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Painted LS400 calipers Sunday

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Old May 30, 2012 | 06:55 AM
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looks clean STR. About how long would you say u spent on each grit, time wise?
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Old May 30, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 4eign
looks clean STR. About how long would you say u spent on each grit, time wise?
Def spent the most time with the 220 grit. I sanded until the caliper was scuffed enough to hold the paint. I used the 400 & 600 grit just to make sure they were completely smooth. My calipers were brand new so you might want to use a lower grit. I would start with 220 though. You can always go lower with the grit.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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mine are brand new as well....well now ill have to get the paint off and go at it again. Thanks for the input.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:57 PM
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What color is ur car....sick color choice!
Car is black, thanks for the compliment. Pic just for you:


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Old May 30, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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I have some caliper decals left over. Let me know what size and what color and I'll let you know if I have it.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 02:18 PM
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I would like to sand my LS calipers. What are the proper instructions to clean then sand before painting? They're black as Sheit right now. I've bought them from Aliga months ago and never did anything to them.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by wheelwh0re


This was done using G2 caliper paint. I sanded the calipers down as much as I could, starting at a 180 grit working my way up to a 400-600 grit. Its all in the prep work.

I agree these look awesome...
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Old May 30, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 4eign
mine are brand new as well....well now ill have to get the paint off and go at it again. Thanks for the input.
I would figure you would only need to sand the face of the calipers; so you can save some time from stripping it all off.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
I have some caliper decals left over. Let me know what size and what color and I'll let you know if I have it.
not sure on size, but to fit the caliper like in the pics above.
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