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painted white calipers

Old 04-28-12, 01:56 PM
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that looks awesome i just got done painting mine also! and aspeckt you own a 250 he owns a 350 it has bigger brakes
Old 04-28-12, 02:02 PM
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Looks good. What are the specs on the front wheel?
Old 04-28-12, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MIA_LEX
that looks awesome i just got done painting mine also! and aspeckt you own a 250 he owns a 350 it has bigger brakes
could you post a picture of your painted calipers? i wanted to do kinda the same thing with the decal but i'm not sure if i can with these pansy brakes on my is250
Old 04-28-12, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik208
Looks good. What are the specs on the front wheel?
19x9 +32 i believe, i got them used/refinished. they fit good
Old 04-28-12, 02:35 PM
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Looks nice. Do,you know what disk it has? R, A disk?
Old 04-28-12, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik208
Looks nice. Do,you know what disk it has? R, A disk?
Sorry, i really dont know.....
Old 04-28-12, 02:46 PM
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Should be on the sticker on the inside of the wheel.
Old 04-28-12, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik208
Should be on the sticker on the inside of the wheel.
Actually the inside was kinda in rough shape, so i just sanded and painted it silver. even over the sticker
Old 04-28-12, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by aspeckt
could you post a picture of your painted calipers? i wanted to do kinda the same thing with the decal but i'm not sure if i can with these pansy brakes on my is250
i upgraded to 350 brakes myself so check this thread out
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...alipers-7.html
Old 04-28-12, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Deathrow23
Finished with my front calipers, my first choice would have been black, but i wanted to see how white would look. i know it will get dirty way faster then others, however i like the car matched color.
i used engine enamel white, then spray Starfire pearl midcoat, waited 20 minutes to put the decals on, then engine enamel clear.
*everything was perfect except when i put my wheels back on within 1 hour of painting, my fingernail nicked the front caliper* crap like that always happens, b/c i dont have patience to wait, but you cant see unless you really look up close.



where did you get starfire pearl spray paint? i need it, please help
Old 04-28-12, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by whitebeast
where did you get starfire pearl spray paint? i need it, please help
I got it from automotivetouchup.com it comes with the base and mid coat.
Old 04-28-12, 03:51 PM
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that looks awesome.... how often do you gotta clean them?
Old 04-28-12, 04:08 PM
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That looks really nice.
Old 04-28-12, 04:34 PM
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Looks great..... Definitely my next mod. The decals are a really nice finishing touch.
Old 04-28-12, 04:43 PM
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Looks great! I'd just be afraid of them getting dirty really quickly.

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