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didn't remove the calipers, just the pads. Masked up the rotors an covered the rest of the surrounding areas with newspaper.

as for the letters, masking tape, very sharp scalpal, and a lot of time. after i sprayed the blue I removed the tape off the letters, then painted the NISSAN letter white by hand with a small model paint brush.

I'm pretty sure there's a full guide to this on the maintenance forum.

That white car, dark BBS style rims, GT wing and blue calipers is a masterstroke. It looks the part!

I have a silver 33, bronze TE37 rims and I want to paint the calipers.

What colour do you reckon?

blue, gold or red?

Or silver?

Here's pics:

http://www.nitroware.net/~tony/r33tints1.jpg

http://www.nitroware.net/~tony/r33tints2.jpg

T.

I have a silver 33, bronze TE37 rims and I want to paint the calipers.

What colour do you reckon?

blue, gold or red?

Or silver?

dont reckon gold...clash with your awsome wheels. Silver would be ok but wouldnt stand out much.....I reckon blue would look good.....

but i think Maroon (same as on your GT badge) with white letters would look sweet as!!

looks nuts.... btw calipers get hot as what model paint did you use? or did you use a modelling brush to apply heat resistant paint?

Did you use a primer, did you sand or buff the caliper back first?

looks nuts.... btw calipers get hot as what model paint did you use? or did you use a modelling brush to apply heat resistant paint?

Did you use a primer, did you sand or buff the caliper back first?

lol...yeah i know they got hot....just used a modelling brush, the paint is white engine block paint....up tp 550 degrees celcius i think?

didnt use primer, used metho and an old paint brush to clean the calipers VERY thoroughly, then used a bit more metho on a clean rag an wiped them down till no more dirt came off. I dont believe caliper or engine block spray pack paint requires primer, just be sure the surface is super clean. :D

i've got a light silver series 2 r33 gts-t and am thinking of doing something similar .. i went through all the colors of the rainbow and more and digitally changed the calipers on a picture of my car ... blue is seriously the only color that looks good on a silver car in my opinion

taking the calipers off isnt hard...just a few bolts and clips....even if yiu wanted to dissconnect them an paint them on the shelf isnt really difficult, just have to bleed the brakes and add a bit more brake fluid.

I just didnt see the point, its easy enough to do them on the car, and they come up quite well. So long as you put more time into your preperation than actual painting, should all be good.

jus look at mine :D

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