Painted my calipers red! great result, looks awesome

sitta · 15th September 2007, 14:40

Hi another australian here, i just painted my calipers red and i also did some detailing on the type r logo with white paint and the results looks awesome, just want go give people some ideas if you want to do similar things, i looked at someones's fn2 (someone in this forum) brake caliper with black- Type and red-R but i think mine looks better

*edit TTDegs - pics resized

kamshaft · 15th September 2007, 14:56

any chance of making the pictures a bit smaller so they are easier to see, looks great by the way

cheers

TTDegs · 15th September 2007, 14:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamshaft

any chance of making the pictures a bit smaller so they are easier to see, looks great by the way

cheers

LOL - you're too quick for me Kam!

Very nice job sitta

czechplastik · 15th September 2007, 15:51

Nice job sitta

MoMatic · 15th September 2007, 16:28

actually that good quite good. I'll be doing something similar when I get mine.

fennj · 15th September 2007, 17:18

Certainly better than standard. Well worth while.

m4rky · 15th September 2007, 18:52

Nice one sitta - what sort of paint did you use was it heat resistant?

Jack The Lad. · 15th September 2007, 20:08

Nice One.
Looks like they have a gloss finish.
Didnt think you could get heat resistant paint for cars in gloss ??

sitta · 15th September 2007, 23:40

its not gloss finish its just normal heat resistant paint, thanks for resizing by the way, forgot to do that

prawncracker · 16th September 2007, 14:43

Very nice!

illegalhunter · 16th September 2007, 16:47

Looks good

leeroy1986 · 16th September 2007, 22:46

I am thinking about doing this, how long did it take to do all 4? Also did you paint the insides grey? as in your 1st pic the whole thing is red.

sitta · 17th September 2007, 04:20

i used blue tack to cover the black rubbery part behind the brake pad so it wont get painted red the four calipers took me about 4-5 hours to do maybe will take you longer if you want more coats i only put on 2 coats

leeroy1986 · 17th September 2007, 08:13

Sounds like its probably a job for the summer although here in england we can't even guarantee we'll get one, we didn't this year!

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15th September 2007, 14:56	#2 (permalink)
kamshaft Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 27th April 2007 Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	any chance of making the pictures a bit smaller so they are easier to see, looks great by the way cheers

15th September 2007, 15:51	#4 (permalink)
czechplastik King of the rodeo Civinfo guru Join Date: 24th October 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nice job sitta

15th September 2007, 16:28	#5 (permalink)
MoMatic Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 19th May 2007 Posts: 135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	actually that good quite good. I'll be doing something similar when I get mine.

15th September 2007, 17:18	#6 (permalink)
fennj Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 20th April 2007 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 187 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Certainly better than standard. Well worth while.

15th September 2007, 18:52	#7 (permalink)
m4rky Civic Mad! Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 25th August 2007 Posts: 222 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nice one sitta - what sort of paint did you use was it heat resistant?

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Jack The Lad. Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 28th August 2007 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 1,926 Thanks: 9 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nice One. Looks like they have a gloss finish. Didnt think you could get heat resistant paint for cars in gloss ??

15th September 2007, 23:40	#9 (permalink)
sitta Valve Cap Join Date: 27th June 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	its not gloss finish its just normal heat resistant paint, thanks for resizing by the way, forgot to do that

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prawncracker Wheelnut Join Date: 23rd May 2007 Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Very nice!

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illegalhunter RELOADING FOR ELK Civinfo guru Join Date: 10th May 2007 Location: FILLING THE HILLS WITH LEAD Posts: 3,258 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 39 Posts iTrader: (0)	Looks good

16th September 2007, 22:46	#12 (permalink)
leeroy1986 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 12th July 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	I am thinking about doing this, how long did it take to do all 4? Also did you paint the insides grey? as in your 1st pic the whole thing is red.

17th September 2007, 04:20	#13 (permalink)
sitta Valve Cap Join Date: 27th June 2007 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	i used blue tack to cover the black rubbery part behind the brake pad so it wont get painted red the four calipers took me about 4-5 hours to do maybe will take you longer if you want more coats i only put on 2 coats

17th September 2007, 08:13	#14 (permalink)
leeroy1986 Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 12th July 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 100 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Sounds like its probably a job for the summer although here in england we can't even guarantee we'll get one, we didn't this year!