Black Caliper's Rock!
09-29-02, 06:30 PM
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Synergy,
keeping busy I see with the Video and these brakes. So when you wanna come by and do your pedals? I did 2 coats of gloss high temp engine enamel and then after applying the decals, I cleared it with 2 coats of High temp clear. Around 8 coats all together. Really smooth and shiny. When I clean my wheels, the calipers come back shining too. No problems so far after 3 weeks of driving.
Stickers are available from dysfunctional and some other sources.
Just search for caliper stickers.
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keeping busy I see with the Video and these brakes. So when you wanna come by and do your pedals? I did 2 coats of gloss high temp engine enamel and then after applying the decals, I cleared it with 2 coats of High temp clear. Around 8 coats all together. Really smooth and shiny. When I clean my wheels, the calipers come back shining too. No problems so far after 3 weeks of driving.
Stickers are available from dysfunctional and some other sources.
Just search for caliper stickers.
.
Last edited by RMMGS4; 09-29-02 at 06:34 PM.
09-30-02, 01:17 AM
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I didn't know there was such a thing - hi-temp clear?? WOW!
Hey RMM, I will ping you next week to touch base about the pedals. I should probably order them so you can help me put them on
Hey RMM, I will ping you next week to touch base about the pedals. I should probably order them so you can help me put them on
09-30-02, 07:50 AM
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Re: Black Caliper's Rock!
Originally posted by Synergy
Alright already, I ditched the ricer red and came back to Lexus reality!!
Alright already, I ditched the ricer red and came back to Lexus reality!!
10-01-02, 12:48 AM
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Pleasing Manaray is a tough act to follow - at least he met me half way. I decided to build the Lexus brand a bit, I'm still on the new car honeymoon....
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10-01-02, 06:00 AM
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No need to please me...I just don't want the Lexus aftermarket turning into the ricer Honda market...I know for some people it's hard to drop bad habits they learned while owning their Hondas but there is hope...
Man, I saw a show on SpeedVision the other night where they were going over some ricer import show and "showcasing" some lame crap..."and over here, you can see that they molded in their body kit right to body"...of course, the body kit is a knock-off and they fail to mention that molded body kits will 99.999% of the time develop nasty cracks...
Man, I saw a show on SpeedVision the other night where they were going over some ricer import show and "showcasing" some lame crap..."and over here, you can see that they molded in their body kit right to body"...of course, the body kit is a knock-off and they fail to mention that molded body kits will 99.999% of the time develop nasty cracks...
10-31-02, 04:55 PM
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caliper removal
Did you have to remove the brake calipers to paint them, or did you just mask off your rotors and sprayed away with the calipers on the car?
Just wondering
Just wondering
10-31-02, 08:01 PM
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Re: caliper removal
Originally posted by snakeyez
Did you have to remove the brake calipers to paint them, or did you just mask off your rotors and sprayed away with the calipers on the car?
Just wondering
Did you have to remove the brake calipers to paint them, or did you just mask off your rotors and sprayed away with the calipers on the car?
Just wondering
10-31-02, 09:41 PM
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Synergy - GREAT looking brakes. I've decided to do mine black as well when I get a chance. The silver G2 paint I used on the front just doesn't look good with my wheels & brake rotors.
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One thing to be careful of - although it isn't apparent until you go to wash your car - is the paint overspray in the air settling on your car.
I spray painted my intake inside my garage with similar engine hi-temp paint (way on the other side of the garage) and didn't notice until later that my paint felt a bit rough in spots. Paint had floated around in the air and landed/dried on my car finish and windows. Couldn't see it much, but I sure could feel it.
A decent detail with a claybar treatment took care of the overspray, but if you can avoid making that mistake do it. I'd suggest:
- paint calipers off and away from the car
- build a confined spray tent around the paint area
- cover the ENTIRE car except that one spot
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One thing to be careful of - although it isn't apparent until you go to wash your car - is the paint overspray in the air settling on your car.
I spray painted my intake inside my garage with similar engine hi-temp paint (way on the other side of the garage) and didn't notice until later that my paint felt a bit rough in spots. Paint had floated around in the air and landed/dried on my car finish and windows. Couldn't see it much, but I sure could feel it.
A decent detail with a claybar treatment took care of the overspray, but if you can avoid making that mistake do it. I'd suggest:
- paint calipers off and away from the car
- build a confined spray tent around the paint area
- cover the ENTIRE car except that one spot
Last edited by DaveGS4; 10-31-02 at 09:41 PM.
10-31-02, 10:12 PM
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Good info - Dave.
One thing that I didn't do was spray a coat of clear on top of the sticker. I am hearing that with the heat the sticker will soon peel. So far - so good w/o tho....
One thing that I didn't do was spray a coat of clear on top of the sticker. I am hearing that with the heat the sticker will soon peel. So far - so good w/o tho....
10-31-02, 10:48 PM
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i painted my rear caliper black, then the sticker, then clear coat. it's awesome, shiny and bright. i am going to take pics this coming week.
and yes, overspray can always be a problem. the best thing to do is, wash your car the day after, which is what i did, and no overspray at all
and yes, overspray can always be a problem. the best thing to do is, wash your car the day after, which is what i did, and no overspray at all
11-01-02, 02:10 PM
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Both Rominl and I were concerned about leaving brushmarksand we wanted a smooth surface to apply the Lexus sticker. I have so many coats of paint on my calipers, that the bumpy surface is almost all gone. Since we used gloss, it also shows brush marks more.
If that's not a big deal to you or you're not using gloss, then brush on will be OK. There is caliper paint offered in a can for brush on, but the paint we used came only in spray.
If that's not a big deal to you or you're not using gloss, then brush on will be OK. There is caliper paint offered in a can for brush on, but the paint we used came only in spray.