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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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So as my car is in the shop for the week, I was thinking about painting the caliper's a different color.

I was thinking silver, to go with the look of the car.. does anybody suggest anything else?
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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paint em red!!
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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VHT is better than that duplicolor crap
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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There was a kit I saw on the shelf at Advanced, a Brake Caliper painting kit, came with the paint, the cleaning solution, the brush to clean em' with.
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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black so you dont see them as much.
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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i would do black red will be too much attention to tiny brakes. those 18's make them look so small. paint the bracket silver and be done with it.
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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I just had my calipers powdercoated. I know the pic is crap but it is all I have right now and I don't have any pics yet with the wheels on but i will take some tomorrow. I like the way they look.
 
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper
How much better?

I only put 3 coats on my calipers, they are starting to chip. Get up close it starts lookin kinda bad, but from 10 feet they look fine. thinkin of repainting them. I'd rather upgrade to those red mach1 brakes, but i might just paint em again for now.

Have you just heared about it or did you use VHT? and how long ago did you do it?

I did a write up awhile ago...might still be in the how to section......I have used VHT and is the best i've used so far its not that spread on junk its actually in spray can. In my opinion its a easier application process as well as durability

Hell with the duplicolor if you spray brake cleaner on it it will fade then chip away.....I just did my brakes and nor did the VHT chip or fade I'm really impressed with it

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Here you can even see in the first pic is duplicolor after maybe a year or less
https://mustangboards.com/the-refere...etter-way.html
 
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Stan
paint em red!!

I go with him!
 
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 12:49 PM
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So red or silver. Keep em' comin' guys
 
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Black and silver....red will stick out like a sore thumb on your car
 
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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black and silver. dont do the little brakes in red.
 
Old Apr 4, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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I'll go with the Silver, unless it would look better all of them black or all of them silver. This is all news to me guys, I want to get the general opinion before I go out and spend the money.
 
Old Apr 6, 2006 | 05:35 AM
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go with red
 
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 04:41 AM
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Red here....adds a nice touch. Silver would look no different. Just do the red, you won't regret it.
 
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 10:21 AM
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Go red red red......................

I have an 05 GT Satin Silver, getting RED........Red is great with silver......
 
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