Painted My Brake drums and calipers check it out
- Thread starter Blazin28
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I did mine silver and the rims black and i like the way they look on my silver Hatch
CoHPhasor
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You'll get alot more life and it will stay more vibrant if you rattle clear it.
My Z is silver and I thought about blue calipers on it too, they just go well together.
severous01
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looks awesome....just keep the brake cleaner away from it...one squirt and it'll ruin the paint job.
drifter
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Looks great - wish I had thought of that when I painted my wheels black today. Would have looked good with some red on mine.
DevilSonic89
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Looks great - wish I had thought of that when I painted my wheels black today. Would have looked good with some red on mine.
IM buying red covers for mine and having the name SONIC engraved on them
nocoolnames
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IM buying red covers for mine and having the name SONIC engraved on them
What are the covers going to be made of? I'm guessing some kinda plastic or something that will hold up better than the paint? And where you getting these from they sound pretty neat.
SSpeckerwood
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Blue......?
DevilSonic89
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nocoolnames
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Caliper Covers U can pick and choose
Thanks for the link those are awesome and much easier than painting.
CoHPhasor
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Caliper Covers U can pick and choose
For $130-$190 I'd have to be high to get that ****.
That $ on these little calipers I'd just powdercoat mine and have a huge array of choices.
severous01
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For $130-$190 I'd have to be high to get that ****.
That $ on these little calipers I'd just powdercoat mine and have a huge array of choices.
powder is a bad idea for parts that need to evacuate heat.
however...maybe some 'tricky' polishing in certain spots would do wonders...but rust would easily attack that bare metal...
idk...powder is a very bad idea for things that need to dissipate heat. simply put...the plastic insulates the heat where the ceramic in the paint will transfer.
but then again, the fluid is rated at 400*...that's like emergency only temps....and i would definitely want my fluid to not be boiling in an emergency brake zone.
i'm thinking maybe a zink/nickel coating or a nickel coating would do...chorme maybe if you will?? but expensive...and definitely unique. hmm....i wonder if POR-15 would have anything for iron. i knwo they do anodizing kits, maybe we could 'upgrade' to aluminum calipers.
CoHPhasor
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Actually, I run Motul in my other car and if I were powerdercoating I 'd do it in the Sonic too, and that's 600*F, I'm not worried at all.
Beyond that, I'd look for upgraded calipers that are aluminum and bigger if I considered blowing a few hundred on looks.
