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DIY Repainted calipers from blue to burnt copper on my USB IS-F

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Old 08-09-14, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jay714
Damn, nice choice in color. Goes well with USB.
Originally Posted by bnizzle87
Amazing look. The burnt orange on USB is amazing. Goes well together.
Originally Posted by TranV
Looks very good and job well done...Always wanted to paint mine this color but just too damn lazy....
Originally Posted by Evil Teo
nicely done dave!!!
Thanks Teo

Originally Posted by BieberNutz
I agree with everyone else, the color combination goes well together - nice job!


Is the Brembo lettering a sticker or did you paint/stencil that on?
It's hi heat vinyl decal that I applied onto painted calipers then I shot 4 coats of VHT HI Heat clear caliper paint over decal and calipers

Thank you for positive comments if anyone has any questions just ask
Old 08-09-14, 12:25 PM
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Very cool & thanks for sharing :-) Again, nice job!
Old 08-09-14, 02:43 PM
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Looks good!
Old 08-09-14, 11:07 PM
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Nice paint work and thanks for posting this. I bought some LFA Orange three weeks ago and I keep saying I am going to do it this weekend. I like that you shot three coats of clear over it. This helps me a lot.
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Originally Posted by powermungr
Nice paint work and thanks for posting this. I bought some LFA Orange three weeks ago and I keep saying I am going to do it this weekend. I like that you shot three coats of clear over it. This helps me a lot.
LFA orange great color, it's not to difficult of job but is time consuming and labor intensive if you do it right. What takes longest is prep work, masking off, sanding, drying time between coats. As far as sanding is concerned you have two choices one completely remove all paint from calipers, if you go this route use paint stripper (make sure to protect your brake lines) and dremel for all those tight spots saves your fingers. Two use factory paint as base coat lightly sand them down. Where lexus log is located make sure this is sanded down well if not lexus log could bleed through. Use brake cleaner to clean calipers then apply primer, paint and clear. The last step clear coat this help protects paint from brake dust, rock chips as well as adds shine makes color pop.
Old 08-11-14, 07:29 AM
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Nice choice in color
Old 08-11-14, 08:49 AM
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Well done - love that color.
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Nice color match.
Old 08-11-14, 01:08 PM
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Dammmmn nice color!
Old 08-11-14, 01:51 PM
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looks great! which VHT did you use? engine enamel?
Old 11-29-14, 02:24 PM
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Great look. I need to do mine and may just go this route.
Old 11-29-14, 05:09 PM
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Great job & write up. Looks great against USB.
Old 11-29-14, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rickna
Great job & write up. Looks great against USB.
Thanks very happy with color love contrast of burnt copper and USB.
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Is it VHT burnt copper? I had some Honda inca pearl mixed up hoping it is close to the Brembo gold but I think it looks more like a light gold as opposed to the Orange gold that brembo uses
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And it looks great!


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