Painted my calipers !

kissbang · 08-26-06, 02:32 AM

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.

yogregb · 08-26-06, 09:09 PM

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

PoppFlyy · 08-26-06, 09:11 PM

Looks sweet....

Seize · 08-26-06, 09:16 PM

Looks good

kissbang · 08-26-06, 09:39 PM

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.

jwa · 08-27-06, 12:02 PM

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.

Rockville · 08-27-06, 06:38 PM

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

Rock

hsk73 · 08-30-06, 12:53 AM

Looks nice!!

I'm thinking about painting mine in matalic blue~~~ something like Royal Sappire...

mickey99us · 09-01-06, 12:02 PM

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

cliffud · 09-01-06, 12:07 PM

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

thanks for the photos. looks great.

ExclusivIS · 09-07-06, 01:15 PM

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!

kissbang · 09-07-06, 06:41 PM

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.

CsKWarEd · 09-08-06, 11:22 AM

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

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vboyz · 09-08-06, 11:34 AM

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

Krupski2 · 09-08-06, 05:28 PM

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