pharynx

Thats the first coat, i didn't take a picture when it was finished. I figured you'd get the idea.. Too lazy to take my wheel off and take another pic.

PandaIst

Cool. I was thinking about painting my calipers racing satin black using that same caliper paint kit from duplicolor and now that i see this tutorial it really makes me want to do it.

Fujiz_xb

looking good.. (adding to my favorites)

unlmtdndeavor

nice writeup. any reason u used the brush method over the spray. i have never used the brush, but i have the spray..and it worked well also.

cingham

ya know why people paint their brakes? becasue they wish they could dish out for brembros

hotbox05

I used engine enamel sprayed it in a cup and then used a brush to apply , now I gotta find some engine enamel in a bronze color.

xnevergiveinx

the reason i painted the drums on my old car was because if i didn't, they would be all rust within a couple of months....

toastbox

well I guess since right now, there aren't any "brembro" brake kits available for scion, technically, all of us are wishing we could dish out for the kits.

I'm guessing the _brembo_kit (note the single r) for the tC's will be out around the same time as the TRD s/c.... ;)

GerryWhite

Very cool article, bud. Thanks!

Oh, and thanks for ignoring the naysayers' comments:
1. Most of us realized you probably painted another coat on the drums.
2. Painting the drums is a personal choice -- who gives a sh** if it's not considered a "performance part"?

I can't wait to dive into this on my silver tC. It's just crying for blue calipers! And I'm no youngster...

LucyHKJ

Gosh... why is everybody being so stinkin negative?? He was just trying to help... geez... lighten up guys...

FrankenScion

Word!

GerryWhite

Yeah -- what he said!

maxsin

I am definitly going to use this setup thanks for the write up.

My 05 Xb front capilers are a light green color. I was thinking a flat black would be better.

LucidBD

im thinking about doing this to my super white TC but im not sure of the color. i like red because its very sporty on white.
also thinking Blue because i have blue LED interior lighting and it would go well. and the other color i think would be BLACK. just a midnight dark black to go with my White/Black exterior look and go with the dark 5% tint...

what you guys think???

blackedoutxb

i like it a lot. nice write up. how much does that duplicolor caliper kit cost?

GerryWhite

At this place (Advance Auto Parts), the whole kit is only $14.94. Nice!

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...=SEARCHRESULTS[/url]

BigBaby

To each his/her own. I didn't think I was into it, until I did mine.



No pic of the front caliper

manejounxa

looks good keith,next time you are around the neighborhood give me a call....

Marshall

Thanks for the great write-up bro. It was a good prep. Im reading this while I wait for my third coat to dry in my garage. Going to try and go for 5.

I'm using the same kit. The bristles on the brush start to come out after a while. If you have some paint thiner, goof off, acitone, etc... use a cap full and plenty to clean the brush off between 25+ minute drys. Use plenty of water to clean off the solovent and your ready to go again.

I recommend taking off your calipers to paint. The tC is not hard at all. I rested mine on a small bucket. BTW: The front rotors come pretty easy to if your thinking about a rotor upgrade later.

SoCalMike

Wow Super Job!!!! I just got some wheels put on my box today I got Sport Max Racing 940 in black and they do look sweet on my Yellow box. Now what colors do these kits come in???