painted calipers

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:25 pm

hey guys, i have a white solara..and i want to paint my calipers..any suggestion what color should i paint it with? im thinking of red..what do u guys think?

by **Ransom8707** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:29 pm

Do you have a pic of your ride?

by **Down2TheC** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:31 pm

Red, Black, or White for you I'd say. (in order of preference.)

They sell the paint at any auto parts store. If you can wire-wheel the calipers first it'll make things stick better. But follow the instructions with the paint.

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:55 pm

http://mrisolated.multiply.com/photos/album/25[/img]

by **SolaraBlue** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:59 pm

good looking ride. id go with red... though, EVERYONE does...

(heres your link without the "[/img]")

http://mrisolated.multiply.com/photos/album/25

by **SolaraBlue** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:00 pm

almost forgot (way off topic) get rid of the front license plate!!!

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:01 pm

lol how'd the img thingy got there haha thanks! u have pics of ur car that i can see? haha

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:02 pm

ohh..lol its ok..i havent gave that site to anyone bfore..hahah

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:44 pm

hey what's wire-wheel?

by **[SMAN]** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:27 pm

Basicly, he means to take like a wire brush or sandpaper to scuff up the calipers. When painting, you allways scuff up the surface a bit to make the paint adhear better and to get rid of any deposits/contaminents that might be on the surface.

by **white_solara** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:33 pm

ohhh ic..cool i get it! thanks! im ready to paint my calipers tom haha

by **woa_its_j3ff** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:34 pm

SolaraBlue wrote:almost forgot (way off topic) get rid of the front license plate!!!

shut up mr. cleanblueloweredcaronstockrimswithnofrontplates.
:drinking:

jk man, it's all love.

by **Down2TheC** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 4:33 am

white_solara wrote:hey what's wire-wheel?

It's an attachment for your drill that will make short-order of your task of cleaning the calipers down to bare metal.

According to this site...
http://www.wolfcraft.com/display_produc ... 3&group=16
the term wire brush or cup brush would be more appropriate. Don't forget your safety glasses!

by **[SMAN]** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:18 am

Down2TheC wrote:
white_solara wrote:hey what's wire-wheel?

It's an attachment for your drill that will make short-order of your task of cleaning the calipers down to bare metal.

According to this site...
http://www.wolfcraft.com/display_produc ... 3&group=16
the term wire brush or cup brush would be more appropriate. Don't forget your safety glasses!

Those things are great. I use them for all my metal cleaning tasks like when i was painting the valve cover on my old camry. Made quick work of all the sludge on the inside too.

by **philosophicaljt** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:42 am

your car is what I want mine to look like!

nice ride, post it up in the gallery.

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