Who has painted their calipers?
#1
Who has painted their calipers?
Do think it is ricey to paint your calipers to look like Brembo's? I mean, not everyone wants to spend $4000 for the look (as most of us will never really need the stopping power that Brembo's provide...)
Just curious as I am thinking of painting my calipers red with Foliatec...
Thanks all.
Just curious as I am thinking of painting my calipers red with Foliatec...
Thanks all.
#2
Re: Who has painted their calipers?
Originally posted by cmr72
Do think it is ricey to paint your calipers to look like Brembo's? I mean, not everyone wants to spend $4000 for the look (as most of us will never really need the stopping power that Brembo's provide...)
Just curious as I am thinking of painting my calipers red with Foliatec...
Thanks all.
Do think it is ricey to paint your calipers to look like Brembo's? I mean, not everyone wants to spend $4000 for the look (as most of us will never really need the stopping power that Brembo's provide...)
Just curious as I am thinking of painting my calipers red with Foliatec...
Thanks all.
Kevin
#4
Re: Re: Who has painted their calipers?
Originally posted by GoldMember
I went with black. Not to sure about red calipers on a maxima, guess it depends on what rims and paint color you have. You can find pics on my homepage of the black.
Kevin
I went with black. Not to sure about red calipers on a maxima, guess it depends on what rims and paint color you have. You can find pics on my homepage of the black.
Kevin
#7
After I saw PMAS's Max, I definitely went with the Foliatec red and used his instructions to guide me. Check out my homepage... I think they look sharp, especially with a darker color max. It all depends on your 'theme' I guess.
_R
_R
#9
I'm going with a 'silver' theme....painted my RSB silver (tried to match the stock rims). I painted my calipers black last fall, but that was too subtle, so I went with silver. Sorry no pics, but they match the RSB and wheels pretty well. A bit more noticable than the black.
#12
Originally posted by maximamaybe
Is there any cheap paint brand that I can pick up locally that will work?
Is there any cheap paint brand that I can pick up locally that will work?
Take my advice... if you paint your calipers, shell out the $$$ and do it right. Anything half a$$ed will show and not look as nice.
-R
#14
My original black chipped off a bit during the winter, but I did not prime them first after cleaning them. I don't think the chips were from heat, but from stones, sand and salt. This time after cleaning them with brake cleaner, I primed them with flat grey and then did the silver. The silver was wheel paint.
We'll see how this holds up.
We'll see how this holds up.
#21
Originally posted by Bluesbrekr
On my black 2K2, the silver looks better than the black I had before. See my post above...
On my black 2K2, the silver looks better than the black I had before. See my post above...
#23
That isnt the best of Ideas. I dont know about the heat issue, but even if it was chromed, the brake dust will completly cover it in a matter or a few minutes of driving. For a show car, its would look good but you would be wiping it clean every time you parked for it to shine a little while.
#24
Originally posted by MaxJag
What color should I do mine? I've got a black max
What color should I do mine? I've got a black max
As for Sterling Mist... red looks best IMHO
#25
Originally posted by Bluesbrekr
My original black chipped off a bit during the winter, but I did not prime them first after cleaning them. I don't think the chips were from heat, but from stones, sand and salt. This time after cleaning them with brake cleaner, I primed them with flat grey and then did the silver. The silver was wheel paint.
We'll see how this holds up.
My original black chipped off a bit during the winter, but I did not prime them first after cleaning them. I don't think the chips were from heat, but from stones, sand and salt. This time after cleaning them with brake cleaner, I primed them with flat grey and then did the silver. The silver was wheel paint.
We'll see how this holds up.
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