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08-02-2017, 08:13 PM | #1 |
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painted my calipers G2 Gold!
here's the rears!
View post on imgur.com and the fronts! hovering like Back to the Future! and finally with my wheels back on! rears fronts ye or ne on the M/// sticker
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Nice!!
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08-03-2017, 08:23 AM | #3 |
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looks dope! Personally, I would not use the M stickers.. your colorway looks good as is. My opinion only.
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08-03-2017, 08:40 AM | #4 |
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08-03-2017, 09:03 PM | #5 |
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so finally got some full shots as i had to wait for the 24 cure time! i think the gold calipers compliment my bronze wheels big time!
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08-04-2017, 12:55 PM | #6 |
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Very nice with your 21" wheels back on!
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08-04-2017, 03:34 PM | #7 |
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Looks super clean. Have you thought of a DIY guide to help other users?
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08-04-2017, 05:11 PM | #8 |
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Looking good. I have the same colour car and gold caliper paint ready to go on. Do you have any pics with the caliper said painted on your old wheels?
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08-04-2017, 05:17 PM | #9 | |
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Unfortunately i did not get pictures with my black wheels
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08-04-2017, 07:52 PM | #10 | |
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Clean everything well with brake cleaner. Mask off everything you don't want painted. Paint away!! I used some small foam brushes I got from Home Depot. Thay're only good for 1 coat. When I painted the calipers on my Lincoln LS I first got out Mr. Dremel and ground down all the casting marks on the caliper. It looked really clean. Were to paint the calipers on my BMW's I would do the same. |
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08-05-2017, 08:28 AM | #11 | |
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09-05-2017, 07:49 AM | #12 |
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Painted Calipers
I painted mine gray. I didn't want anything too flashy and wanted a color that didn't contrast with brake dust. So far I like the factory look.
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11-23-2018, 05:02 PM | #15 |
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Looks great!
What paint did you use for painting?
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11-24-2018, 04:45 PM | #16 |
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I think both posted in here are honestly too washed out together. Just my opinion. I'm not sure why you would paint your already grey calipers a darker shade of grey...
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11-24-2018, 10:52 PM | #18 | |
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This only took me a day and I did not have to remove them
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11-25-2018, 06:48 AM | #20 |
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it's a brush application. the kit includes high-performance aerosol caliper cleaner, 3 1/2 liquid oz. of paint and 1/2 liquid oz. of reactor which is enough to cover 4 calipers or 2 calipers and 2 rear drums.
if you want to use a spray can method VHT, Duplicolor and Rustoleum offers a caliper paint but I used this method before and It doesn't last as long as the paint started to fade, turn darker and eventually flaked off. whereas the G2 is almost like automotive paint and looks like enamel after it's dry. I've had this done back in Aug 17' and do this date no fading, chipping or cracking. still looks like the day I first used it highly recommend it
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11-25-2018, 07:33 PM | #21 |
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Sure it looks better than rust. Do you not know what washed out means? To me the colors look almost the same and IMO, with wheels like yours with wide open angles, having a different color of caliper makes the wheels pop alot more.
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