polished brake calipers
11-28-2005, 09:56 AM
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Process/details? Mine are clean, but not polished. I'n thinking of either painting or polishing, especially now that I have the ZR1's mounted. They have a more open spoke design, so the calipers are more visible.
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11-28-2005, 11:55 PM
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damn you 76LS1BIRD....i ******* love your car...especially the color...what was the name of it again so that i can copy you and paint my 71 formula firebird that color
oh forgot about the calipers...anyways i took about 4 hours on each one...the things about polishing guys is that u have to be very patient...trust me it will pay off...now i start with 180, 220, 400, 600, 800, 1000, and finsih with 1500....then i polish them with my own polish that i make....it is kind of like the new mothers liquid polish that came out with the new power ball system
the key is elbow grease lots and lots of it!!!!
oh forgot about the calipers...anyways i took about 4 hours on each one...the things about polishing guys is that u have to be very patient...trust me it will pay off...now i start with 180, 220, 400, 600, 800, 1000, and finsih with 1500....then i polish them with my own polish that i make....it is kind of like the new mothers liquid polish that came out with the new power ball system
the key is elbow grease lots and lots of it!!!!
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11-29-2005, 11:49 PM
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i just had these up last week
pictures don't do justice, lol. i used 3m sanding disks on a air die grinder(if that's what you'll call it)
and then a cotton wheel with aluminum polish
pictures don't do justice, lol. i used 3m sanding disks on a air die grinder(if that's what you'll call it)
and then a cotton wheel with aluminum polish
11-30-2005, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AncientRgn
A hell of alot worse. Anything as far as wheels and tires go that are polished are very high maintenance. I always recommend getting those parts chromed.
