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Discussing Painting Brake Calipers in the V6 Mustangs Forum. ok im for sure painting my brake calipers tomarrow. What do u guys think of ... Modded Mustangs is the premier Ford Mustang Forum on the internet. We discuss all aspects of the Ford Mustang on the forum. Registered Users do not see the above ads. Please Register - It's Free! |
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That car is nice, but I don't know about the red calipers..... Seems like yellow would look good too
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can u paint over already painted brake calipers?
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but yea i guess ill try to mix it up tomarrow and see
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yea you can.. you just gotta roughin it up a bit... that way it doesn't have the glossy ness to it and will take paint... just sand it down a bit
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dude, why get red???? yellow with ur yellow car would be soooo much better IMO
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i did get yellow dont wrry bout it brata! lol
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I'm thinking yellow, or even like a silver color to match your wheels...I would love that.
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yea, yellow for sure...matching sounds good
it'll add a good 5 horse (joking of course)
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Wow at first i looked at that car..and i saw the GT on the side..i was like
Then i scrolled down and saw the Americanmuscle thing in the lower right and corner and was like ...haha had a moment..but i think the red looks good against it..but i think thats too many colors together..with the black rims(if you have the black rims) and then the yellow and red...i'd go with yellow personally bc i woudlnt want too many colors on my car
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...oh lol I didn't realize that wasn't your car....ignore my thing about matching the silver on the rims then...
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i know i saw that i was like thats not yellows car can't be ... he doesn't have those rims... are am i just out of it? mmk final vote yellow ftw!
no do it mutha fucka muah ha ha
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is it possible to paint the calipers with out removing them? i really dont wanna have to mess with the brake lines...
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yeah I've heard that you can just remove the rim (very easy) and just cover your brake discs and everything with newspaper and tape or something like that and you should be pretty good. it probably is a better idea to actually remove them though
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yea, i think im going to pass on the caliper painting for now.
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yea, i think im going to pass on the caliper painting for now.
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ive went both the spray & hand paint way.
the hand painting is the way to go. just take the wheel off clean the caliper really well then tape off the pieces around it (if you cant stay in the lines) 2-4 coats
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do you have any pics? and did you remove the caliper? also, is there a risk of paint getting inbetween the two parts on the caliper and messing anything up?
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haha texas your avatar is sick.// go with a yellow to match your car if not match go brighter. youl have to scuff up the calipers with a low grit sandpaper. then prime them an resand with a higher grit. then paint to your likeings. spray paint is cheep and easy, mixing you can get the color of your choice.
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![]() ![]() ![]() Those are the pics when i painted my front calipers with the spray. I used tape for the small spaces. Newspaper for the fender area, then to be cautious i threw a paint cloth over my car. As you can see, its kind of a pain to protect from the overspray. Its the cheapest way to go, but i think paying an extra $10 is worth it. I painted my rear calipers with the paint-on stuff a year after. My front calipers still look fine. I think i put 3 coats on them. To clean them (before painting)i just used water & a metal brush. Sanding should work also. The kit i bought from AutoZone came with all the materials needed to clean the calipers & it works really well. I dont have any pics of my rear calipers, but this is the stuff im talking about: http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-Pe.../dp/B0006V95SG Good luck |
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