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what else I've been up to this weekend...
brake calipers
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08-08-2004, 11:06 AM
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Looks good! I want to do my calipers, but I'm still deciding on a color... don't want red or yellow or anything since mine's dark blue!
Well done, how long did it take ya to do all 4 and what did you use? |
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08-08-2004, 11:17 AM
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I used Plasti-kote engine enamel fast dry (Ford Red, which seems to match Infrared nicely). I actually did these on the car. I sprayed the paint into a plastic cup and brushed it on using a soft brush, I'm thinking some of those paint sponges would have been easier as an afterthought. It took me on average about an hour and a half per caliper. That is including taking the wheel off, cleaning the caliper with black magic brake dust remover, waiting for it to dry, and 3 coats of paint, waiting for it to dry between each coat, and of course putting the wheel back on.
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08-08-2004, 11:21 AM
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Cool. How long did you wait between coats, and then as a final drying time before you drove on them? I really don't want to drive too soon and have it splatter!
 Also, since you kept the caliper on did you stuff the surrounding area with some newspaper to prevent drips or was that not an issue?
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08-08-2004, 11:30 AM
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About 10 minutes between coats to dry, it probably would have been less but I was talking with a friend and just kind of goofing off. After the third coat I checked in 10 minutes and the paint didn't even seem tacky so I put the wheel back on. It sat over night but I'm pretty sure it was dry in 10 minutes, I just didn't have anywhwere to go. No I didn't use newspaper, but that is really going to depend on how steady your hands are with a brush.
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08-08-2004, 11:42 AM
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Ok, thanks for answering the 20 questions
 Good stuff to know!
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08-08-2004, 10:31 PM
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thats kinda odd, i used the exact same paint on my calipers
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08-08-2004, 10:45 PM
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