FINALLY FINISHED PAINTING MY CALIPERS..... [Archive]

SNOOP97DAWG

11-02-2005, 08:41 PM

Finally :clap: I finished painting my calipers took me about 4hrs what do you guys think?....
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/6292/p10100051bz.jpg
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/6955/p10100045jc.jpg
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/9453/p10100175as.jpg
http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/9179/p10100260qu.jpg

jmiller20874

11-02-2005, 08:45 PM

Looks good man :clap: I like what you did with the Scion logo.

scionman1480

11-02-2005, 08:46 PM

nice choice
better than red :clap: :clap:

yescadog

11-02-2005, 08:47 PM

i like it.....
especially the logo on the caliper

scoobyroo2002

11-02-2005, 08:51 PM

Very nice...did you make the stencil for the logo?

SNOOP97DAWG

11-02-2005, 08:55 PM

I did make the stencil for the logo...

schwettynuts

11-02-2005, 08:57 PM

When the pics were loading I was laughing when I saw 4 hours... Thenn.. I saw the logo... :bow: :bow: :bow:

ricexizxgood

11-02-2005, 09:10 PM

nice
how many coats did you put on?

SNOOP97DAWG

11-02-2005, 09:12 PM

3 coats each

ricexizxgood

11-02-2005, 09:16 PM

did you take off the calipers or just paint them while its on?

rhythmnsmoke

11-02-2005, 09:17 PM

good job man, that looks good

Priory_of_Scion

11-02-2005, 09:20 PM

What kind of paint is necessary?

Great job dude!

joolie

11-02-2005, 09:32 PM

When the pics were loading I was laughing when I saw 4 hours... Thenn.. I saw the logo... :bow: :bow: :bow:

Thats what I was thinking...

But your calipers are awesome!!

SNOOP97DAWG

11-02-2005, 09:44 PM

I left the calipers on the paint kit is 15$ at pepboys it comes with a brush and tape to cover the bleed lines and the screws if u want u can take the calipers off but that would just make more trouble :no:
http://img173.imageshack.us/img173/1227/p10100291rz.jpg

SNOOP97DAWG

11-02-2005, 09:49 PM

there is that kind of paint duplicolor or they also make a different brand that comes in spray paint but to whoever decides to paint make sure its high tempeture caliper paint some might think that regular spray paint is enough infact your brakes can catch on fire if u dont use hightempeture caliper paint....also after you are done you need to use clear coat thats made for engines so that when you wash your tires you cant clean the brakes just as good... :blah:

fm_tc_cruizer

11-03-2005, 12:25 AM

hey, I have a flint mica . . . hey I just bought my Duplicolor Blue caliper paint set yesterday . . . hey thanx for givin' me a sneak preview!

Sal803

11-03-2005, 02:53 AM

f'ing awesome!!!!!!!!!

DJ_Seksies

11-03-2005, 03:17 AM

Great work!!!

Big_Bird

11-03-2005, 03:29 AM

wow, and good lob, looks really nice

Danimal

11-03-2005, 05:18 AM

looks good, thanks for the preview :clap:

RFR79

11-03-2005, 05:51 AM

:clap: Looks Great :clap: I have been wanting to do this for a while now but I just thought it would be a big hassle. Did you have to remove the caliper to paint them or did you leave them on the rotors?

SquashJV

11-03-2005, 06:09 AM

Looks awesome love the logo what did you make it with and was the logo paint from the kit?

SNOOP97DAWG

11-03-2005, 06:31 AM

i made a stencil of the logo and took it to a mall where they make high temp stickers had them make me 4 for the brakes and i left the calipers on

tekniq

11-03-2005, 06:33 AM

I'm impressed! Good work!

StatuSCheckA

11-03-2005, 06:42 AM

WAIT!! So the white part is basicly a sticker, not hating...but HOW do those stay on?!?

SNOOP97DAWG

11-03-2005, 06:56 AM

because they are high temperature stickers with a coat of clear coat on them ....they are basically part of the caliper now....

