Dressing up the calipers
01-27-2012, 08:46 PM
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So at the suggestion of one of the members here, and the fact that my breaks had more rust on them than a neglected 1982 caprice I went ahead and bought a brake caliper paint kit. Cost me $20. Cleaned them well, Dremeled off the rust....and voila. Finishing touch with BMW vinyl decals off eBay for $10
Didnt have to remove the brakes and cost $30 total (I used the dupli-color brake caliper cleaning and paint kit)
Rear brakes before anything
Cleaned and scrubbed
Painted (brushed)
Front brakes after removing rust/dirt
Painted
Wheels mounted
Decals placed
Didnt have to remove the brakes and cost $30 total (I used the dupli-color brake caliper cleaning and paint kit)
Rear brakes before anything
Cleaned and scrubbed
Painted (brushed)
Front brakes after removing rust/dirt
Painted
Wheels mounted
Decals placed
look legit bro!! 
01-28-2012, 04:51 AM
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looks nice, i have a wheel paint kit just sitting in my garage waiting for this. question: where did you get the bmw decals? are they high temp rated?
01-28-2012, 05:00 AM
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I like it! I'm planning to replace my brakes very soon so will be doing this for sure.
01-28-2012, 07:58 AM
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Looks great, nice job there! 
01-28-2012, 10:12 AM
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