What colour are you going to spray them prn ??? ive been thinking about doing the same thing as well but cant decide on a color ....
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What colour are you going to spray them prn ??? ive been thinking about doing the same thing as well but cant decide on a color ....
Remember to ensure that your hands are free of paint when you take photos! Unless you want a nice primer+colour digital camera.
Hand paint them with a brush.
No messy overspray then
Ok so now we wait for the results :D....
piccies piccies piccies!!! :D
i hope he paints it red :D
Thanks for the advicesQuote:
Originally Posted by euro77
Started yesterday 4pm, work til midnight. started 8 am again this morning (day off today). I already sprayed 3 coats on front calipers and 2 for the rear ones. Just need another coat and a clear coat on, then I am done. I am going to give my wheels and tyres a good scrub soon while waiting for the paint to dry.
You guys might wonder why I am so slow. :confused: Let me tell you, it was all the preparation that take up all the time. I sanded the calipers with steel wire wheel, removed the brake pads, thoroughly cleaned the calipers and mask everything else except calipers. Nuts from wheels are easy to remove :thumbsup: (I am not musclely at all). but the bolts from brake calipers are nightmare to remove esp in such confined space. :( I was afraid i might knock the suspansion out of alignment. :thumbdwn:
I painted mine Racing Red with VHT spray paint ($17.99 from Autobarn). Took plenty of pic along the way. :o and thanks for your advise, I glad wraped my Canon (not the lense of course) to prevent it from becoming a dotty.
I will post up pic once done. going to scrub those gunk off my rims now. :(
That's a sweeet idea... Now we are still waiting for pic :DQuote:
Originally Posted by PNR888
Sorry, Pics are not ready yet. The car is still on jack stands at my brother/parents house. I have put on another layer of paint since last post. My brother will put a clear coat on for me tonight.
I scrubed out all the gunks (grease, brake dust and tar etc) off the rims this morning, also gave tyres a good lather. Now the inner side of rims are much cleaner than before. but some stained spots are just impossible to remove from machined surface despite used all types of household cleaning agents. They look like freckles on your inner side of rims, nevermind, they wont be too obvious when the wheels are fitted back to the car.
I couldn't drive my Honda today, so I drove golf balls this afternoon instead. I hope I can finish the project by tomorrow night. I will definitely show you guys pics of the car when its done.
There are some hiccups happened yesterday with the paint, so delay the whole job.
After 3 wheel-less nights, my baby finally got its feet back on tonight. Testdrove the car, the brake and steering work without any problem, so I can relax and enjoy watching my newly painted calipers.
I took lots of pics along the way, will try to post it on once the donation is made.
so plz be patient.
Hi people:
as promised, here are some photos of my project. hope u all like it.
nicely done!
makes me wanna do em too, but dun wanna be wheel-less for 3 nights!