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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
is the s2000 bit a sticker?
yeh its a vinyl
whre did u get it from or did u make them? :)
i bought mine from ebay uk
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
looks very nice papa...................
that sicker is good send me a link to the ebay page where u bought the sticker please...
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...
looks very nice, LOL @ conan
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.c...3_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
thats alot of layers there boss. turned out a treat though! is the vinyl heat hesistant though? any chance of the s2000 vinyl melting?
yeah its a heat resistent vinyl
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:
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.
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
Pwoah thats nice ! Stands out !
Now come up to Syd & do mine yo !
they just pop right outQuote:
Originally Posted by ooz200
nicely done
good man
looks mad
was thinking of doing this to mine and spraying them blue but dont have the time lmao
I did mine red and it looks really good. Heaps better in my opinion.
Nice tidy job there mate, you should write up a DIY.
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?
wow looks so nice!
pm me the ebay link too please boss.
and 52Slow, your idea is fantastic.
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)
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/6a00fad697b9e80004...7cae000e-500pi
niiiiiice :)