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Old 08-13-2008, 09:16 PM
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Well I had the day off and got the work done in the morning around the house that I wanted too and was feeling saucy So I took my rotors off to return them to Autozone because they were still under warranty When i was there I picked up engine block paint and clear coat and some sand paper. Then to the hardware store for drop cloth and painters tape. I got home and masked off the part of the rotors where the pads are and cleaned the calipers and brackets thoroughly with soapy water and engine degreaser. I painted the calipers red and hubs and everything else black. I really like it.

I did my painting based on this LS1tech web sites:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/13256-guide-painting-your-brake-calipers.html


Sorry for no pictures. Our digital camera is dead. I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow.
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So here is the picture. I'll start a new thread once I have the backs painted and more pictures of the car. I got new tint that I need opinions about too. Anyhow... Heres the pictures.

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looks good might have to do that too when I do my brakes soon
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Ya I had to change rotors so I just went ahead and did them. Its really not that hard to do yourself. Just get a morning or afternoon and go at it but TAKE YOUR TIME....
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looks great .. same as mine only i done the bracket in a gold , nice to see a differant color on the bracket ..
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thats kool good job. i jsut went all out got got aerospace brakes. ill post up pics when the car comes back from burkhart.
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I have a black car so I went with black bracket and hub.
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