Played in the garage today.
I used the Duplicolor stuff. A friend had some left over black and I bought a kit w/red paint. I decided to do the calipers in red and the brackets in Black. I just took off the front tires and cleaned the calipers& brackets. I used a whole can of brake cleaner per wheel. I had to wire brush them clean. I wish I had done the slotted & cross drilled rotors too.
Black came out great. First coat was great. It looked like it did not even need another coat. I did give it 2 coats anyway. Red was kind of crappy coverage. I did 6 coats of the red. Final outcome was good. I just want to know how well they will hold up. I did not take the calipers off. Just painted what I could see. Taking them off would be the beat way to do it.
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I'll have to get one tomorrow. doing the fronts then. The front is on jackstands now & the calipers & brackets are cleaned. I got one coat of the red on the calipers tonight. Too ******* hot in the garage to keep going.
Dave, a little tip. When painting the calipers--which get real hot, use a flat white exhaust header primer spray can. Let it dry good, then you'll only need 2 coats tops of the red Dupli-color. Try it--you will not need 1/2 the amount of red for good coverage. The white primer works great on a bare metal, or a formerly rusted piece for a great topcoat of whatever color you're using. 
WJ
WJ 
Originally Posted by davered00ss
Let me know when you have time. 
Hey Don, Dave is being serious when he said for you to let him know when you have time. I have been telling him for weeks to get his lazy *** out there and to install it. He keeps telling me he is just going to bring it to you.
Originally Posted by gman
Hey Don, Dave is being serious when he said for you to let him know when you have time. I have been telling him for weeks to get his lazy *** out there and to install it. He keeps telling me he is just going to bring it to you.
Originally Posted by davered00ss
Front calipers look like **** so far. 4 coats on them. 
Still have not done the brackets.
Still have not done the brackets.
WJ 
Front's are done. I'll post pic's in a while.
I should have listened to Don, and done the pully when I did the cam.
I had no idea the pully would be such a bitch to get off.
I don't want to have to remove the radiator again, just to do the pully.
I should have listened to Don, and done the pully when I did the cam. I had no idea the pully would be such a bitch to get off.
I don't want to have to remove the radiator again, just to do the pully.