View Poll Results: Paint drums?
Paint drums flat black.
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45.71%
Paint drums gloss black.
10
28.57%
You ricer. Leave them as is.
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I think it depends on the body to wheel color combo that makes a difference to the color you decide to paint your calipers. I did mine red, thought it looked gaudy.... so I'll strip the drums and calipers and flat blk em.
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Nice DIY, but it is way easier to take the drum off the car and paint it on some newspaper.
BTW, why the hell does this thread have 33 posts?
BTW, why the hell does this thread have 33 posts?
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EHHH... i'm clearing them as we speak. I decided against the gloss black because it'd make my rims look like steelies without hubcaps.
I wirebrushed them down to the dark metal color and now I'm just clearcoating them.
I wirebrushed them down to the dark metal color and now I'm just clearcoating them.
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yea im not feelin it either... i say paint them black... glossy or flat it doesn't matter, but regular de-rust and clear is rubbing me all types of wrong.
btw: what springs are those?
btw: what springs are those?
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I'll take better pics in the near future.The springs are actually tein ss. You just can't see the green.
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I know this thread is old, but I'd rather post here then get ridiculed for staring a new one ("use the search noob/lazy ***")
I want to paint my calipers red and was thinking flat black on the drums.
Here's my questions:
Is it stupid/ricey to have them different colors?
Should I do them both black?
Should I do them both red?
I want to paint my calipers red and was thinking flat black on the drums.
Here's my questions:
Is it stupid/ricey to have them different colors?
Should I do them both black?
Should I do them both red?
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i must be douchebag then oh well. black looks better than brown rust color. they come black from the factory too.
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You think Flat black on the back and Red Gloss up front wont look ricey? I think it'll look good but i'll be damned if I make my civic look like a ricer. Nothing worse then getting associated with the idiots that throw on a fart can.
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Oh I completely agree, I just cant afford it right now. I need something somewhat sporty looking for the next 2 years...as I said before, once I get my degree and get a real job I'm gunna go ape **** on upgrades to my civic (or just buy an Evo 8 
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I think rust looks bad too. I have an '01 with rusty rear drums. Not getting discs, so I need to do something as well. I think glosyy black looks bad...atleast that last picture I saw of it did. Looked fake or something.
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