G2 caliper paint kit completed tonight
#17
Originally Posted by thechronic
did you have to remove the whole caliper to do that?
#18
Originally Posted by Meatshackle
Thanks for the link, looks really good.
Got any pics of the prep and painting process?
Got any pics of the prep and painting process?
#19
Originally Posted by elayman
how hard is this to do? i'd love to cover up the ugly caliper color . sounds like a good summer project. how much did you spend on paint as well?
I've purchased all 3 of my G2 kits on eBay for about $40:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...per&category0=
Here's an additional large picture to get a view of the entire car:
#21
Originally Posted by koksik86
i wouldn't imitate a BBK by trying to make the stock brakes look similar. i'd probably just buy the bbk if i wanted a nice set of brakes. not my cup of tea, sorry. A for effort though...
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ver&category0=
Definitely not what I'm going for when dressing up factory calipers. $2k Wilwood or Stoptech's would be phenomenal if I was auto-xing, but I never come close to peaking out the abilities of the stock system.
#22
Originally Posted by SiouxFallsG35
A much easier and more convincing way to imitate (no one should buy these unless you're trying to be funny with a Geo Metro):
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ver&category0=
Definitely not what I'm going for when dressing up factory calipers. $2k Wilwood or Stoptech's would be phenomenal if I was auto-xing, but I never come close to peaking out the abilities of the stock system.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ver&category0=
Definitely not what I'm going for when dressing up factory calipers. $2k Wilwood or Stoptech's would be phenomenal if I was auto-xing, but I never come close to peaking out the abilities of the stock system.
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heres my plan:
black paint: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUSTA...VW#ht_1436wt_0
nismo decals: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...5&#ht_2893wt_0
eh? eh?
black paint: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUSTA...VW#ht_1436wt_0
nismo decals: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...5&#ht_2893wt_0
eh? eh?
#27
The wire brush from Depot was was for prep work; cleaning the calipers. The G2 kit includes a very small paint brush which works very well for applying the paint. No masking is needed (I never have) although it certainly wouldn't hurt.
Brake caliper decals are typically made with high quality heat resistant vinyl. Those Nismo "stickers" (the seller did refer to them as being stickers) on eBay may die a quick death on a caliper.
Brake caliper decals are typically made with high quality heat resistant vinyl. Those Nismo "stickers" (the seller did refer to them as being stickers) on eBay may die a quick death on a caliper.