I was wondering how do must of you paint the calipers with out taking them off , do you all paint the outside only and not the inside ? i am lost want it to do this today but i am a lil loss some help!! please.

 

thats right, theres no need to paint a part on your car when it can't ever be seen. if your really concerned with it, you could crawl under your car and hit it from the other side, but i don't think many of us care to do it. use a garbage bag and some tape to mask it all off.

 

ok thanks man i was just going to do it and i was like let me ask lol cause i didnt think people here paint the inside of it lol at less is completely off thanks post pics in a bit if i do it lil tire.

 

Well finally i finish and i will tell you this and this is no joke i will NEVER do this again NEVER is too much work take the wheels off put the car back up on the next wheel man is some work but here is the pictures man so tired lol.

 

Ay man, that looks good. It's a real clean job. You should use some of that rubbing compound or something to take that paint off your rims (second pic) though.

 

Uh, thats not a real clean job. He painted the rubber, the pad, the clips, all together. Thats a crap job if you want my point of view. Should have painted the whole rotor while at it.

What prep job did he do on the parts anyway, painted over grime and grease I guess.

 

this..

painting calipers is rice anyways..

 

Eesh.

If you were really interested in painting them, why not stick with a more subtle color? Like gunmetal or silver? Why racecar red?

Good luck removing your pads when it's time to replace them, btw.

 

Man you have nothing negativity in your blood , whats up you was abuse as a kid or something , or you still getting abuse as in adult tell us about it , this is not that serious i love your point of view but when is negative all the time i start to wonder.

Just doing this for now since i was bored , when i get my new rims i will change everything rotors and calipers but for now just play with it till i am read.

 

don't worry man, it looks good, and after your next brake job it will look better. kyrogen is just another dude in the handful of negative haten a$$ members we got here. they get kicks out of saying negative things to other members here. its sad, and pathetic, but your better than that. let them haters hate. when they spout off all this negativity to someone who really doesn't care, the only person who is effected by the negativity is themselves.

like i said, you did a great job. The only thing i would have done was cover up the pads, and that will be fixed the second you replace them at your next brake job.

 

good job

 

Ok cool thanks for the tip the next time i do the brakes i was going to replace the hold thing i was just playing with this since i was going to change it anyway so i was like F*ck it lol but at lease i know now.

 

Looks good but when I did mine about 5 years back I stayed off the pads and clips.

 

Nice look i wish i had this models and idles b4 i did mines, thanks i know now but like i said i am taking all that from the car like and in few months going to get everything new calipers,rotors and brakes.

P,S thanks for posting pics and for all your constructive opinions.

 

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Sick man when I get my new rotors and pads will come back here and post.

 

It's all good bro, I've went through a hell of a lot more growing pains than anyone really knows, always trying to be in the front meant a LOT of lessons learned!! Peace bro, Beautiful Max!!!

 

Thanks man.

 

Did you prep those calipers before you sprayed them? If not, you might have issues with the paint coming off soon. Before you paint car metals, they need to be prepped properly. (I.E. cleaned off and de-greased) Just a friendly tip for future paint jobs.

You might want to break those pads loose soon. They're glued on via red paint. Breaking them loose now is easier then later when they have grime and brake dust on them. You also need to break free the cap covering the bleeder valve. (Might be sealed on from the paint)

And did I see you post about replacing everything? Like what exactly?? (Brake lines/rotors/rims) Here's a tip from me: Don't waste your money on dimpled/Cross drilled rotors. The holes actually take away surface area on the rotors, and can reduce brake torque increasing stopping distances. Stick with slotted rotors if anything. The slots keep the pad surface clean and prevents them from glazing. But seriously, your money is better spent on a quality brake pads and quality tires.

If you buy new rims, don't cheap out on the tires.

 

Thanks for the tips when I am ready to move on with my changes will have the in mind thanks.

 

I have the drilled rotors and have noticed no increase in stopping distance from my previous blanks. These actually perform way better IMO. i do agree with your other comment however.