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Old 04-05-2010, 01:05 AM
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Painted brakes?

Hey was gunna paint my brakes calipers n e one have a good color they would suggest, and or pics? they are red right now and i dont want to do red again...
 

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Old 04-05-2010, 01:07 AM
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You mean brakes?

Don't paint your OEM brakes red. Painted OEM calipers look ricey to me.
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 01:12 AM
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well they have to be a color or a shade...
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 01:14 AM
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Paint em black, so you can hide them.
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 01:45 AM
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Painted OEM brake calipers is tacky.
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 02:38 AM
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paint them pink






















realistically , leave them OEM, unless u get brembos or BBk
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 02:52 AM
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I agree, only paint if you have aftermarket calipers. Painted stock calipers = rice.
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 05:38 AM
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You want your car to look the best at your high school? Keep it clean inside and out.
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 08:57 AM
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I used G2 silver and it looks nice

not an in your face silver but enough so you notice...no pics
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 09:19 AM
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I painted mine silver just because it was starting to show rust....
 
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Painting your calipers is a fun project and you can even paint the rotors where they show some rust. Important part is getting them very clean prior to paint and masking everything off. Black or Silver are both colors that look good on OE calipers for the rotors Black works best, make sure you use high temp paint in both areas....have a good time!
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Old 04-05-2010, 12:11 PM
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You want your car to look the best at your high school? Keep it clean inside and out.
Should probably pay attention in class so you know the difference between break and brake.... rather than worrying about painting your brake calipers.

I used Nissan K51 OEM color, platinum graphite, I believe. Not flashy at all but looks a lot better than dirty calipers. Just visible enough behind my black wheels. I also sprayed the edges and every surface that the pads dont come in contact with on the rotors with a single stage black to get rid of all the rust coloring.
 
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Originally Posted by G2FLIP4
Should probably pay attention in class so you know the difference between break and brake.... rather than worrying about painting your brake calipers.
 
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silver, black or gray
 
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Old 04-05-2010, 08:18 PM
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DON'T DO IT!

It will look incredible bad, like it does on every car.
 


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