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Jun 19, 2004

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Painted my rear drums

This was something that needed to be done a long time ago. Finally I got off my *** and decided to paint them.

I used Silver VHT Caliper paint that I got from Crappy Tire for 10 bux. Followed the directions on the can and I couldn't be more happy with the results.

I'll post more pics of the process later... here's a before and after pic.

On a side note... today myself, Big, and APRboy are going to paint our calipers. We'll do a DIY for anyone interested.

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Jun 19, 2004

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looks good Denny, I'll see you at 1 at your place

Jun 19, 2004

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Sweet, im gonna do the same thing. What did you use to clean the drum before painting it?

Looks great btw

Jun 19, 2004

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sand paper and a wire brush....when it's smoothed out get the VHT caliper paint and go nutts.

I did my calipers and drums

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^ and just remember to tape off what you don't want painted, and garbage bags work well to cover the rest

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just make sure you cover the car well enough so you don't get any paint on your car.

and the end result should be a thing of beauty! he he

Jun 19, 2004

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yeah I gotta do mine again too, also make sure its not windy out!

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yah i gotta paint my drums black or something, rust isnt a pretty thing

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oh thats pretty pimp...what exact paint did you use?? i wanna do that too..but in red. and also...do you notice it at all melting or fading? i know the onlyt ime you would have a real problem is if you get it on the rotor itself...

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Thats nice guys
I did my calipers in gold (see members ride pics)
I kept the back drums black though.

JD

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mind if I copy your gold?

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my calipers are all gold too

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i did my 4 calipers with Dupri caliper painting kit (they are the one with brush so no need to mask anything)
i highly suggest that to anyone and u can buy a kit from crappy tire and do 4 cars easily
we did 2 cars (8 calipers in total) and there's still half a can of paint left

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im planning on doign this too but i need opinoins. i have a black car.... im thinking of painting the caliper red and then the rear drums black or should i paint the whole thing in one color. red if its one color. what do you guys think looks good with a black car????

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just buy real red calipers from ROTORA.. ahhahahahah

I cant be bothered with caliper colors... mine are already Gunmetal... wait thats brake dust

...hahah

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Quote:

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mind if I copy your gold?

HAHA, well its not like I made it up. If you think it works for you, you should go for it.

As for a black car, you cant go wrong with red calipers but IMO you should paint the back drums black. They will stand out too much if they are red.

JD

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I used the Duplicolor kit from Newfie Speed and Custom (Canadian Tire) as well to do mine...put on three coats on calipers and drums...still had a ton left over and am very happy with the results...did it over a month ago and no chipping or flaking.