Anyone Painted their Calipers Red?
12-18-13, 02:56 PM
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Go orange
I love mine, it really pop out and I get a lot of compliment everywhere I go
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12-18-13, 03:40 PM
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What's a good paint use? Also should they be removed first and primed?
12-18-13, 04:40 PM
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I re-did my calipers on my supra with engine paint because that was the only high temp type I could find in the color I wanted. It held up perfectly fine and was very simple. I took the caliper off the car cleaned it with degreaser and did about 4 coats.
I really like the orange calipers some of the Japanese F's have! My calipers are currently white on my SFP and I like it but I might look into orange soon.
12-18-13, 05:16 PM
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Thanks. Should I prime them before painting?
12-18-13, 06:40 PM
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Go orange
I love mine, it really pop out and I get a lot of compliment everywhere I go
Is that the same 'orange' tone that's used for the new stock Japanese market ISFs?
12-18-13, 06:48 PM
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Do viper red you wont be disappointed you can find the paint on automotivetouchup.com they have great aerosol cans and you get the gloss clear goes on so nice!
12-18-13, 06:54 PM
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Is that the same 'orange' tone that's used for the new stock Japanese market ISFs?
I don't know if it's the perfect match, but they look verry similar !
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12-19-13, 08:24 AM
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What is the paint code for that orange?
12-19-13, 12:07 PM
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It's a high temp paint from VHT. The color is flat orange and I finished it with high temp clear
12-19-13, 04:45 PM
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Hmmm. Interesting. Also what size decals did you use
12-19-13, 08:07 PM
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red calipers almost always look good
12-19-13, 08:22 PM
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anyone have an opinion on painting the calipers blue to match the f emblem / interior stitching? personally, i'm leaning towards the blue for my sfp.
12-19-13, 10:39 PM
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i have blue.
12-20-13, 09:56 AM
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Where do you guys get the brembo stickers?
12-20-13, 10:08 PM
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i have blue.
looks good man..may i ask which paint you used? thanks in advance!