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Apr 10, 2005

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[PIC] Caliper Paint + Detail

So this weekend was a such a nice weekend we(Skiboard and DnarahP) desided to do some caliper paint + carwash thing
caliper & drum painting came out good
I thought it would be ricy with Red but wanted to giv it some accents so I went with Red.
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Apr 10, 2005

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nice pics!^^

Apr 10, 2005

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your ride is looking SWEET

I painted mine red too but i never painted the rear drums... looks good tho

Apr 10, 2005

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damn very nice! should have done silver skiboard, would match more :P n btw... that was fast man u put all ur stuff bak on ur car alrdy after that insurance thing? hehhh

oh and what kind of power washer is that ur using? i want one, but iono if its worth it

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heres a thought, they should make glow in the dark caliper paint. bahahahahahahaha.

Apr 10, 2005

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Pressure washers are worth it man. around 80 bucks

yeah. I couldnt just drive around with stock car lol
so in like 24 hours total, I took everything off and on haha
My spoiler is still off tho.. I donno I should keep it off or not

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oh yeah, ur spoiler is off. hahah thats whats different, i noticed something but couldnt put my finger on it

Apr 10, 2005

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^^ also my brand spankin new "RICE" decal lol
I was gonna drive around with it but had to take it off for a carwash lol

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Nice pictures, making me more jealous

.. but I thought you did an engine clean too. No pictures before and after of those?

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ohhhhh yeah... I forgot to take bling bling engine bays! maybe this friday when I get to see everyone I will take some

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ohhhhh yeah... I forgot to take bling bling engine bays! maybe this friday when I get to see everyone I will take some

Disappointed ..

Oh well, hopefully they don't go and get too dirty on you in the week

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sorry i couldnt make it guys but ill be back soon ..I had some stuff to do..
I did put on my front lip though and sides

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i like ur car it looks really good without the spoiler i vote to leave it off but its ur ride

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i like the red...the front looks good, i'm not a fan of painted drums though.

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Man, having that kind of driveway must be tough with rock pits and all.

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nice.

By the way, caliper paint comes off with time

mine starts to peel off a bit after 3 rd year

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3 years wow that's long time. did it rust and stuff? I plan on doing it every season to keep it shining

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How did you clean your caliper?? what did you use?

And did you just cover your rotors and other stuff with the plastic and painted the calipers??

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Sorry, not feeling painted rear drum.

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3 years wow that's long time. did it rust and stuff? I plan on doing it every season to keep it shining

I will answer everyone here:

After 3rd year, there start to have rust on the rear drum and the paint peels off. The caliper is ok.

Yeah, just cover with paper and paint, no need to worry too much.

Paint rear drum black is way better than no paint at all.

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i like the red!

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your tails are sick

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Quote:

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How did you clean your caliper?? what did you use?

And did you just cover your rotors and other stuff with the plastic and painted the calipers??

I'm also curious about how you prepped the calipers and rums before painting. I would imagine a stiff wire brush and maybe sandpaper? How did you get in the nooks and crannies?
Also, do you need a special high-temp primer?