Painted Calipers BLACK
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Re: Re: Painted Calipers BLACK
Originally posted by AlBoston
Wow, I hate to be the party pooper but that looks awful. Also please do something about those awful swirl marks, yuck! If you want help please PM me.
Wow, I hate to be the party pooper but that looks awful. Also please do something about those awful swirl marks, yuck! If you want help please PM me.
Not a mod I would do but the only negative thing I see is that he needs some tire dressing on those wheels
Last edited by GunnerMac; May 9, 2002 at 08:36 PM.
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Alboston,
the pics were taken right after I did it..maybe the mod isn't to your taste, but it looks better than the dull grayish green that comes stock. As far as the swirl marks go the car hasn't been washed in about 2 months...in case you hadn't heard we are in a bit of a water use restriction in NY plus you ar emainly seeing the flash amplify what few swirls there are on my car.
the pics were taken right after I did it..maybe the mod isn't to your taste, but it looks better than the dull grayish green that comes stock. As far as the swirl marks go the car hasn't been washed in about 2 months...in case you hadn't heard we are in a bit of a water use restriction in NY plus you ar emainly seeing the flash amplify what few swirls there are on my car.
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Originally posted by JacobT
Johnny,
I'd suggest you to paint the hubs black to match your calipers. I painted mine black and it look good. Another benifit is you don't have to worry about clean the black brake dust on the hubs area
Johnny,
I'd suggest you to paint the hubs black to match your calipers. I painted mine black and it look good. Another benifit is you don't have to worry about clean the black brake dust on the hubs area
any pics or illustrations?
thanks alot
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The hubs are
lex430,
the hubs are more prevalent on the rear wheels than the front, but they are the area that house the tire mounting bolts...if your car is new or not driven in inclement weather you may not notice as quickly, but the hub area of the rotors will eventually rust. Painting them silver will give them that new/clean look and it blends very well with open spoke design rims.
the hubs are more prevalent on the rear wheels than the front, but they are the area that house the tire mounting bolts...if your car is new or not driven in inclement weather you may not notice as quickly, but the hub area of the rotors will eventually rust. Painting them silver will give them that new/clean look and it blends very well with open spoke design rims.
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Sorry to come off so harsh guys, I just hate the way swirl marks ruin a perfectly good finish. Here is my friend's Mercedes that I detailed for him last weekend, took 3 hours to get all the swirlies out, No swirls in the flash .
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