My blue calipers & hubs.... errr purple?
03-26-2007, 03:47 PM
#28
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one thing that i've been noticing with all the painted caliper posts is that that surface of the oem calipers is kind of like a meteor rock, which is why i guess after painting the caliper looks all textured and granular up close- instead of being slick & smooth.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
03-26-2007, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Detrich
one thing that i've been noticing with all the painted caliper posts is that that surface of the oem calipers is kind of like a meteor rock, which is why i guess after painting the caliper looks all textured and granular up close- instead of being slick & smooth.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
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03-26-2007, 04:52 PM
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From the pics, it doesn't look bad at all. Kinda how anodized aluminum "blue" never really matches anything yet still "matches" because you know that that's the only blue available in anodized blue...
However the lighting in your pics is kinda low and I can't really tell. If it were off, and it was my car--I'd trip. That's how I am with my cars. If a friend has a scratch in their car, I usually tell them that it's minimal and not to worry. But put 1/2 the scratch on my car...I'd go straight to the body shop. If you aren't happy, what I'd do is I'd paint them over with a neutral color that can't go bad. Black or Gunmetal for example. Even red caplipers won't look bad on a blue car...I wouldn't paint my calipers red, though...
However the lighting in your pics is kinda low and I can't really tell. If it were off, and it was my car--I'd trip. That's how I am with my cars. If a friend has a scratch in their car, I usually tell them that it's minimal and not to worry. But put 1/2 the scratch on my car...I'd go straight to the body shop. If you aren't happy, what I'd do is I'd paint them over with a neutral color that can't go bad. Black or Gunmetal for example. Even red caplipers won't look bad on a blue car...I wouldn't paint my calipers red, though...
03-26-2007, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Astral
I think the silver could work OK if it matched the rims, but honestly to be safe (and a little lower key), I am going to do black
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03-26-2007, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Detrich
one thing that i've been noticing with all the painted caliper posts is that that surface of the oem calipers is kind of like a meteor rock, which is why i guess after painting the caliper looks all textured and granular up close- instead of being slick & smooth.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
has anyone tried sanding the outer surface of the caliper first to make it smooth and what does that look like? did it make any noticeable difference?
am just curious. thanks.
Pictures kinda over exaggerate what hey really look like, they aren't that meteor looking unless you get up on them and how often does on really do that. Also, I had to use a flash in some of my pics and that makes them look worse than they really are.
Dave
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