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Originally Posted by tommy986
where did you get the G2 kit to paint the calipers?
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I bought it online - although I later found that my local auto accessory store could have ordered it for me. If you google "G2 Caliper Paint Kit" then you will find tons of sources. The only beef I had with the kit was that it doesn't contain a clear coat. It really doesn't need a clear coat, but since I put Porsche decals on the calipers after the red kit paint, I needed a clear coat to put over the decals. I just purchased a $7 bottle of Engine Enamel Clear Coat and put that over once the red paint was dry. I probably might as well have bought some Engine Enamel primer and Engine Enamel red spray paint, but the cost would have been roughly the same I think.
I read a lot of posts that talked about how important it was to clean, clean and clean the calipers before painting them, so I spent several hours with a metal wire brush, a tooth brush and the cleaner spray from the kit cleaning the calipers.
I left the calipers in place - since I had pretty good access to the calipers with the car up on jack stands.
One important note with the kit is that you only have 4-6 hours after having mixed the epoxy paint, so you really need to jack up the car so that you can access all 4 calipers in one go. I gave it 3 coats of red paint - and 24 hours later, I applied the decals and gave it 2 very thin coats of the clear coat on top.
It looks pretty good - and most importantly, it was a lot of fun!
Thanks,
Lars