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Old 11-11-2006, 09:12 PM
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I want to paint em red. Does anyone know if there is a special paint for them?
 
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Old 11-11-2006, 09:19 PM
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go to auto zone and i they sell high temp paint for brake calipers. i think they also have a kit from duplicolor for like $15.
 
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Old 11-12-2006, 10:57 AM
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I got the http://www.duplicolor.com/ stuff and it works great. Before that I spray painted them red. Spray painting was a pain in the ***. It got all over the place even though I tapped everything off and did it in the garage. Definitely get the Duplicolor kit.
 
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Old 11-12-2006, 12:27 PM
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Yeah Duplicolor kit here aswell, I sanded my calipers down alot, painted them, sanded, painted. There is alot of paint in the dulpi color kit. I also sanded my upper intake and painted it with the duplicolor paint, ended up liking it. I also painted my brake dust shields chrome with dupli color spray paint. Used a wire brush and brake cleaner. I like the difference it makes, don't expect normal people to notice. http://www.gotstang.com/photodisplay...&showimage=129
 
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Old 11-12-2006, 09:05 PM
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so you say there is enough paint to put on all 4 wheels?
 
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Old 11-12-2006, 09:14 PM
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Theres plunty of paint to do 4 calipers. You could put two coats on easy. I only used one. I got the red paint off with a wire wheel on my drill. Then cleaned them off real nice and painted. No clear coat or anything.
 
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 03gtmustang
Theres plunty of paint to do 4 calipers. You could put two coats on easy. I only used one. I got the red paint off with a wire wheel on my drill. Then cleaned them off real nice and painted. No clear coat or anything.
so red looks the best i think. but my mustang is sliver so the red would be better than yellow?
 
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Old 11-13-2006, 07:37 AM
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buy the caliper cleaner too. and make sure you dont spray paint yourself in the face like i did.
 
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