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Old 08-19-2004, 07:25 AM   #5
porsche986
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yep any standard caliper paint works, halfords sells lots of it, It is a silver tin for around £9.99

If anyone is thinking about painting there calipers, take your time and the result is high quality. Follow the instructions on the tin, CLEAN your calipers with a wire brush... paint a light coat and wait 20 mins dont worry if it looks very dull red..... during this time try cleaning the inside of your alloy wheels when they off. use wonder wheels it stinks lik eggs but its great.. once 20 mins has passed give it a second coat and wait until its touch dry. Re-fit the wheel and repeat this for all wheels. wait 24 hours it says give them a last coat but to be honest they are great after just 2 coats.. do a third if you feel you have to... try not to cover the caliper is one setting, its pre pls paint which means it stretches when it dries giving a bright plastic effect finish. dont worry about brush strokes they go away when they dry.. They "stay" bright red also and dont fade..
after they are dry attach porsche caliper stickers available on ebay and it looks stunning. Because you have cleaned your wheels inside the red caliper will now reflect all over the wheel inside and it looks just perfect!
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