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Painting calipers

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:01 pm
by Doctor G
Has anyone tried that "heat-dissapating" caliper paint they sell at Autostyle?

Or should I just strip the calipers and send them to a powdercoating company?

Also, What colour calipers for a white SX?

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:04 pm
by widowmaker
what about white!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:10 pm
by Gary57
I painted mine with 2K paint, worked 100%.

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:29 pm
by Vlade
I used engine enamel from local hardware store... worked 100%

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 pm
by veecee
at that powdercoating company in honeydew you will pay less than 200 bucks for powdercoating!

so go do it.

i vote bronze - but thats cos its my colour scheme.

your car is white - so gold, black, or bronze will look lekka!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 pm
by Doctor G
widowmaker wrote:what about white!
What about NO.

White guy in a white sx with white calipers?

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:27 pm
by veecee
red sucks!

blue is worse!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:10 pm
by ChemCool
red sucks!
:cry: :cry: :cry:

chem :cry:

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:55 pm
by HancoB
Red works works on golfs so dont do red.

White car...uhm...uhm...bronze i'd say will look the part old chap.

I used that spray that you can buy at autostyle and ja it works...for a while that is. It starts chipping away after a while and the color somehow fades with time.

Go do the powdercoat thing, its works great!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:11 pm
by Gary57
Bronze will look gay unless they are Brembo's.

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:31 pm
by Slide 'em Wide
Do the calipers also have stripes??? :shock:
I vote gloss black.
Used engine enamel cost 30 bucks per can ( i masked the Nissan on the calipers and made it white.) 4 months later still looks lekka!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:39 pm
by HancoB
Taste differ and by the way I think that white top secret skyline looks awesome with the gold and bronze!

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:10 pm
by Speed breeder
Pick another colour prominent in your interior setup or enjin bay, or a colour that will complement your current wheel or future wheel colour. A colour on one car would look crap on another purely because of all the visual differences.

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:29 am
by veecee
ChemCool wrote:
red sucks!
:cry: :cry: :cry:

chem :cry:
i meant calipers, you nana!!!

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:55 am
by ChemCool
:cry: yes, got it that way. My callipers are red.
Chem :cry: