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Old 04-08-2010, 06:25 PM
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cause he has nothing better to do.........lol lol and strawman? r you serious......lmao even if he does have big breaks maybe some people just dont have or want to wast money on big breaks. yea there nice but if you have oem why not paint them to clean them up.... so i guess i shouldn't ask people why they don't paint there oem calibers to clean it up. I should just know that thats a no no on oem calibers.... lol lol and they should just leave them lookin like s**t.......... WHATEVER..............................
 
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Oh lol I see now. Spring breaks woo
 
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http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=DSCN9667.jpg
This is how mine turned out. Picture was shot by my blackberry.
 

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Old 04-12-2010, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Infiniti_Energy
http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/a...42893_9340.jpg
This is how mine turned out. Picture was shot by my blackberry.
Gotta be honest man. I'm not digging it.

Sorry.
 
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Originally Posted by blazeplacid
dont wanna hate but that duplicolor paint didnt stick to well on my previous car

started to chip and fade about 5 months after the application.

The car was pretty much brand new. I cleaned the calipers and sanded a bit.
Spray paint or brush on paint? I sanded, cleaned, washed the calipers 2-4 times then put a heat gun on them to dry. Painted 3-4 coats. Should last me a couple months.
 
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Old 04-12-2010, 06:19 PM
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Gotta be honest man. I'm not digging it.

Sorry.
Its all good, everyones a critic. I know there not brembos/akebonos but they'll do for now. How much can you expect from pep boys
 
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Old 04-12-2010, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Infiniti_Energy
http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/a...42893_9340.jpg
This is how mine turned out. Picture was shot by my blackberry.


You can make them look way better than that with the right color
 
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pep boys paints em for ya?
 
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Old 04-12-2010, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by myGi$Gangsta


You can make them look way better than that with the right color


+1.
 
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Originally Posted by blazeplacid
it wasnt spray paint

they make a kit for calipers, its a brush on kit

was a waste of time
Actually, on another car, i used the duplicolor brush on kit. 3 calipers have been painted for SIX years and have no flaked or chipped at all. ONE caliper flakes off every couple of years. I keep repainting it, but it won't hold. Something on the caliper just won't let the paint stick..but the other 3 have been good for 6 years.

On my G35 that i posted pics on the 2nd page...i used SPRAY paint beleive it or not. I took my time with prep though, and did it when i was putting in new rotors and pads. I used 3 bottles of brake cleaner and simple green to clean the new rotors and calipers, then used an IPA/Water spray solution to clean off any greases left on the brakes. Then a little prep with POR-15 metal ready metal prep...and then used Duplicolor caliper SPRAY paint with several coats. I did the rotors and caliper support brackets off the car, and hung the calipers in the well, got a trash back and taped the crap out of everything and sprayed them there.

I took that pic maybe 3-6 months later...they still look that good. Every once in a while, i need to take the wheel off and get a nylon brush and simple green and wash the caliper to get rid of brake dust i can;'t reach through the spokes, but in terms of the paint flaking and chipping..none at all. I'm impressed actually. Coming up on 2 years

I gotta do the rears this spring...so going to do the same exact thing. I don't see a prob painting OEM brakes just to make them look clean. I mean i wouldnt go out and paint your accord's rear drums yellow like i see all the time, but nothing irks me more than to see a clean car lowered with nice rims...and rusty *** brakes behind them. But then again, i don't like when i see a nice clean white car with chrome rims and the owner paints the calipers blue or something. They need to take a lesson from their girlfriends on coordination! You don't wear blue shoes with a white dress.
 

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