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satanic Grand Master

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OK guys, I have been told from multiple sprayers, mechanics and enthusiasts that VHT Caliper Paint is the best stuff for the job...

Problem is that their colour choices are quite limited and hard to find; good luck to you all - I'm going to CarPlus down in Mona Vale on Thursday maybe, will call a few of you to see if you're keen - I'll just get the receipt and you can fix me up later :D

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G'day peeps,

I painted my calipers a couple of years back and I recommend that you use proper high heat caliper paint unless you want your calipers to peel after a few months and look worse than stock anyway. Also it wasnt the quickest job Ive done because quite alot of patience is needed in prepping your calipers before you paint them.

Make sure you bring heaps of degreaser and heaps of old rags to clean your brake dust off. With the actual painting youll need to do more than 2 coats for a good job otherwise the finish will look shit.

And you will need to wait till each coat dries for a good job. I had to put my calipers in my mates oven to get the paint fully solid, then i did it again the following night for the second and third coat to male it look perfect. If youve ever taken your calipers apart there are quite a few bits and pieces to them which you dont want to lose.

Once you done the second or third coat put the caliper back together and hook it up remember you will need to refill your brake fluid and re bleed your brakes otherwise you will have no brakes.

I dont want to put you off but it might be better doing this in a garage or a workshop because it does tend to get a bit messy, and you definitely dont want brake fluid on your body work it will eat the paint like acid.

I might come down and give you a hand if im not too trasshed from xmas celebrations.

Cheers :D

Michael

ranicx Veteran

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Im there of course :)

Will bring some newspapers also...

Though for the best effect we should take them off? but its a bitch ey?

Any mechanic's wanna come along? lol

we able to do it with them still on? cause re doing the break fluid and so on sounds like a fare hassel

Neil Grand Master

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Could I just ask if you guys are painting your calipers on or off your cars?. If I have time I'll come out and help but if I see one car on bricks I gonna steal its wheels and not give them back.

Neil.

d00dz Grand Master

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Could I just ask if you guys are painting your calipers on or off your cars?. If I have time I'll come out and help but if I see one car on bricks I gonna steal its wheels and not give them back.

Neil.

I think with the calipers on the car...

Marsss Grand Master

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bad idea... they need to come off for a lasting job.. when i did mine a friend helped me and it took a while...5 hours roughly... but they still look damn good...there's a lot of cleaning involved... if you think getting the brakedust off yr wheels is bad..... you're in for a treat here.

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Sure mate, the car's at the mechanic now getting pink slip. The wheels look good and my car looks drift spec cuz of the stock wheels on the back. Don't worry though, there has been no loss of traction.

I'll bring them to the day, where in Chatswood are we meeting?

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I'm pretty sure degreaser is the way to go. They need to be pretty scmick before you paint them. I'll bring sandpaper too. I think the best way to paint them is to take the calipers off the discs and let them dangle off the brake lines so you don't need to bleed the brakes but can still paint the whole caliper

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