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post Jan 14, 2009 - 5:26 PM
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circuscatch85

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I've been looking around the internet for guides to painting calipers, and they seem to vary a lot and none of them are for celicas specifically. I was wondering if anyone on here who has done it has any method(s) that they feel works well. Thanks!

P.S I dont have a whole lot of experience so far with cars so a simple method would be appreciated biggrin.gif
 
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post Jan 14, 2009 - 5:32 PM
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Well, First you need to jack the car up, then take the wheel off, and support the car with an axle stand.

Brush off any loose rust with a wire brush, clean any grease off and dry them fully.

then you just paint them biggrin.gif

It's fine to paint them on the car, no need to disassemble anything. Just don't get any on the brake discs, or any obvious moving parts.

Always use a brush-on paint, not spray.

Not sure of US brands, but i use Japlac, or hammerite, or a specific calliper paint from an auto store.


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- circuscatch85   Painting my Calipers   Jan 14, 2009 - 5:26 PM
- - manphibian   Well, First you need to jack the car up, then take...   Jan 14, 2009 - 5:32 PM
|- - circuscatch85   QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 14, 2009 - 6...   Jan 14, 2009 - 5:45 PM
- - 808celica   DO NOT USE THE SPRAY PAINT!!!! -...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:04 PM
- - trdproven   Had my high temp spray painted calipers - nothing ...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:20 PM
- - Salica   Why does spray paint not work? Is it too thin? no ...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:21 PM
- - manphibian   Spray paint in my experience will not last very lo...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:23 PM
- - circuscatch85   Sounds pretty straight forward, thanks for the ste...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:33 PM
- - 95st-celica   i use dupi-color high temp caliper paint and have ...   Jan 14, 2009 - 6:38 PM
- - manphibian   Yeah, i guess that's the difference with brush...   Jan 15, 2009 - 3:21 AM
|- - 808celica   QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 14, 2009 - 10...   Jan 15, 2009 - 3:42 AM
- - njccmd2002   i took em of, gave em service, rebuild and painted...   Jan 15, 2009 - 7:20 AM
- - 3TST   I used (Brush-on) High Temperature (Enamel) Engine...   Jan 15, 2009 - 10:47 AM
- - DEATH   I've got a really cheap and retarded quick met...   Jan 15, 2009 - 12:51 PM
- - joehernandez   you know... that is what i had in my mind, before ...   Jan 15, 2009 - 2:51 PM
|- - manphibian   QUOTE (joehernandez @ Jan 15, 2009 - 7...   Jan 15, 2009 - 3:08 PM
- - trdproven   spray painting was pretty easy to me. My car is e...   Jan 15, 2009 - 5:14 PM
- - Spider77   Those decals, how do they hold up?   Jan 15, 2009 - 7:56 PM
|- - manphibian   QUOTE (Spider77 @ Jan 16, 2009 - 12...   Jan 16, 2009 - 3:22 AM
|- - circuscatch85   QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 16, 2009 - 3...   Jan 16, 2009 - 11:32 AM
- - manphibian   Ebay.co.uk   Jan 16, 2009 - 12:37 PM
- - joehernandez   QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 16, 2009 - 12...   Jan 16, 2009 - 3:37 PM


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