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From: St. Louis, MO
Originally Posted by chino101,Aug 4 2008, 04:58 PM
I vote for black on the calipers and no S badges.
My vote too. Black calipers FTMFW!!! That's what I have on my S2000 and on Anna's Accord Coupe.Hell, I recently painted my calipers on the VW Passat...Gloss Black. It's super easy to do and maintain. I hated that nasty, dirty look of 'em. They look great now!
The process was pretty simple...I first used some Rust Remover spray...then wiped it clean...I then used Brake Cleaner for the caliper. I sprayed a light coat of hi-temp primer. Then 2 coats of Hi-temp Gloss Black.
If you want...we can set up a mini-Tech Day at my place to do it.
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Originally Posted by airgate,Aug 4 2008, 05:10 PM
My vote too. Black calipers FTMFW!!! That's what I have on my S2000 and on Anna's Accord Coupe.Hell, I recently painted my calipers on the VW Passat...Gloss Black. It's super easy to do and maintain. I hated that nasty, dirty look of 'em. They look great now!
The process was pretty simple...I first used some Rust Remover spray...then wiped it clean...I then used Brake Cleaner for the caliper. I sprayed a light coat of hi-temp primer. Then 2 coats of Hi-temp Gloss Black.
If you want...we can set up a mini-Tech Day at my place to do it.
Did you just use the Duplicolor spray kind?OOOOOOOO I'm in for a mini tech day!!!
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I know I'm opening a can here...I've seen people use the Duplicolor...and even the G2 kit...they work...and they look good...but IMHO, what I use is "just as good." If you know me, you know I don't like to cut corners or do things "on the cheap..." but this method works really well and lasts a long time with minimum upkeep.
Someone on here recently used the expensive G2 kit and well...I saw they had chips on their calipers... I just think if you use a kit like that, it should hold up really, really well... I touch mine up every year or so and it's super easy...a quick spray and voila, done.
Someone on here recently used the expensive G2 kit and well...I saw they had chips on their calipers... I just think if you use a kit like that, it should hold up really, really well... I touch mine up every year or so and it's super easy...a quick spray and voila, done.
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Originally Posted by airgate,Aug 4 2008, 05:44 PM
I know I'm opening a can here...I've seen people use the Duplicolor...and even the G2 kit...they work...and they look good...but IMHO, what I use is "just as good." If you know me, you know I don't like to cut corners or do things "on the cheap..." but this method works really well and lasts a long time with minimum upkeep.
Someone on here recently used the expensive G2 kit and well...I saw they had chips on their calipers... I just think if you use a kit like that, it should hold up really, really well... I touch mine up every year or so and it's super easy...a quick spray and voila, done.
Someone on here recently used the expensive G2 kit and well...I saw they had chips on their calipers... I just think if you use a kit like that, it should hold up really, really well... I touch mine up every year or so and it's super easy...a quick spray and voila, done.But either way I might just go with black.
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