About to paint my calipers......questions..
08-13-09, 06:49 PM
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haha yeah paint of course. I mean do you have to get new calipers or covers? Cos mine I think wont look nice if I paint them without putting any covers on the calipers. My option is to get new brake sets but for the mean time, to make the brakes look nice. M thinking of painting them, but i have no clue on how to make it right.
08-15-09, 02:12 PM
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sorry took longer than a day to get home and post it apparently haha. i forgot, well here are mine 
its easy, mask stuff off, paint it, let it dry, sticker it
its easy, mask stuff off, paint it, let it dry, sticker it
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08-15-09, 08:28 PM
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nah none before they're just grey and don't stand out, i'm guessing you have an is 250. Is 350's have bigger front brakes. they have brake covers all over ebay that u could also if u want the front brakes to look bigger
08-15-09, 08:37 PM
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looks very good..im actually keeping the silver black theme so my brakes are gonna be silver and im gonna get a black logo and put clearcoat over it to help it from chippin off..im actually gonna give a paint shop my tungsten paint code and have them provide me a can of it ill keep u guys posted
ill keep u guys posted
08-16-09, 11:27 AM
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yup it would be hella easier to just cover it, make sure the covers u get fit the calipers tho,
i've never seen them in person.... so idk if they look cheap or not but its definately easier, u just glue them on haha
i've never seen them in person.... so idk if they look cheap or not but its definately easier, u just glue them on haha
, its cheaper compare to other bbk i been seeing
08-16-09, 02:41 PM
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haha well.... BBKs don't make you stop any faster, they only help with brake fade when you track... and personally i don't track my lexus.... so i don't see a point to buy a BBK and waste 2k on it. i think its a pretty car so i just do visual stuff mostly. yea.... more show than go :P haha
08-16-09, 03:48 PM
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Ive used dupli color from advance auto parts or oreilly and it works like a charm. however you can make it look cheap and crappy if you dont do it right, just make sure you clean the calipers as good as possible, then use a wire brush and brush them until they are shinny, then paint them..... once paint dries ( x hours) apply the sticker if you want one and then give it a high temp clear coat. it takes forever though.. ive done it about 6 times on different cars im getting the hang of it:
mine:
mine:
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08-16-09, 05:18 PM
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post more pics man. your car looks interesting hehe i have an is300, whereas there called isx50. im not sure its similar to is250 or is350, but since you said is250 doesnt have brake covers im guessing its similar to the is250 since mine is standard spec. i think i'll just get the brake covers while waiting for $$ to get the f-sport bbk hehe
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