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I decided to try and some reflective vinyl to my calipers today. I first tried to wrap the entire caliper from a single sheet, but found it impossible and temporarily gave up. If broken down to 2 (or more) sections, the job becomes a lot easier. All I did was spray the caliper with brake cleaner and wipe, isoprohyl alcohol and wipe, and then begin the wrapping. You will need a heat gun (~180 F) or a hair dryer I hear works as well. Once the vinyl was finished, I added the lexus decal and then added a clear coat of VHT high temp
These are my results:
Its not perfect, but I'm happy with the results. Hope this helps someone out there since I only saw a tutorial of hope to wrap the rear calipers (which I hear is a lot easier)
*** I got 2x4' (I got extra since I never installed vinyl before and expected to make mistakes). 2x2' is likely all you need if you're experienced installing vinyl ***
Lexus Brake Caliper Decal
Ebay: Just search for Lexus Brake Decal. After you've applied the decal, just give a quick coat of the VHT SP730 clear coat of the decal and vinyl. Dont go too crazy with it. A light coating is all ya need
Last edited by jaywuzhere; 04-10-16 at 07:14 PM.
Reason: removed ebay link
*** I got 2x4' (I got extra since I never installed vinyl before and expected to make mistakes). 2x2' is likely all you need if you're experienced installing vinyl ***
If you're very experienced at installing vinyl, then a 2x2' (24"x24") sheet is all you need. However, because i'm a noob and I knew I was going to make a mistake, I purchased more than I needed. I even added them to my tire valve covers lol
04-10-16, 12:26 AM
3M Reflective Red Brake Caliper Vinyl Wrap
