12-15-2007, 06:43 PM
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Thanks!
Thanks for all the comments and tips. I just ordered everything that I will need and I am looking forward doing this over the Christmas weekend. Will post pictures after I am done. :dance:
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12-16-2007, 06:59 AM
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Just found this video at the Duplicolor web-site that shows how to paint the calipers with their product. Hope this helps:
http://www.duplicolor.com/training/caliper_training.html
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12-16-2007, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by baseball
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i used that kit the 1st time i painted my calipers.
that little jar painted red calipers on 5 cars, and still have paint left over.
i would only suggest going to a art store or elsewhere and get nice brushes, as the one they supply is little too rough and falls apart.
heres a before aand after pic when i had old wheels/caliper color/lug nuts
and currently, yellow, sprayed not brushed on
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Last edited by djomlas; 12-16-2007 at 09:24 AM.
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12-16-2007, 05:57 PM
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Thanks. Any opinions on the brushes and/or the clear coat I should buy?
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12-16-2007, 07:43 PM
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just some nice fine brushes, the ones they give you are reallllly cheap. thats all.
and for clearcoat, i didnt use any, and it doesnt ask for one.
once you apply a few coats it shines right up and its nice and glossy
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"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche
Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel::
exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
my cardomain/pictures page
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12-27-2007, 01:22 PM
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Here are some pictures as promised
I spent my Christmas weekend painting the calipers and while doing it I figure I might as well also paint the lug nuts as some of them are all rusty. :dance:
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12-27-2007, 01:24 PM
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More pictures
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions.
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12-27-2007, 01:30 PM
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And here's everything I needed to do this.
Total Cost ~ $40.
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12-27-2007, 01:30 PM
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Nice job ichiro! Looks really nice!! 
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12-27-2007, 01:44 PM
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LOOKS great cant wait to do mine, im scared because how do you know if you tightened your wheels enough, i dont want mine to fall off 
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12-27-2007, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by blkboxster
LOOKS great cant wait to do mine, im scared because how do you know if you tightened your wheels enough, i dont want mine to fall off |
so u never took the wheels off ur car?
i painted my calipers i think 2 days after i got the car
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"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche
Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel::
exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
my cardomain/pictures page
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12-27-2007, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by djomlas
so u never took the wheels off ur car?
i painted my calipers i think 2 days after i got the car
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yes once, when i got my new rims i wanted to see if they would fit, but i knew i was taking the car in the next day to get fixed so i wasn't worried , but how do you know you tighten them enough, i don't want my wheels to fall off durring a hard turn or something.
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12-27-2007, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by blkboxster
yes once, when i got my new rims i wanted to see if they would fit, but i knew i was taking the car in the next day to get fixed so i wasn't worried , but how do you know you tighten them enough, i don't want my wheels to fall off durring a hard turn or something.
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Buy a torque wrence to tighten the lugs. If I remember correctly, Porsche recommends 96 foot pounds .
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