Painting calipers GTA - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jeffsides · 10-01-2012, 12:41 AM

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jeffsides · 10-01-2012, 12:43 AM

Did all mine today!

zbt · 10-01-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffsides

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Looks nice 🏁

joergasm · 10-01-2012, 06:28 PM

Any suggestion for a babyish blue colour? Gonna get new rims and put some blue nuts on them and felt like being matchy matchy.
Also is there a way to make it look like a brushed on metal?
Lastly, if I were to get my brz in december should i do it right before the win or should i wait til spring?
Thanks!

Allankh · 10-02-2012, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by travace

i was thinking about trying myself.

so is dupli-color the best paint to get for this? and can i brush it on so i dont have to remove the calipers?

Duplicolor is easier to get
I'd say go with the G2 kit, it's a safer bet.

And before you start painting, remove the brakes, and grind/sand them til they're smooth, otherwise, they'll be textured and look like painted orange skin.
After sanding, clean all the pieces to ensure paint adhesion. Just re-assemble after the paint cures Et Voila!

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Originally Posted by joergasm

Any suggestion for a babyish blue colour? Gonna get new rims and put some blue nuts on them and felt like being matchy matchy.
Also is there a way to make it look like a brushed on metal?
Lastly, if I were to get my brz in december should i do it right before the win or should i wait til spring?
Thanks!

Make your blue nuts stand out, paint your calipers a different colour, I'd say... black....

jeffsides · 10-02-2012, 06:58 AM

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this is the G2 kit.

rawbz · 10-02-2012, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffsides

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Looks good! But curious, any reason why you didn't paint your pads as well?

joergasm · 10-02-2012, 08:52 PM

I like that idea. But for me I just figured having the blue calipers would try more attention to them and the nuts...sometimes i don't see the blue nuts til i really look at them.
What rim colour do you think goes best with blue nuts; gunmetal, black, matte black, gold

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Originally Posted by Allankh

Duplicolor is easier to get
I'd say go with the G2 kit, it's a safer bet.

And before you start painting, remove the brakes, and grind/sand them til they're smooth, otherwise, they'll be textured and look like painted orange skin.
After sanding, clean all the pieces to ensure paint adhesion. Just re-assemble after the paint cures Et Voila!

Make your blue nuts stand out, paint your calipers a different colour, I'd say... black....

jeffsides · 10-03-2012, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rawbz

Looks good! But curious, any reason why you didn't paint your pads as well?

I didn't want to pull all my brakes apart and pads get replaced anyway. Like the high dollar brake kits, it all about the look of the caliper. I like it just to give a little accent color.

cslntuee · 02-24-2013, 11:41 PM

How did you make the black "FRS" on the calipers? decal or paint?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Sh4rp

here are pics, just got my back lights done today at autolinks.

p.s. rims dirty from rain the other day....so don't give me flak, I washed the day before it rained

raphy · 02-25-2013, 02:59 PM

looks great!

wbradley · 02-25-2013, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cslntuee

How did you make the black "FRS" on the calipers? decal or paint?

Thanks.

Heat resistant decals. You can get them on ebay or in my case the guy who did the job had them printed somewhere.

BreezinBy · 02-25-2013, 05:45 PM

Nice! I was wondering what red on red would look like.
Have you thought about swaping out side markers for clear ones? I'm torn. Don't like the orange & red, but the clear may stand out too much.
Elsa

joergasm · 03-09-2013, 10:35 PM

Anyone wanna help me/show me how to paint my calipers :happy0180:
I want to paint them blue and and maybe put the BRZ decal on it.

Any takers? Lol

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joergasm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Subaru BRZ 2013 - SWP 6MT Location: Toronto Posts: 354 Thanks: 97 Thanked 42 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	Any suggestion for a babyish blue colour? Gonna get new rims and put some blue nuts on them and felt like being matchy matchy. Also is there a way to make it look like a brushed on metal? Lastly, if I were to get my brz in december should i do it right before the win or should i wait til spring? Thanks!

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