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Hardrock4445 · 02-10-2013, 10:01 PM

Got bored, never good with me........ Don't have installed pics yet, but I'm so excited I had to share now. Still in painting, my clear coat started making the paint run, wrong type

that was my bad. Got a pic before it got bad. Gonna fix it and repost, good thing for winter

let me know what you think. And I will post installed pics when I can.

asphalt86_915 · 02-10-2013, 10:59 PM

Nice

rikdrt1 · 02-11-2013, 02:55 AM

that looks nice. put one back on so we can see what it looks like with the wheel... I really like this.
how long did it take you to do that. ?

Hardrock4445 · 02-11-2013, 05:47 PM

About an hour to remove, prep, paint base color, half hour- hour to make stencil. 15 min to paint. Then I used a clear that was wrong and it ran. So I stripped it, did it all again. I got the right clear curing now while im at work. Wil post up pics later with wheel on. Car is in garage on stands so I will get the best pics I can. Garage is small.

Hardrock4445 · 02-11-2013, 10:13 PM

Ok, here it is hanging. One without wheel and one with. can't get a pic any further back due to my garage. What ya think?

chenshuo · 02-12-2013, 12:09 AM

im those people who dont have the skill to take off the brake, what would you recommend i should do to paint my caliper? leave it on spray paint or leave it on brush paint?

Hardrock4445 · 02-12-2013, 07:17 AM

Leave it on and brush it, spray will get every where. Just mask everything around it.

Turbowned · 02-12-2013, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by chenshuo

im those people who dont have the skill to take off the brake, what would you recommend i should do to paint my caliper? leave it on spray paint or leave it on brush paint?

It's ridiculously easy. You just need a wrench set and a pair of vice grips to pinch the brake line (wrapped in a rag and not too tight so as not to damage the line). Un-bolt the caliper, paint, put it back on and bleed that caliper (read up on how to bleed brakes - painfully simple but you need a buddy to step on the pedal while you open and close the bleeder screw). You can do it on the car but make sure to mask everything else off.

USMC -FRS · 02-12-2013, 07:40 PM

Sweet they look awesome. Great job.

its_the_biz · 02-12-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hardrock4445

Ok, here it is hanging. One without wheel and one with. can't get a pic any further back due to my garage. What ya think?

would it be possible that you take a picture with your whole car? i was actually thinking of painting my calipers red as well. but im not sure how it would turn out. thanks in advance.

Hardrock4445 · 02-12-2013, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by its_the_biz

would it be possible that you take a picture with your whole car? i was actually thinking of painting my calipers red as well. but im not sure how it would turn out. thanks in advance.

Can't right now due to the size of my garage. Once the car is off jack stands and on the ground I will, but that will not be for a while I still have to put on stainless braided hoses and hopefully headers and exhust soon.

Rayme · 02-12-2013, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chenshuo

im those people who dont have the skill to take off the brake, what would you recommend i should do to paint my caliper? leave it on spray paint or leave it on brush paint?

That kit crappy tire sells works real good. The brush on type. Just make sure to clean the caliper good and it last a while. Im probably going to do it myself with it too..prob just gray though.

Shit Luck · 02-12-2013, 11:20 PM

nice...
is that a blitz in the background?

rikdrt1 · 02-13-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by its_the_biz

would it be possible that you take a picture with your whole car? i was actually thinking of painting my calipers red as well. but im not sure how it would turn out. thanks in advance.

what he said.. I wonder if that red is too bright - I may try duller red but it still looks good - looks like u painted the actual brake pads too.. cool.

02-10-2013, 10:01 PM	#1
Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	86 brake calipers Got bored, never good with me........ Don't have installed pics yet, but I'm so excited I had to share now. Still in painting, my clear coat started making the paint run, wrong type that was my bad. Got a pic before it got bad. Gonna fix it and repost, good thing for winter let me know what you think. And I will post installed pics when I can.

02-12-2013, 07:40 PM	#9
USMC -FRS Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S. Raven 6 AT Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 78 Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sweet they look awesome. Great job. __________________

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Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	About an hour to remove, prep, paint base color, half hour- hour to make stencil. 15 min to paint. Then I used a clear that was wrong and it ran. So I stripped it, did it all again. I got the right clear curing now while im at work. Wil post up pics later with wheel on. Car is in garage on stands so I will get the best pics I can. Garage is small.

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Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok, here it is hanging. One without wheel and one with. can't get a pic any further back due to my garage. What ya think?

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chenshuo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ Location: Toronto Posts: 1,260 Thanks: 259 Thanked 473 Times in 245 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	im those people who dont have the skill to take off the brake, what would you recommend i should do to paint my caliper? leave it on spray paint or leave it on brush paint?

02-12-2013, 07:17 AM	#7
Hardrock4445 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Syracuse Posts: 719 Thanks: 274 Thanked 277 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Leave it on and brush it, spray will get every where. Just mask everything around it.

02-12-2013, 11:20 PM	#13
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