HELP WITH PAINTING CALIPER
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Originally Posted by ConviktColby' post='918096' date='Jun 20 2009, 02:24 PM
wouldn't it have been easier just taking the calipers off and cleaning it with some solvent or something instead of masking everything around it and sanding it??
I really didn't want to mess with any of the electronics in the car, that's why I didn't bother.
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imo no. taking off the calipers means bleeding the brake system. i didnt want to deal with all that bs. a quick sand and a quick clean did the trick for me. Leaving the calipers on is a lot easier!
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Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='919472' date='Jun 21 2009, 08:30 PM
sorry ive been busying. i sent you one tonight!
imo no. taking off the calipers means bleeding the brake system. i didnt want to deal with all that bs. a quick sand and a quick clean did the trick for me. Leaving the calipers on is a lot easier!
imo no. taking off the calipers means bleeding the brake system. i didnt want to deal with all that bs. a quick sand and a quick clean did the trick for me. Leaving the calipers on is a lot easier!
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Looks nice. Good prep work. I did the same thing a week or so ago. I went with low gloss, though, to go along with the matte black theme I've been putting together the past couple of months.
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Originally Posted by Da_Meister_22' post='920179' date='Jun 22 2009, 01:19 PM
Do you guys know if I can use the same paint to paint my front Grills??
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I would buy spray paint made for plastic. The caliper paint will probably work but it's made for metal so I don't know how well it would work with plastic...
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Originally Posted by ConviktColby' post='918096' date='Jun 20 2009, 01:24 PM
wouldn't it have been easier just taking the calipers off and cleaning it with some solvent or something instead of masking everything around it and sanding it??
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