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Old Sep 9, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Just Gont Done Painting My CALIPERS...please see

TOOK ME 6 HOURS TO DO 4 CALIPERS....I AM DAMN TIRED!
TOOLS: FLOOR POWER JACK, DUPLI-COLOR PAINT KIT, AND A NUT OPENER. ANYWAY I DIDNT USE GLOVES SO HAD A HARD TIME DEALING WITH ALL THE DIRT AND GREASE PLUS SUNSHINE.
COST: $17.50
HERE ARE FEW PICTURES 1 FRONT 2 REAR...LET ME KNOW HOW I DID? IT WAS MY 1ST TIME ANYWAY. AND THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELPED ME OUT IN OTHER THREAD. I HOPE THIS PAINTJOB LAST FOR YEARS.


Old Sep 9, 2006 | 05:51 PM
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Looks pretty good. How many coats did you apply? What do they look like with your wheels on?
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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real messy should have took your time
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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The guy took 6 hours.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by amimaxima
real messy should have took your time

Atleast tape off the areas you don't want painted.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Looks pretty good. How many coats did you apply? What do they look like with your wheels on?
Aplied like 2 to 3 coats but i didnt give too much time gap between coats cuz i was in hurry....just painted in 25 minutes the hard part was removing the wheel and putting it back. they look nice with wheels on...i have factory rims so they are not that visible.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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real messy should have took your time
did a brush job didnt have enuff time to wait and coat. just did it in hurry and the result is a bit messy. but doesnt look messy with wheels on.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nismopc

Atleast tape off the areas you don't want painted.
thats just the pads area i will get new pads later. once again they dont look that messy with wheels on.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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on the right track but next time plan out your day better if your gonna be working on your car... post pics in a few months with chips
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Looks like my 2 yr old painted them. 6 hrs? holy hell. It took me 2 1/2 and I rotated my tires at the same time. Like some people said above, you should have taped off the areas u didnt want paint on.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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Good God People..... The dude has just modded his car all by himself. Not many better feelings than that in the world. be happy for him. post some pics of your job that close up. not pretty I bet.
Looks Great Dude!
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Cut the guy a break, he spent 6 hours painting them.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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Let's keep it positive
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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Those look new at least, the guy that had my car before painted mine red but its all faded now. I'm thinking of making a cut out of the word maxima in that font, and painting over it on the side of the caliper in black
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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6 hours? how did you manage that?

I did mine in like an hour with the stock scissor jack

Paint the rust on your rotors w/ black paint, it looks allot better when you do that.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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Good job man overall but I not going to mention what everyone else already did. You should have went ahead and painted out your rotors too while you were at it.
Old Sep 9, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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NOt bad. Looks good. Painting while still assembled FTW...... Painting while still assembled FTL. Depending on how you look at it. Still looks good though.
Old Sep 10, 2006 | 06:05 AM
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IMHO calipers only need to look good from 5 feet away with the wheels on. Don't want to get on your case but those look pretty sloppy for 6 hours of work. Still I am sure the will look OK with the wheels on.

I only spent a couple hours to do three coats on mine, it helps if you can take off two wheels at a time.





Old Sep 10, 2006 | 06:29 AM
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Here's a shot of one of mine with the wheel on. I will take more pics later. I think it looks pretty decent.


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