Caliper Painting

[greeneyes]

Over the long weekend I thought I'd better do something with the caliper stickers, so here is the process..

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I used the wire brush to clean them, then ground off the flashing left from the mold they made the caliper in.

The paint is engine enamel, and the damm silicon oil they spray on the tyres was still in the steel so it 'fish-eyed' on the first coat. The answer is to rub the paint in with your finger when it is half-dry, and smear over the little areas where it pulls back from the silicon.

I left it overnight once painted, put on the stickers then sprayed a few clear coats over it.

Looks great, now I'll have to do the rears when Matt gets back!!

keith

[frylai]

good work Keith, so you only done the rears???

Matt =)

[voiceinsideyou]

They look like front calipers to me?

Beautiful though. Welcome to the red-caliper clan! :D

[greeneyes]

lols Voice, your's should be YELLOW!

Of course they're fronts, Matt you dingbat!! You haven't organised the rear decals yet!

Anyway man, when are you back?

keith :D

[voiceinsideyou]

Besides, if people have put front-size calipers on the back... I wanna know about it :-]

Keith - shouldn't yours be green? :P

I'm ggoing for the two tone contrast. Yellow paint, red calipers (and horns possibly)!

[stephenc]

Besides, if people have put front-size calipers on the back... I wanna know about it :-]

Keith - shouldn't yours be green? :P

I'm ggoing for the two tone contrast. Yellow paint, red calipers (and horns possibly)!

Good combination :P

Red Calipers ON Yellow

Red Horn IN Yellow

:D

[frylai]

Keith,

I won't be back until the 4th of July...school starts on the 19th so i got 2 weeks to settle before school starts, it has been a super long holiday! for the first bunch of caliper decals I made last year they had rear Toyota logos on them but I reckon it dosent look nice at all...the Rear L does stand out but not the Toyota T...I will see what we can work out when I get some free time!

Matt =)

[Driftit]

Wow they look good ah. How did painting them while still on the car go? They are easy to get off and paint. Only 2 bolts.

[greeneyes]

Easy enough Drift. At least they held still while I wire brushed them with the drill!

Mind you, I didn't paint the back of them....

[Driftit]

Well it looks like they came up very nice. And only roadkill see's the other side.

[Flyboy69]

Keith, did you use anything to clean or degrease the calipers before you wire brushed them?

And also where can I get a set of decals from?

[frylai]

The decals are from me...

Matt =)

[Flyboy69]

Sweet, so how am I best to get a told of you to grab some?

[willis]

what type of paint is required

[greeneyes]

That was VHT engine enamel from Repco...