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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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thats a nie write-up. im gonna do mine now.
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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I agree with AMIT take calipers off the rotor. here is a pick of mine in gloss black.
Attached Thumbnails How To: Paint your calipers-small-shot4.jpg   How To: Paint your calipers-small-shot-6.jpg  
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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What kind of clear coat stands up to the heat?
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Old Apr 20, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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regular clear coat.. i used it on the front 600 miles later its fine.. damn **** gets dirty fast though lol
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Old May 24, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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I used dupli-color high hieat primer, color and clear. I also polished the caliper face before spraying. This makes it realy easy to clean. Mine were done almost two years ago and all i have to do is give them a quick wipe with the car wash sponge and they look brand new again.

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Old May 24, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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I did mine some years ago. Turned out good:
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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Dupli Color also makes a clear finish in the hi-heat range as well which I'll be trying out this coming Tuesday

I'm going to be leave the calipers on the car and just mask the hell out of everything first. (yes I'm really that lazy...)
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 02:06 AM
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Camera phone was set to "solorize" so there's an odd fuzzy effect to the pictures =\

I think I'll try the brush on paint next time.. what a pita trying to pain in the wind and mask the whole wheel well on every corner

Clear coat does WONDERS!
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:10 AM
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Good write up, I just need to find the time to do mine now.
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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excellent write up smoke panther love th epictures with thumbs up and down, where is everyone getting the decals to go on the calipers though, i like em, i want to get some for my trans am, also for those who want to polish faster 3m makes a bristle sanding disk called "Roloc Bristle disk" its like 2 inches wide, and fits on a grinder, works awesome
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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where do you get the decals
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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When you take off the calipers completely off, what did you do with the brake line? Did you use a bolt to seal it off or what? Also doesn't the brake fluid cause the paint on the calipers to come off if it comes in contact with it? Let me know, I plan on painting everything tomorrow. I painted it once with it on the car, but I think I'll get a much better result if I take the calipers completely off.
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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I know that you should use a 3/8" bolt if you were to bolt off the line, but what size thread is the bolt on the calipers brake line, course, fine, etc?
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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i may do a practice run i have a set of calipers laying around from my other car i'll clean them and paint them. i think ill go with gloss black don't like red on a silver car...
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Old Dec 17, 2007 | 08:42 PM
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Decals?
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decals can be bought at ws6store.com
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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Back from the grave post!! I did mine w/ clearcoat and it came out nasty... Good thing it was done with black paint.
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Old Jun 13, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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great write up. im not bad with a can of paint but im definitely taking mine off, any overspray would drive me up a wall. but everyone who posted pics thumbs up. they all look great!
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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Gosh, I did that post 5 years ago.
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Old Jun 15, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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Great info in this thread. Nice writeup OP! Looks great!
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