Fixed my calipers! pics inside

**papa_** · 10-03-2009 09:16 PM

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:

After: 4 layers of paint and 3 layers of clear

**sho** · 11-03-2009 08:15 AM

is the s2000 bit a sticker?

**papa_** · 11-03-2009 10:38 AM

yeh its a vinyl

**sho** · 11-03-2009 10:58 AM

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

**papa_** · 11-03-2009 12:19 PM

i bought mine from ebay uk

**CONAN** · 11-03-2009 12:54 PM

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** · 11-03-2009 01:07 PM

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

**mr_vtec** · 11-03-2009 02:33 PM

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

**rokkuchan** · 11-03-2009 05:33 PM

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** · 11-03-2009 05:49 PM

looks very nice, LOL @ conan

**papa_** · 11-03-2009 05:50 PM

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.

after 4 layers of that i used a VHT clear gloss:

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