#8752 - 10/26/07 01:51 PM
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does anyone know if you can buy red calipers? and if so where might i be able to find them?
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#8753 - 10/26/07 01:53 PM
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Advanced Auto Parts, Autozone, NAPA even carry red caliper paint. Most of them even carry a small "kit" for doing it.
P.S. Welcome. What area of Milwaukee are you from? There are a god number of us in WI now that we could start some sort of small meet some time.
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#8754 - 10/26/07 01:57 PM
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i cant buy them already painted?
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#8755 - 10/26/07 01:59 PM
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No, I don't think so. And if you could, they would probably be ridiculously expensive.
But I believe the F-body cars (cameros, firebirds) had painted calipers stock and if you did an F-body brake upgrade, they would be painted.
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#8756 - 10/26/07 02:01 PM
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man that sux cuz i mean i have the paint but i really dont feel like takin em off and sanding the hell out of them and then putting them back on haha
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#8757 - 10/26/07 02:07 PM
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That's why I haven't painted mine.
I just don't have the time to have the car on jacks for that long.
Besides, black calipers might give away the "sleeper" look.
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#8758 - 10/26/07 02:26 PM
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idk i just want mine red cuz itll look nice wit a red car and im thinking about getting black 18" bullitts just cant find a good deal on them yet
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#8759 - 10/26/07 03:31 PM
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If you get the Dulpi-color kit you dont need to sand the caliber down, just stay it with caliber cleaner then paint on, no need to sand.
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#8760 - 10/26/07 06:11 PM
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I took mine loose from the car, cleaned them with brake cleaner, then dawn dish soap and a brush, then brake cleaner again. I never took them off teh hose. I just used wire to hold them up where I could paint them. I taped off the piston area and then painted mine with high temp engine paint. This paint is pretty cheap and will hold up, unless you auto-cross or really abuse your brakes. It looks good on my wife's 04 Monte with 51K miles.
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#8761 - 10/26/07 06:14 PM
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I'd suggest using G2, but what ever you use your calipers MUST be clean or the paint won't stick to the calipers for too long. They'll start chipping and start looking nasty.
Clean them real good with a wire brush. If you have access to a Dremel with a wire brush attachment, that'll work great.
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#8762 - 10/26/07 06:44 PM
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yea man i painted mine red and stenciled the brombo sign on using photoshop to make the stencil  its been on good for 4 months!
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#8763 - 10/26/07 07:05 PM
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I painted mine with G2 and it was a breeze.
There are places out there that can/do powdercoat calipers. Those would be the best, but they are expensive.
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#8764 - 10/26/07 11:43 PM
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 didn't even unbolt them or nothing...just took off the rims an cleaned them and brushed it on. I was a little worried about the quality of the brushing duplicolor kit, but afterwards i was very pleased...took me about an hour and a half and drove off with them after another hour(not recommended), that was back in may i believe...still look just like that(except a lil dirt). very easy and appealing mod. ~Stauffie
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#8765 - 10/27/07 01:59 AM
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Hey, I know this is a stupid question, but oh well. When you get a brake job, the calipers aren't replaced, right? Meaning when you get a brake job, you won't need to re-paint them?
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#8766 - 10/27/07 02:44 AM
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Right. Unless the caliper was damaged and needed to be replaced, a brake job should only consist of pads and possibly rotors.
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