Painted calipers AND hubs
02-06-2006, 03:23 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
Got tired of looking at the rusty hubs and calipers. Hubs are painted w/ cast aluminum and the calipers are gloss black (heat resistant paint). I'm very happy with the results.
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02-06-2006, 03:28 PM
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My Ride: 2004 525i Jet Black on Grey Interior---
Tint: Sides 20% Rear Windshield 5% Front Windshield 35%
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Nice where did you get the cast aluminum? Looks great cept how did u let then get that bad??? I had my car since 04 and still don't have it that bad hehe
02-06-2006, 03:41 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545i - 6 speed manual (July 04 build), silver-grey/black, sports package std equipment (18", active roll, active steering, adaptive headlights), premium sound, bluetooth enabled, folding rear seat, lumbar, 3m hood/bumper protective film, rear tint, euro reflectors.
Looks great. How much prep did you have to do to the calipers before you painted them?
Did you just pull them off, remove the pads and spray them or did you do anything different?
Did you just pull them off, remove the pads and spray them or did you do anything different?
02-06-2006, 04:41 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
Fortunately, I didn't have to do any prep. I took it to my trusty body shop! They were already putting on my new springs and planned to take the calipers off. So I had them do it while they were off. First they acid washed everything and then took the caliper apart. They got every nook and cranny. Let it dry for 2 days (probably didn't need to dry that long).
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My Ride: 2004 545i - 6 speed manual (July 04 build), silver-grey/black, sports package std equipment (18", active roll, active steering, adaptive headlights), premium sound, bluetooth enabled, folding rear seat, lumbar, 3m hood/bumper protective film, rear tint, euro reflectors.
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Fortunately, I didn't have to do any prep. I took it to my trusty body shop! They were already putting on my new springs and planned to take the calipers off. So I had them do it while they were off. First they acid washed everything and then took the caliper apart. They got every nook and cranny. Let it dry for 2 days (probably didn't need to dry that long).
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That is a lot of work. I was just hoping to pull them off, wire brush a little and spray them.
They look good.
Fortunately, I didn't have to do any prep. I took it to my trusty body shop! They were already putting on my new springs and planned to take the calipers off. So I had them do it while they were off. First they acid washed everything and then took the caliper apart. They got every nook and cranny. Let it dry for 2 days (probably didn't need to dry that long).
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That is a lot of work. I was just hoping to pull them off, wire brush a little and spray them.
They look good.
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