Painting Caliper

[baseball]

Originally Posted by pompous

I just finished doing this 2 days ago myself. I "sold out" and went red w/the white porsche decal as well. I simply went with the dupli color red caliper kit from advance auto. Used up the can of caliper cleaner, but nowhere near even half the paint and I put a good 3 coats on each caliper. Finished w/a light clearcoat over the decal, but looking back that part I think was completely unneccessary.

Pompous, your calipers look great. I'm now thinking about selling out too Can you tell me a little more about the duplicolor kit. I've never heard of it. Is it a specific shade of red, or do I just ask for the Red Duplicolor kit? Do I need to get the cleaner, brushes and clearcoat separately?

Also, where did you get the white Porsche decals?

[pompous]

Originally Posted by baseball

Pompous, your calipers look great. I'm now thinking about selling out too Can you tell me a little more about the duplicolor kit. I've never heard of it. Is it a specific shade of red, or do I just ask for the Red Duplicolor kit? Do I need to get the cleaner, brushes and clearcoat separately?

Also, where did you get the white Porsche decals?

Ya...its like $15-$20 for the kit at advance auto. I've had the kit a couple months and just never got around to doing it. Cleaner, paint, brush, masking tape and instructions all come in the kit. I bought some high temp. clear coat, but like I said above, I wouldn't clear them again. I'd just leave it w/the kit's paint and then the decals on top. The decals are so cheap, if anything were to ever happen to them again, the $5-10 wouldn't bother me too much to reapply lol Feel free to pm me if you have any questions.

[ichiro75]

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:

[baseball]

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

[djomlas]

Originally Posted by baseball

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

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

[baseball]

Thanks. Any opinions on the brushes and/or the clear coat I should buy?

[djomlas]

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