Painting brake calipers - Brilliant Black car... color reccomendations?
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Originally Posted by dmc27
Doubt it. The dealer will likely do it, but not for free. It's cheap & easy to do yourself. And more fun.
well I want to do it, but i'm not exactly michelangelo.... I wouldn't want it to come out ugly you know....
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Originally Posted by RedSheDevil
there was some talk about dealers painting the inner part of the rotor that rusts, not the calipers.
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Originally Posted by Rinkadink
I think black-red, black-blue, black-green, black-yellow, or black-black would all look good.
forgot: black-white, black-phantom blue mica, black-copper red, black with red dots, black with zebra stripes, black-extrablack. etc the color combinations are endless/....
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Originally Posted by PerformRX-8
well I want to do it, but i'm not exactly michelangelo.... I wouldn't want it to come out ugly you know....
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^ i agree with dmc. I did mine two at a time over two weekends. The biggest things to remember: the cleaner you get them before painting, the longer it will last. Caliper brake paint kits come with a can of brake cleaner. Also, keep the coats thin...they will dry better and faster and be more durable. It's very tempting to glob it on right away because the first coat really looks like it's transparent. By the time you finish with one and are onto the second, it's usually time to go back to the first one for the next coat (and so on).
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My 8 is TiGray and I painted my calipers black because I didn't want them to standout too much. But I also used the RX8 Stencils from Polak. I think it looks great and it added some flair without standing out. Here is the link to the stencils
http://www.polakgraphics.com/index2....rstencils.html
http://www.polakgraphics.com/index2....rstencils.html
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I'd go black with Polaks mazdaspeed caliper stickers... Here's a pic of mine(red) looks sick.. make sure you put the stickers on when the paint is a little tacky to help with adhesion.. they are a bit dirty though not to bad..
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Its obvious what color I went with.. I was surprised at the reaction I get from guys, they actually like it.... They have held up really well too... I used my own secret blend for the color.
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Someone have a link to a good guide for doing this? I imagine it is about the same as doing a brake job, i.e. taking off the wheel and then the caliper. Do I need to do any masking or sanding? I need high-temperature paint, right?
Something with pictures would be fantastic.
Something with pictures would be fantastic.
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Someone have a link to a good guide for doing this? I imagine it is about the same as doing a brake job, i.e. taking off the wheel and then the caliper. Do I need to do any masking or sanding? I need high-temperature paint, right?
Something with pictures would be fantastic.
Something with pictures would be fantastic.
DIY: Painting Brake Calipers