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Anyways, back on track. What color should I paint my calipers? I have a blue tC.

I just want it to look nicer, stock looks nasty. I'm only thinking red, silver or black.

I'm concern because a buddy of mine painted the calipers on his Celica and the paint went from red to rust red. Yes, the paint changed over time.

What are your experiences? I could always just leave the current color alone.

 

go to auto zone and buy Duplex or something like that it is caliper paint i just paint mine red awhile ago they are red and stand out alot and i also painted my buddies blue and he owns a flint mica tc and trust me blue also looks good. If i was you i would go with blue. and it is not that hard to do i did it my self.

check out my car domain page for pics of it

 

with the rs2 gold would look cool or silver or you can even go with rs2 blue. depends on the theme your going with

 

Paint 'em whatever color you fancy. I went with black on mine. Just make sure to clean the calipers real well. Some people go as far as to sand/grind the texture off but I didn't feel that was neccessary.

 

I havent had discolorment with the autozone dupilicolor kit, but I had to redo them after 1 year because of chips. But go red, it looks great, i'll dig up a pic if my speed picks up.

 

Yeah, I've got chips on mine too. I'll probably redo 'em when I switch back to my OE wheels for winter.

 

One year of abuse/winter



Redone you cant see it to well, but you get the idea.

 

did mine red,blue tc.
Its really easy.
Id say to sand them atleast a little bit.
I used like 1000 grit,something like that. Just a fine sandpaper to get the road grime off.

 

Brake cleaner is much easier. And if you're gonna sand to get rid of the texture, a more aggressive sand paper is your friend.

 

Nice! I'm gonna do mine on my day off next week. Your fog lights look cool.


By the way, I've seen a couple of Scions with "ScionLife" stickers. How do I get one?

 

does anyone know approximately how long our stock brakes are suppose to last?

i've owned my tC for more than 2 years now.

i also want to paint my calipers, but not if i'm going to have to replace them anytime soon

 

painting your calipers when you replace the brake pads is the perfect time to do it.

There's no way to really tell how long your pads will last. I've had pads last 4 years (mostly freeway driving and being gentle on the pedal braking plenty of time).

If you're the type of driver who brake the last minute every single time, then your brakes should last several months.

I drive conservatively, however I fully use my brakes and rarely engine brake since pads are only like $40.

 

you can also go with g2 caliper paint
most of the people that use it really like it
i think a person up here (alaska) painted his calipers with it
and after the winter still looked like he just painted it
i actually have a box in red..ive been wanting to do mine but just kept putting it off hah

 

[quote="cwayne"]Under Gear, links at the top.

 

the g2 paint gets my vote. my calipers are red thanks to g2.

 

The G2 paint is the way to go. I absolutely love the way that it looks.

And the fact that it has a lifetime warranty helped. They stand by that ( speaking from experience ).

I put it on the first time couple of years ago and ended up putting to many coats on, which resulted in the bottom coats never drying. So unfortunately it chipped. I sent pics to G2 and they sent me a new kit...no questions asked.

Their customer service is exceptional and I used the suggestion that I was given for the most recent application. ONE coat is sufficent.

Good luck, you'll be happy with it.

 

I have been knocking around this idea as well. I have a SW and I want to paint the calipers red. I just looked at the G2 website and the kit looks very good.