Painted my calipers !

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Aug 26, 2006 | 01:32 AM

kissbang

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Painted my calipers !

Was thinking about doing this a long time ago and I finally got around to it!

The caliper before:

The painted caliper. Yeah I didn't do such a great job aligning the decal. I got the other side perfect though. Funny, I was concentrating a lot harder when doing this one...

With the wheel on before:

Now:

yep, OEM rims. Sorry.

Aug 26, 2006 | 08:09 PM

yogregb

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I like your effort! Where'd you get the decal and what kind of paint? thanks,YO-g

Aug 26, 2006 | 08:11 PM

PoppFlyy

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Looks sweet....

Aug 26, 2006 | 08:16 PM

Seize

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Looks good

Aug 26, 2006 | 08:39 PM

kissbang

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Thanks.

I got the decals from a guy here, VegasIS300.

I just used 500 degree high temp. paint (i think it was duplicolor "engine enamel"). Masked everything off. A couple coats of black. Put the decal on. Then a couple coats of clear.

Aug 27, 2006 | 11:02 AM

jwa

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Looks good. It makes you wonder why car makers don't paint all calipers. It would only cost a few penny's for them to do it, and they could add in the cost without anyone noticing.

Aug 27, 2006 | 05:38 PM

Rockville

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Very nice mod and Lexus should have done it..

for you by design. Powdercoated red, black or white. The decal draws attention. Nice work.

Rock

Sep 1, 2006 | 11:02 AM

mickey99us

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that looks good! not ricey or anything, just perfect.

Sep 1, 2006 | 11:07 AM

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cliffud

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ok- that's it. i'm doing this mod.

thanks for the photos. looks great.

Sep 7, 2006 | 12:15 PM

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ExclusivIS

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Hey kiss nice work!! I am thinking about doing the same thing 2 my IS250, what color paint is that black? It almost looks like a Gunmetal, i like the decal too!

Sep 7, 2006 | 05:41 PM

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kissbang

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ExclusivIS

Hey kiss nice work!! I am thinking about doing the same thing 2 my IS250, what color paint is that black? It almost looks like a Gunmetal, i like the decal too!

Thanks. It's black. "Glossy Black". Yeah, in that picture, I think the clear coat was still in the process of drying (not to mention that I might have oversprayed it a little... but not like it really matters though

). Once the paint's all dried, it's unmistakingly black.

Sep 8, 2006 | 10:22 AM

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CsKWarEd

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That looks pretty awsome, how long did it take you to do all 4?

C²

Sep 8, 2006 | 10:34 AM

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vboyz

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the lexus decal is 0.5"x4" ? Because i want to paint my caliper too

Sep 8, 2006 | 04:28 PM

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Krupski2

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Looks nice

Were those the stock Lexus Calipers? Any particular place you purchased the paint? Thanks!

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