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Old 01-22-2006, 12:04 PM
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Im gettign ready to start painting my brake calipers in the next couple day i jsut have a couple of questions. Do i need to primer them? Also dose anyonre recomend any type of paint weather it be brush on or spray? And after there painted how long dose the paint last before it needs to be re painted?
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i used the kit (dupli color) which is a brush on paint..but i was not pleased with the result..it looks good but you can see the brush strokes. i would go with spray on paint.no primer. just clean them really good and clear would not hurt either...
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No need for primer just clean them good, use spray paint and dont for get to use a clear coat
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take a dremel to them to get rid of some of the casting flash...mask them off, and spray away with whatever high temp paint you like...follow up with lots of clear
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go to autozone etc. they sell VHT paint, especially made for calipers it is heat resistant, i didn't clear coat mine ??? just clean them whipe em' off, and spray, (gave mine around 3-4 coats) i left the calipers on the car even and just masked it all off, looks great IMO. don't make a easy job hard lol.
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I used the VHT high temp, but I also shot them with primer first. I did them just after grinding the calipers for the Pro Stars.
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what i did: wiped them off with a rag and painted them with white rustoleum spray paint. looks great 6 months later. so good that im dont have any desire to put on my powdercoated callipers that are just laying to my left



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