Caliper Paint - G2 or DupliColor
Race Director
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
From all the reports, it doesn't seem to make much difference what you paint them with as long as you clean and prepare the surface well.
Powdercoat looks good, but you have downtime and $.
A $5 DIY rattle can gives good results and you can touch-up easily.
Everything else is somewhere in between.
Powdercoat looks good, but you have downtime and $.
A $5 DIY rattle can gives good results and you can touch-up easily.
Everything else is somewhere in between.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Dallas Tx
mike the powdercoater has good prices, core exchagnes possibly, very nice, quick shipping, etc. he has done a couple sets for me. give him a call or an email. he is a vendor on here.
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: West Coast
mike the powdercoater has good prices, core exchagnes possibly, very nice, quick shipping, etc. he has done a couple sets for me. give him a call or an email. he is a vendor on here.
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
http://www.thepowdercoater.com/
That requires removing the calipers and bleeding the brake system, correct?
Also, when one gets the powder-coated caliper, that is someone else's caliper. In other words, that caliper could have 50k miles on it, while the one you turned in off of your car will only have 1k miles on it. The seals and piston could be going bad on that old caliper, right?
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If you use enamel type of paint (Rustolium) and clean it real well to remove any dirt and oil, it should stick well. Wipe it down with a commercial paint prep or alcohol before you paint it because mineral spirits/paint thinner leaves behind some oil residue. A fine brush is fine because its a rough casting anyway and the bush marks will level out as it dries.
I would try this before spending the time and money to get them powder coated.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Dallas Tx
That requires removing the calipers and bleeding the brake system, correct?
Also, when one gets the powder-coated caliper, that is someone else's caliper. In other words, that caliper could have 50k miles on it, while the one you turned in off of your car will only have 1k miles on it. The seals and piston could be going bad on that old caliper, right?
Also, when one gets the powder-coated caliper, that is someone else's caliper. In other words, that caliper could have 50k miles on it, while the one you turned in off of your car will only have 1k miles on it. The seals and piston could be going bad on that old caliper, right?
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