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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:54 PM
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paint your calipers

I went to the store and purchased some duplicor red paint, originally ment for the body of a car and I did my front calipers before the car show.. i just wanted to take a close up pics of what they look like so you guys can check this out... I put a few coats of clear coat over it also and it looks nice in my honest opinion , I just have to do the rear drums next and it should be good to go ...

Painting is the same procedure as explained in other posts , but you will need to sand down and clean the area to prep it for spraying ,, put on a couple coats and you will be ok ...
let me know what you think
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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:58 PM
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Old May 13, 2002 | 05:19 PM
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Tight!
Now you need some chrome plated rotors, I saw them somewhere, don't know if it's for real or if they would work.
But the red looks good!
Old May 15, 2002 | 12:22 PM
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pretty cool. i will spray paint mine in yellow
Old May 20, 2002 | 03:52 PM
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try that duplicolor man , it is the bomb
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Old May 20, 2002 | 04:08 PM
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so how long did it take to dry
Old Jun 4, 2002 | 03:45 PM
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It took about 5 minutes, You can also buy the clear coat and add that on, if you want , and believe me the paint lasts long
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Old Jun 10, 2002 | 11:15 AM
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hey bruce whats the temp rating on the paint? looks good bro.
Old Jun 17, 2002 | 08:01 AM
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Suggest high-temp paint...

Since brake components can really heat up, I would suggest using a high-temperature paint. Plastikote makes a paint labeled for calipers, and rated to 900'F, although any engine paint should work fine. Comes in a limited number of colors.
Old Jun 19, 2002 | 07:42 PM
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Re: Suggest high-temp paint...

Originally posted by randallb
Since brake components can really heat up, I would suggest using a high-temperature paint. Plastikote makes a paint labeled for calipers, and rated to 900'F, although any engine paint should work fine. Comes in a limited number of colors.
That's not nessicary. I used Tremclad rust paint on my calipers, and it's held in for 7 months so far, and believe me, I heat up my brakes like you wouldn't believe!
Old Jun 19, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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Looks nice! I painted my calipers and rear drums silver. I'll have pictures up soon...just too lazy to take them.
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