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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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painting calipers

Does anyone know what paint i should use and how to apply it? Just to let you know i have a Black Obsidian coupe. What color calipers would best match?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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red is the best, it matches your tail lights. ive seen blue also and it looks nice too. be warned, its not an easy job if you want it to look right. its a lot of work and kind of complicated
 
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 01:49 AM
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check here for some info on products and how to apply

https://g35driver.com/forums/nationalgclub/53986-caliper-paint-group-buy.html
 
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 01:54 AM
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i went with silver
 
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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I Sell A Kit If Your Interested, Mike At 516 233 7788
 
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 01:14 AM
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not expensive or hard. duplicolor makes a caliper painting kit sells for 15.99 at your local auto parts store. comes in blue or red.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 03:56 AM
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i painted mine black
 
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Ditto on black. I also got some caliper decals from JVD Graphics. Search for me on my350z.com, my avitar is a picture of the breaks on my 350Z.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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anyone have pics of theirs painted black???
hokiez-not a member so cant see your pics
 
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Old Apr 6, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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If there done right, they will look good. I was leaning toward sparying my calipers..but decided to have them powder coated. It's a lot cheaper to spray them with paint, but with the durability & color options; hands down chose to p/c my calipers. btw take your time with it & good luck.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by aszatk01
anyone have pics of theirs painted black???
hokiez-not a member so cant see your pics
I painted mine with a $4.99 (it might have been less, but not more) can of duplicolor high-heat paint. If you do a good job cleaning them, it will last just fine. Mine was on there for 2.5 years and probably still going.....

I attached the pic here so you can see my caliper. Black with a red decal.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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Go with red or black.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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^^^^thx man, lookin good.
i actually have that same dupicolor cheapo black paint also...just havent gotten around to painting yet.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by aszatk01
anyone have pics of theirs painted black???
hokiez-not a member so cant see your pics
Yup
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by HokieZ
I painted mine with a $4.99 (it might have been less, but not more) can of duplicolor high-heat paint. If you do a good job cleaning them, it will last just fine. Mine was on there for 2.5 years and probably still going.....

I attached the pic here so you can see my caliper. Black with a red decal.
the 14.99 duplicolor kit i was talking about comes with high temp caliper paint, caliper cleaner, and brushes/mixing sticks everything you will need. either way is all good if you have the other stuff
 
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