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painted white calipers

Old 04-28-12, 05:42 PM
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Very nice!
Old 04-28-12, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Denver
that looks awesome.... how often do you gotta clean them?
Hopefully not that much, lol...just got them painted today
Old 04-28-12, 06:50 PM
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should have posted in this thread instead of making a new one

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sus...-calipers.html
Old 04-28-12, 07:57 PM
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Nice job ,congrats! it came out pretty nice.
Old 04-28-12, 10:12 PM
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Turned out great

Looks clean and blends well with the car
Old 04-29-12, 06:47 AM
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I did white brakes too. Dirty so fast
Old 04-29-12, 06:50 AM
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I had 5 spoke wheels so it was easy to clean with your mesh design im going to say hope your willing to take your wheel off once a week. They do look god though
Old 04-29-12, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by VIS250P
Love it.. I'm tired of see red, blue, and black cuz too many owner have same colors....
Red is the only color that looks good with calipers.

Dark colors blend in and can't bee seen from a distance. White looks pretty nice thou.
Old 04-29-12, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Likwid XTC
I had 5 spoke wheels so it was easy to clean with your mesh design im going to say hope your willing to take your wheel off once a week. They do look god though
i dont even wash my car that often, probably twice a month.
Old 04-29-12, 12:27 PM
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1st time seeing this! There are too many red brake calipers out there so white seems to be a good start for a new trend.
Old 04-29-12, 01:57 PM
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Do you have any shots of the whole car?
Old 04-29-12, 04:32 PM
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here is a quick pic of the whole side

Old 04-29-12, 06:43 PM
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didnt paint the back?
Old 05-01-12, 08:56 AM
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The painted white calipers with the decals look CRISPY!!! I would like to paint my calipers at some point. Was wondering if the paint and clear coat you used is a special paint manufactured to hold up to a higher temperature since the calipers heat up when braking. Or is it just the standard starfire pearl body paint? If it is standard body paint, will it discolor, bubble or crack over time due to the constant heating and cooling of the caliper??
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Originally Posted by Matty2768
The painted white calipers with the decals look CRISPY!!! I would like to paint my calipers at some point. Was wondering if the paint and clear coat you used is a special paint manufactured to hold up to a higher temperature since the calipers heat up when braking. Or is it just the standard starfire pearl body paint? If it is standard body paint, will it discolor, bubble or crack over time due to the constant heating and cooling of the caliper??
I used dulpicolor engine enamel paint ( which should hold up to the temp ) as far as bubble or crack, im sure that depends on the prep you did before painting. the only thing i used as far as regular paint is just the mid coat ( pearl ) car paint over the base white.

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