Fixed my calipers! pics inside

[papa_]

when i purchased my car the idiot before me had repainted them terribly took the time over the long w.e and got them done, overall i think they came out pretty good tell me what you think.


Before:
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7691/frontkbm.jpg

After: 4 layers of paint and 3 layers of clear
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/83/10032009704.jpg

[sho]

is the s2000 bit a sticker?

[papa_]

yeh its a vinyl

[sho]

whre did u get it from or did u make them? :)

[papa_]

i bought mine from ebay uk

[CONAN]

Looks great!!!
I recently bought a 2nd hand car and the previous driver had the calipers painted too.

He literally took off the wheel, grabbed a spray can and started spraying the caliper. Even the disc hub and brake lines had paint on it.... lol noob

[IEVAQ8]

looks very nice papa...................

[mr_vtec]

that sicker is good send me a link to the ebay page where u bought the sticker please...

[rokkuchan]

Hmmm are those vinyls and clear coat heat resistant? was going get mine done with industrial grade heat resistant powder coats... but dont have spare car...

[F20C]

looks very nice, LOL @ conan

[papa_]

yeh i sanded, steel brushed them and cleand them with a degreaser

i then used a septone red caliper paint:
Septone Brake Caliper & Drum Paint is a premium quality, self priming, heat resistant paint that provides a highly durable finish, resistant to extreme heat, corrosion, brake dust, salt and water.
http://www.septone.com.au/prod_img/AACPR400.jpg

after 4 layers of that i used a VHT clear gloss:
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-66630250998963_2030_1887364

and after 3 layres of that i got my the final result

its pretty easy to do i did one side (front and back calipers in 3 hours) but the gloss takes overnight to dry

[jaeyon]

thats alot of layers there boss. turned out a treat though! is the vinyl heat hesistant though? any chance of the s2000 vinyl melting?

[papa_]

yeah its a heat resistent vinyl

[AHMARNI]

Papa, Fantastic work there, thanks for posting!

Mine have been sprayed too and are looking worse for wear, so your info will really help me- now I just need to find the time to re-do them :)

Cheers :wave:

[ooz200]

Did you have to take the brake pads out ? and if so how did you do so. I am about to do mine and was told that its simple and better to take the pads out and mask up.

[ncmx5]

Thats a really nice job. A+++

I did mine in black with no clear coat because heard the clear coats go yellow with heat over time...
and didn't put on decals cuz I think the brakes looks too small to have any decal bragging rights. lawl

[papa_]

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1308/img0040xu.jpg

[Si1enzio]

Pwoah thats nice ! Stands out !
Now come up to Syd & do mine yo !

[papa_]

Did you have to take the brake pads out ? and if so how did you do so. I am about to do mine and was told that its simple and better to take the pads out and mask up.

they just pop right out

[hisoka]

nicely done

[tamay_s2k]

good man
looks mad
was thinking of doing this to mine and spraying them blue but dont have the time lmao

[ooz200]

I did mine red and it looks really good. Heaps better in my opinion.

[Fly-Rice]

Nice tidy job there mate, you should write up a DIY.

[52Slow]

looks awesome but like all the others..wil the vinyl peel off because of the heat in time?

maybe a suggestion..
-do a white base coat, let it dry
-put vinyl on as a mask
-do as many coats of red as you need and let it dry
-peel vinyl off
-clear coat

possibly a longer lasting solution?

[mocchi]

wow looks so nice!

pm me the ebay link too please boss.

and 52Slow, your idea is fantastic.

[BaSsMaXiMuS]

I ordered my stickers, I was thinking of base coating in white and then applying stickers only to be used as a template.

I am using a matt black on my calipers, not sure if this will work, but hell I'll give it a try and stray away from the usual reds (even though red calipers look fantastic)

[markCivicVti]

I've had mine done like these for ages. They haven't shown any hint at fading etc..

one layer of paint.... 2 of clear.




http://a6.vox.com/6a00fad697b9e800040109d07b7cae000e-500pi

[tamay_s2k]

niiiiiice :)