Calipers Painted
#1
10-22-2008, 09:53 PM
Calipers Painted -pics inside
Well, about 3 weks ago, i got my calipers painted to a settled silver, to match that of the G37, kinda. Had my girlfriend paint them 
i thought she would be better since she has a steadier hand. opinions are welcomed, now for pics 
BEFORE
AFTER
First coat
Car on Jacks ...... SCARY
Second Coat
Third coat, notice the glare
Scariest part was car on car jacks
, it was pretty easy though, to my very honest opinion, i think she/me did a great job on it, i know it might not match the quality of a paint shop, but hey u get what u payed for , so im very happy.
EDIT*** - will post pics tommorow after washing car :P
i thought she would be better since she has a steadier hand. opinions are welcomed, now for pics BEFORE
AFTER
First coat
Car on Jacks ...... SCARY
Second Coat
Third coat, notice the glare
Scariest part was car on car jacks
, it was pretty easy though, to my very honest opinion, i think she/me did a great job on it, i know it might not match the quality of a paint shop, but hey u get what u payed for , so im very happy.
EDIT*** - will post pics tommorow after washing car :P
Last edited by jutn35; 02-10-2009 at 11:43 PM.
#2
10-23-2008, 12:15 AM
Cute....!
Wow, those look like brand new (justoutofthebox) calipers. While you were
at it did you notice the rust on your hubs? The whole job would have looked
much better had you masked off everything and given them a few shots of
semi-gloss black spray paint....nice job!
Next time you decide to
jack up your car read the manual, I'm not surprised you were nervous that's
the wrong area to jack up your G35!
Gary
at it did you notice the rust on your hubs? The whole job would have looked
much better had you masked off everything and given them a few shots of
semi-gloss black spray paint....nice job!
Next time you decide tojack up your car read the manual, I'm not surprised you were nervous that's
the wrong area to jack up your G35!
Gary
Last edited by gary c; 10-23-2008 at 12:22 AM.
#3
10-23-2008, 12:19 AM
#4
10-23-2008, 01:04 AM
Originally Posted by gary c
Wow, those look like brand new (justoutofthebox) calipers. While you were
at it did you notice the rust on your hubs? The whole job would have looked
much better had you masked off everything and given them a few shots of
semi-gloss black spray paint....nice job! Next time you decide to
jack up your car read the manual, I'm not surprised you were nervous that's
the wrong area to jack up your G35!
Gary
at it did you notice the rust on your hubs? The whole job would have looked
much better had you masked off everything and given them a few shots of
semi-gloss black spray paint....nice job!
Next time you decide tojack up your car read the manual, I'm not surprised you were nervous that's
the wrong area to jack up your G35!
Gary
oo god i jacked up the wrong place-
sorry, ya i should of done what u said hhahah but thanks for ur comment, appreciated, i touched a few parts of the rotors with the paint , but itll come off but ya i did notice the rust on the hub, forgot to buy steel wool thanks again
Last edited by jutn35; 10-23-2008 at 01:09 AM.
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10-23-2008, 04:39 PM
Originally Posted by twin001
mine:
The Infiniti stickers didn't last too long.
The Infiniti stickers didn't last too long.
but it still turned out great, my calipers dont have the surface area as urs , i was going to do the decals , but too small , so F*** it
great job though
#14
10-23-2008, 04:50 PM
Originally Posted by jutn35
shiet, just show me up why dont ya, but ya, i should of cleaned them a bit more before painting them
but it still turned out great, my calipers dont have the surface area as urs , i was going to do the decals , but too small , so F*** it
great job though
but it still turned out great, my calipers dont have the surface area as urs , i was going to do the decals , but too small , so F*** it
great job though
#15
10-23-2008, 04:52 PM
Originally Posted by twin001
hahaha, I was actually hesitant on posting my pics but someone asked for a side view w/ wheels so I did it. If I could go back I wouldn't have done the stickers though. There was a thread here a while back where someone did it so I figured what the hell, it was only $7 shipped I think.
same here , it was Siouxfalls g35 , he gave me the idea, im glad i didnt do it bc of what happend to you , so it just peeled off
well you did a great job, HOME MADE FTW !