 Painting Calipers |
 Apr 16, 2006 - 1:32 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 16, '05 From Toronto, Ontario Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
ok... yea... i really suck at this stuff.. i wanna paint my calipers... um i have this dupli-colour caliper paint kit... then just as i was about to start... i realized something... how do i paint the rears if i can't turn it so the caliper faces me like the front?
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Apr 16, 2006 - 6:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 26, '05 From New Carlisle, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i bought some caliper paint from autozone, took my rims off, taped off the edges by my rotors and brake lines and stuff. I spray cleaned the calipers and then brushed the paint on a few times. it was very easy, but time consuming to let the paint dry and repaint and whatnot.
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elvasoshexai Painting Calipers Apr 16, 2006 - 1:32 PM
LewFX easier to take them all off, plug the holes and go... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:40 PM
elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 16, 2006 - 2:40 PM... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:42 PM LewFX take tire off, take off calipers, plug the brake l... Apr 16, 2006 - 1:50 PM elvasoshexai are these the front and rear jack points:
front:
... Apr 16, 2006 - 3:24 PM lil_lissa i just put the spray paint behind it and tried to ... Apr 16, 2006 - 3:25 PM elvasoshexai so are the 2 pics i posted the correct places to p... Apr 16, 2006 - 10:57 PM LewFX wrong spot, if you want, jack the middle piece tha... Apr 16, 2006 - 11:06 PM elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 17, 2006 - 12:06 A... Apr 17, 2006 - 8:27 AM LewFX in bewtween the control arms and other bars, in th... Apr 17, 2006 - 9:12 AM elvasoshexai QUOTE(LewFX @ Apr 17, 2006 - 10:12 A... Apr 17, 2006 - 9:28 AM playr158 this is the rear jackpoint...
thats the rear bit... Apr 17, 2006 - 10:02 AM elvasoshexai QUOTE(playr158 @ Apr 17, 2006 - 11:0... Apr 17, 2006 - 10:18 AM vsideboy I used smooth hammerite and just brushed it on, go... Apr 19, 2006 - 6:37 AM Cutrara I put a bag over my rotors, and slid it underneath... Apr 19, 2006 - 7:20 AM |
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