Painting calipers
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Racer
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Painting calipers
Does anyone have experience with painting their calipers (Red)? How did it come out? I saw some videos online but wanted to her from real Vette owners. Pics?
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buy G2 ,2 part epoxy brake caliper paint.
Clean really well. then clean again.
Then take the calipers to a professional and have them powder coat them. because DIY looks like crap on smooth calipers.
Ok, you can save yourself the buying the G2 kit. it's not very good.
Clean really well. then clean again.
Then take the calipers to a professional and have them powder coat them. because DIY looks like crap on smooth calipers.
Ok, you can save yourself the buying the G2 kit. it's not very good.
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Racer
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Thats nice. Was that the aftermarket kit? How do u get the lettering on there or did it come like that?
Thanks for letting know that painting myself would look bad. So i will scratch that off the list.
I also just realized the red OEM comes with lettering so if i did it myself than i would not have the lettering.
Thanks for letting know that painting myself would look bad. So i will scratch that off the list.
I also just realized the red OEM comes with lettering so if i did it myself than i would not have the lettering.
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Racer
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I ordered the stickers from a company. I put them on before the clear coat.
I actually didnt take them off I masked them up. I only painted the front side of the calipers.
I brushed painted the Calipers on my other car and hated the brush marks. The spray is much better and has held up like crazy.
I actually didnt take them off I masked them up. I only painted the front side of the calipers.
I brushed painted the Calipers on my other car and hated the brush marks. The spray is much better and has held up like crazy.
Drifting
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Thats nice. Was that the aftermarket kit? How do u get the lettering on there or did it come like that?
Thanks for letting know that painting myself would look bad. So i will scratch that off the list.
I also just realized the red OEM comes with lettering so if i did it myself than i would not have the lettering.
Thanks for letting know that painting myself would look bad. So i will scratch that off the list.
I also just realized the red OEM comes with lettering so if i did it myself than i would not have the lettering.
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rrsperry is right. They need to be powder coated and you need to use the right paint. I did it on an old Acura TL and it didn't look too bad, but the powder coating would have helped the paint be more vibrant. The ones on my silver C7 are already black so they will stay that way.
Instructor
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I ordered the stickers from a company. I put them on before the clear coat.
I actually didnt take them off I masked them up. I only painted the front side of the calipers.
I brushed painted the Calipers on my other car and hated the brush marks. The spray is much better and has held up like crazy.
I actually didnt take them off I masked them up. I only painted the front side of the calipers.
I brushed painted the Calipers on my other car and hated the brush marks. The spray is much better and has held up like crazy.
What brand paint did you use?
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If your car will have track use, I'd recommend against painting calipers, since they don't seem to withstand the high temps as good as the original paint. Actually, one of the testimonials listed on Essex Racing's site shows the poor state of a set of ZL1 brakes that truly look horrible, and how their kit fared better. Somehow, they forgot to mention that they were painted aftermarket.
I've heard powder coating can weaken the metal? Thoughts?
I've heard powder coating can weaken the metal? Thoughts?
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If the caliper had been annealed (by the maufaturer) then the process of powder coating can lose the annealing which basically softens the metal somewhat. The powder coating process involves heating. I am not sure though if brake caliper material is annealed.
Burning Brakes
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Base Model Gray Caliper Paint/Powder Coat?
Anyone know the paint code or powder coat color of the base model gray caliper color? Going to install Z51 rotors and calipers but they don't come gray to match rear calipers wihc are the same on base and Z51.
Burning Brakes
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