boomer111

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I am guessing that any aftermarket calipers while might be red will not fit inside stock wheels. Replacing calipers opens up news ways to spend $$. NEW WHEELS, TIRES, WIDE BOOTY ETC. PAINT will not last as well as powder coating although it is a lot cheaper. You will have to repaint unless you do a real good cleaning job, hard if still on car. IMO powder coating is the right way to go.

Feb 1, 2010 | 09:29 PM

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bob guzzy

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Here is a pic of my 08 silver cars, with painted calipers.

Feb 1, 2010 | 11:13 PM

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drlndrve

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Debated this myself-ended up painting 2 years ago, with occasional touch-ups. No regrets.

Feb 1, 2010 | 11:17 PM

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danl72

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bob guzzy

Here is a pic of my 08 silver cars, with painted calipers.

Feb 2, 2010 | 07:52 AM

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CYBER6

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I have this "bolt on" caliper upgrade from Mike. Billet Aluminum, fit stock wheels, quick change pads, SS lines and ANY color or logo.

Feb 2, 2010 | 09:11 AM

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Harley06

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Self Etching Primer

I painted mine with Duplicolor caliper paint. I used self etching primer before putting on the caliper paint. The result was a smoother look and zero touch up for the past 10 months of use.

Feb 2, 2010 | 12:26 PM

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RedRider1

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Just my personal tastes, but the blue color would look better with your gray car.

Feb 2, 2010 | 02:43 PM

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Anthony s

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I painted them myself. It was easy.

Feb 2, 2010 | 02:57 PM

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Zymurgy

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Painted them myself over 3 years ago on a daily driver. Still look like new.

Feb 2, 2010 | 05:19 PM

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Walkthedog

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I gave it lots of thought and read all the threads and thought some more and finally said lets go. I painted them and put clearcoat over them two years ago. No problems no wear. I would do it exactly the same again, but without so much thinking. I painted my brakes LMB to match my LMB c6.