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Old 07-15-15, 10:40 AM
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Nice!

The color sticks out a lot !

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Originally Posted by jkhang714
What kind of paint did u guys use to paint the calipers? More so, where do u buy it? Mind sharing, I plan on painting my calipers as well, but unsure of which paint to use (one that will endure the heat and wont peel off). Noob on painting calipers.
Get the G2 caliper paint system. It comes with everything you need, and is really good. You can find it online all over the place, but I got mine from an eBay dealer for less than $40 shipped.
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Originally Posted by Answer
Just ordered some G2 paint from Tire Rack! I'll be on vacation for the next 3 weeks so i'll have plenty of time to paint them!
Post up some pics when you are done! You going with any stickers, and what color is your car?
Old 07-15-15, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TGIF
Post up some pics when you are done! You going with any stickers, and what color is your car?
Will do!
Car is white so it should look nice!
Still not sure if i'll go with f-sport or Lexus stickers, but i'll have some.
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Originally Posted by TGIF
Get the G2 caliper paint system. It comes with everything you need, and is really good. You can find it online all over the place, but I got mine from an eBay dealer for less than $40 shipped.
Yeah ill most likely do that. Did u end up changing out ur fsport pads to less dust pads? Just wondering if u did or not as i heard the fsport pad dust may ruin the color. Not sure if that matters or not. I'll prob paint mine when i change out the pads to non fsport
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I didn't change out the pads, although I do think about it a lot since they do dust so badly. I can't imagine them doing any harm to the paint however; I think that is highly unlikely. If you are going to switch them out, this would be a great time to do it.
Old 07-16-15, 12:25 PM
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My pads still has a great life to them, however, i did just order a g2 red paint kit. Was going to go with gold, but i think red will be more classy for the long run. I'll paint the calipers now and switch the pads out later.
Old 08-07-15, 07:22 PM
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Finally got some time to paint my calipers... While they are curing, I'm still undecided between the Lexus logo or the F-Sport logo...

I also have to test out how the vinyl is resisting to the Sonax Wheels Cleaner i'm using...
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Either or will look nice, I had mine painted and went with the fsport decals.





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Originally Posted by Answer
Finally got some time to paint my calipers... While they are curing, I'm still undecided between the Lexus logo or the F-Sport logo...

I also have to test out how the vinyl is resisting to the Sonax Wheels Cleaner i'm using...
Nice! Looking forward to seeing a few pics!
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Finally completed!





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Originally Posted by jkhang714
Either or will look nice, I had mine painted and went with the fsport decals.





The brake and wheel combo is absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Answer, yours look great! I have to say that I am so glad I made this mod; it really sets the car off, and is probably how it should have come in the first place. I guess the nice thing is that we get to select our own colors this way! lol
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Thanks! Coming from an Evo with red Brembo brakes, I was kinda missing something! But I do agree that it's nice we get to choose our color (rear calipers are ugly though)
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For those that placed a decal on the caliper, did you apply clearcoat after? If so, is there a specific high temp clearcoat I need or will any kind work?


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