Painted my Calipers - whats your opinion?
05-31-2007, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
I wouldn't paint my calipers unless they were worth looking at. (i.e. Z32s/4+ piston)
05-31-2007, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteA32
how long did it take you?
06-01-2007, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
I wouldn't paint my calipers unless they were worth looking at. (i.e. Z32s/4+ piston)
06-01-2007, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by gassian
looks cleaner...
since i am thinking to paint mine as well..what if i spray them while its on the car with the surroundings taped up?
any opinions?
since i am thinking to paint mine as well..what if i spray them while its on the car with the surroundings taped up?
any opinions?
To the OP, looks like you did a good job with those. I was thinking about painting mine red but I think it'd be a little "Red Overload" on my car.
06-01-2007, 01:49 PM
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I wouldn't have anything red unless I had a BBK.. and that does not include 300zx brakes.. To me that's not even close.
I'm gonna have to paint mine and they're gonna be silver or black.
Good job though.. you put forth the effort and if you like them, then it obviously paid off.
I'm gonna have to paint mine and they're gonna be silver or black.
Good job though.. you put forth the effort and if you like them, then it obviously paid off.
06-01-2007, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
I wouldn't have anything red unless I had a BBK.. and that does not include 300zx brakes.. To me that's not even close.
So 4 piston calipers arent even close?
The Z32 calipers and larger rotors make a BBK so the calipers should at least be 50% of a BBK right???
hmmmmm GOOD QUESTION!!!!!!!
06-01-2007, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NAS
I think it looks better, except for the center cap-would have left it alone, cant go wrong with silver,
06-01-2007, 03:24 PM
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Gassian - Dont spray them at all, I bought the spray and it ran bad when i tested it out. the Duplicolor caliper paint kit was awesome, had everything you need minus a wire brush and sandpaper.
Nearthisbridge - thanks, I think you should do yours in a silver, that would look sick with the red
Nas and Apparition- the center cap was gold, which i absolutely hate on a car, so I thought it would look good if i painted it to match the calipers, I have red highlights in a few other places so i thought it would tie in together, and i think it looks better that way.
thanks to everyone else who thought it looked good, and i know its only stock calipers but it was good practice for future nice calipers and rotors, and i got to see if I'd like the color before painting an expensive set.
Nearthisbridge - thanks, I think you should do yours in a silver, that would look sick with the red
Nas and Apparition- the center cap was gold, which i absolutely hate on a car, so I thought it would look good if i painted it to match the calipers, I have red highlights in a few other places so i thought it would tie in together, and i think it looks better that way.
thanks to everyone else who thought it looked good, and i know its only stock calipers but it was good practice for future nice calipers and rotors, and i got to see if I'd like the color before painting an expensive set.
06-02-2007, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bigtulley
I got mines painted as well. The red makes 'em stand out for real! 1+ that one bro!
06-03-2007, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by joeahuerta
that looks sick bro, very clean and sleek, cant wait to get nice calipers like yours.