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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Got my calipers painted silver with black brackets. Hows it look. I can't wait to get my rims back so I can drive her. Look at the rust on the rotors damn.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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They look nice, very clean! Weren't you considering going with SOM on the calipers not to long ago? You weren't kidding about the rust, that's pretty impressive.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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Did you paint them on the car? or did you take them off? Do the calipers unbolt from the brackets or did you just tape them off?
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Looks good, time to detail the rotor . . .
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Yeah I was going to do SOM but u can't get the spray cans mixed up anymore and it wasn't worth having someone paint em with a gun its like 50 bucks a quart or something. But I found someone who might be able to get it so I might change the calipers and leave the brackets.
As far as doing it the calipers unbolt from the brackets. I painted the calipers on the car and did the brackets off the car. I just didn't want to bleed the brakes. I ended up with some overspray on my car but I washed it off so all in all real easy and turned out pretty nice for my first time.
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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What can be done about the rotor- anything.
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I brushed High Heat POR 15 onto the "hat" and on the outer ring where the "fins" are, to keep those areas rust free, the rotor surface,gets "maintained" while driving.
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