Painted my calipers !
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Painted my calipers !
Was thinking about doing this a long time ago and I finally got around to it!
The caliper before:
The painted caliper. Yeah I didn't do such a great job aligning the decal. I got the other side perfect though. Funny, I was concentrating a lot harder when doing this one...
With the wheel on before:
Now:
yep, OEM rims. Sorry.
The caliper before:
The painted caliper. Yeah I didn't do such a great job aligning the decal. I got the other side perfect though. Funny, I was concentrating a lot harder when doing this one...
With the wheel on before:
Now:
yep, OEM rims. Sorry.
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Thanks.
I got the decals from a guy here, VegasIS300.
I just used 500 degree high temp. paint (i think it was duplicolor "engine enamel"). Masked everything off. A couple coats of black. Put the decal on. Then a couple coats of clear.
I got the decals from a guy here, VegasIS300.
I just used 500 degree high temp. paint (i think it was duplicolor "engine enamel"). Masked everything off. A couple coats of black. Put the decal on. Then a couple coats of clear.
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Looks good. It makes you wonder why car makers don't paint all calipers. It would only cost a few penny's for them to do it, and they could add in the cost without anyone noticing.
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Thanks. It's black. "Glossy Black". Yeah, in that picture, I think the clear coat was still in the process of drying (not to mention that I might have oversprayed it a little... but not like it really matters though ). Once the paint's all dried, it's unmistakingly black.