hey people.
can anyone suggest a good place to get my calipers painted?
also does anyone know how much this will cost approx?
thanks!
-d
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where to get calipers painted?
hey people.
can anyone suggest a good place to get my calipers painted?
also does anyone know how much this will cost approx?
thanks!
-d
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1. In my backyard
2. Free, I have the paint and brushes
As for getting it done, I'm not sure. You would prob pay for about an hour of someones time (40-100) and supplies (5-10).
Make sure to use the high temp paint and cover your rotors or better yet pull them off.
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Calipers painted eh?....
Do it yourself... Go to crappy tire buy some high heat paint and go crazy!
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yeah.. it's pretty easy did it this weekend.. $10 for caliper paint... and a nylon buffer wheel ..
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Pull them off.. take a wire brush + brake cleaner and scrub away. Rinse well with brake cleaner before painting, and mask boots, slides and brake piston, pad contact point etc. Get some caliper paint and go nuts.
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Ill do it for 60 bucks!
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Definitely do it yourself.
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I saw a kit at tunerworks for $45 , its very good quality paint , and you can do it at your house... Its worth a look.
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When you say do them yourself does that imply taking off my rims? Because I can't do that, I don't even change my own oil.
Is there an actual shop that can do this???
Thanks again!
-d
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wow.Originally posted by diabolique
When you say do them yourself does that imply taking off my rims? Because I can't do that, I don't even change my own oil.
Is there an actual shop that can do this???
Thanks again!
-d
so what happens when you have a flat tire?
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i know this is gonna sound sexist.. but i have the best intentions..
are u a girl? cause if not ur going to be embarrased as shit the first time u get a flat tire with your wife. can anyone else say divorce..
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Well if the new beetle is any indication.. if you cant' take off the wheels this is definitely a "hard" project for you to do your self
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”
—Cicero, Roman statesman and lawyer
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I'll do it for $60
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How long does it take to do?
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30 min maybe?
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haha myron you must be a machine.. i find to do a good job it would take a day (including time overnight to dry completely). This includes removing rust as best as possible and respraying every couple of hours. The actual time spent doing it isnt' long (sanding is a bitch) but if you want it to turn out good you should let the paint dry and then put more coats on..Originally posted by illeagle
30 min maybe?
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.”
—Cicero, Roman statesman and lawyer
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