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Old 01-24-2007, 06:03 PM
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i am planning on painting my front brake calipers black, however i do not want to buy brake caliper paint for $50 a bottle. can i use high-heat resistant spray paint instead or maybe another substitute?
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Old 01-24-2007, 06:40 PM
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50 bucks.... waht kinda stuff you buyen!!!!!!!!

i bought the stuff at autozone... i believe its like 15bucks....

just when doing it be sure to steel wire brush the WHOLE THING GOOD and clean the crap outta it with some brake cleaner.... clean it repeatedly before painting!!!!!!

i did mine and they still look great.... i only have ONE spot on my rotor where i painted it that chipped off....

tho one thing i would like to try is using a metal sander or grinder to smooth the calipers out and then repaint them again...
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Old 01-24-2007, 07:06 PM
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i got mines for $15 too!
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Old 01-24-2007, 07:16 PM
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ya id say buy both versions tho.... buy the brush on stuff and the spray can stuff... i wire brushed my calipers and my rotors... the edges and the inner.... and even my control arms and basicaly anything that wasnt black and the brakes didnt make contact with
looks so much beter than rust!!








looks aWHOLE lot beter than rusty



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Old 01-26-2007, 03:42 PM
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they look good, wut do u mean by wirebrush??
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Old 01-26-2007, 03:56 PM
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using a wire brush to smooth out?
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Old 01-26-2007, 03:59 PM
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yeah, use a wire brush because it will get off all the crap you dont want under your paint
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:01 PM
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no... wire brush.... basicaly like a realy hard tooth brush
steel brisles to knock off any rust or loose rust or even dirt....
then with some brake cleaner sprayed all over it several times! wiping it with fresh rags or paper towels until its clean....
then brush or spray on the paint... depending on the area....
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Old 01-26-2007, 07:22 PM
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should i take off the caliper before i spray paint it or just cover up everything else???
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Old 01-26-2007, 08:53 PM
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i just taped up my rotors and wheel lugs....
but the brush on stuff it alot easier to work with!!!!
ya dont want to get it onto your brake pads or the brake pad stoping area...
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