Painted Caliper and stickers pix

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:38 PM
  #1  
No long explainations just some pix of some of the steps.
I used flat black and clear coat 500 degree engine paint from pep boys $5 per can. I got the stickers through Ted for $17. I can give you his email for anyone who is interested.
First Pix is the wheel off and the Brake pad removed. I removed the top 14mm bolt and the caliper "opens like a door"

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:39 PM
  #2  
Masked brake

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:41 PM
  #3  
masked car

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:43 PM
  #4  
I lost track after 10 coats

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:45 PM
  #5  
Stickers and 6 coats of clear

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:46 PM
  #6  
Finished product pix 1

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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Finished product pix 2

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Feb 11, 2003 | 07:57 PM
  #8  
I like it!
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Feb 11, 2003 | 08:02 PM
  #9  
very clean. But why didn`t you just take the caliper off rather than spraying it on the car?
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Feb 11, 2003 | 08:18 PM
  #10  
I am no mechanic but, I think that would have required that I discount the break lines. Then I would have had to go through the whole process of reasembling and bleeding the breaks. I would have needed another person ect.. This way was easier
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Feb 11, 2003 | 08:36 PM
  #11  
Looks great! I was thinking of doing something like that myself. I don't know if I will be able to do it... how hard was it? How safe is it... like I just wouldn't want to paint stuff thats not suppose to be painted
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Feb 11, 2003 | 08:46 PM
  #12  
How many cans did you buy and did you just do the front brakes
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Feb 11, 2003 | 08:54 PM
  #13  
I used about 3/4 of a can of the flat black on the front breaks and way less than half of the clear. Only the fronts are done. I plan on doing the rears this weekend. The rears are different shape, you put the L logo on them.
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Feb 11, 2003 | 09:29 PM
  #14  
I was just wondering, how did you get those jack stands under your car? The last time I painted my caliper, I just left the scissor jack under the car. I did one side at a time. There was no space designated on the frame for my to jack up the car and put a jack stand next to it...

I hope i'm not confusing you!

Thanks
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Feb 11, 2003 | 09:33 PM
  #15  
I did mine last weekend too "on my Soarer GT-L"

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