Killermonkys

11-03-2005, 08:02 AM

the scion logo looks awesome!!..very impressive :bow:

RFR79

11-03-2005, 09:28 AM

Can you post a pic of the brand of clear coat you used? I just want to know for when I do mine this weekend

davedavetC

11-03-2005, 11:29 AM

where did you get the stickers? or how did you make them?

Stu_Gotti

11-03-2005, 11:53 AM

Nice job! :)

randomsuper

11-03-2005, 12:09 PM

looks great. aren't you worried about them peeling or burning off? i know they're high temp stickers but it just seems like it'll fall off and ruin thw work you did painting the calipers.

i hope it works out for you. if it's all good a few days down the line, i'm stealing this idea.

Fsu1dolfan

11-03-2005, 12:48 PM

Excellent Job Man
Clue us in on the clear coat stuff you used please!!!!

NYCtC

11-03-2005, 01:25 PM

Looks grrrrrrrrrrrreat! (sense the Tony the Tiger there?) lol
thanks for the preview!

scottwood2

11-03-2005, 01:58 PM

Looks great. What is the max temp the stickers rated for?

I have seen other paints that sell for $35 to $50 on line. Wonder what the diff is between these brands?

SalesUpscaleAuto

11-04-2005, 05:53 AM

I may have missed it but did you spray them or hand-paint them or both?

SNOOP97DAWG

11-04-2005, 05:55 AM

i hand painted them.....

SquashJV

11-04-2005, 06:29 AM

they look awesome :clap: :clap: :clap:

RFR79

11-11-2005, 09:26 AM

What type of clear coat did you use for the calipers?

mexicansciontc1

02-10-2006, 02:27 AM

general FYI "engine enamel" can be used to paint calipers as well b/c they can withstand the high temperatures created by the friction of the drum at any speed. wow i just sounded really nerd. but anyways i love the idea of the logo :clap: my calipers are white on my super white ... they seem to glow at night i :clap: again good job.

if u wanna c them let me know.

RedLine_tC

02-10-2006, 02:56 AM

nice choice
better than red :clap: :clap:

i was going to say the same thing..would look 10x better in red IMO

Reese

02-10-2006, 04:56 PM

You did an awesome job :clap:

PinkStr

02-10-2006, 08:02 PM

what colors do the paints come in? cuz i have white rims, and i want to paint mine pink

Neothin

02-10-2006, 08:51 PM

what color would look decent on a NBM?

HOU-TEXTC

02-10-2006, 09:11 PM

Gold or red.

mexicansciontc1

02-13-2006, 04:07 AM

i dont have a catalog per say but they have a much bigger variety than caliper paint, autozone has them in the back just ask for it, they might just have pink as much as i cant picture in on a super white... do let me know how that goes..

Emo

02-13-2006, 04:42 AM

I just did my clippers red from the same kit that he got.. I love the result.. of course I'm not as creative w/ the stickers like that but o well..lol I like them .. and yours too

-Emo

jwaggz82

02-13-2006, 04:59 AM

Emo

02-13-2006, 01:34 PM

this sounds like a dumb question but ......can I do anything wrong when i paint the calipers? Meaning - can anything be done to mess up the actual performance of the break? Also - should you take the rims off when you paint them? That sounds like its the easier route but I have the stock rims so im not sure how hard it would be to paint.

No, it's just paint..you can't "mess up the performance" on your brakes with it..lol

and secondly, yeah, you'll have to take off the rims.. or else you'll be sittin there forever and just a careless swing and there's a big red mark across your rims..lol

-Emo

SpdLmtNA

02-13-2006, 07:20 PM

jwaggz82

02-13-2006, 10:22 PM

sounds good - i thought you would want to take the rims off.

happyricefob

02-13-2006, 10:53 PM

looks good

ohyaa69

02-16-2006, 05:05 AM

nice calipers, they look hot

ShaolinSuckerPunch

02-17-2006, 03:12 PM

I've been thinking about doing this for awhile, but seeing yours is convincing.

My question for everyone though...what about the Red tc's? The natural choice to paint my calipers would be red, but that just seems so typical and as everyone pointed out, red doesn't look all that hot really. Maybe black?