Painted my Brake Calipers Red today!
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thanks
Originally posted by pixmation
It looks REALLY nice!!
Now you got me thinking, maybe let me do mine in photoshop first.
Thanks for sharing.
It looks REALLY nice!!
Now you got me thinking, maybe let me do mine in photoshop first.
Thanks for sharing.
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2007 BMW 328xi sedan
Where (on the car) would you position jack stands, assuming you are using the jacking points made for the jack that came with the car to lift it. Taking a quick look under there, I could not find any bare metal of the frame. Lots of plastic and rocker panel though, which I am sure would get crushed, mangled and split. I would like to get all four corners off the ground while I paint the calipers. Anyone do this without incident yet?
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Originally posted by dmichael
Where (on the car) would you position jack stands, assuming you are using the jacking points made for the jack that came with the car to lift it. Taking a quick look under there, I could not find any bare metal of the frame. Lots of plastic and rocker panel though, which I am sure would get crushed, mangled and split. I would like to get all four corners off the ground while I paint the calipers. Anyone do this without incident yet?
Where (on the car) would you position jack stands, assuming you are using the jacking points made for the jack that came with the car to lift it. Taking a quick look under there, I could not find any bare metal of the frame. Lots of plastic and rocker panel though, which I am sure would get crushed, mangled and split. I would like to get all four corners off the ground while I paint the calipers. Anyone do this without incident yet?
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is there any place that can paint my calipers professionally. I'm too lazy to do all that myself..
But I'm sure an autobody shop would only charge you like a hundred bucks or so.
Matt
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Re: help
Originally posted by webbersworld
is there any place that can paint my calipers professionally. I'm too lazy to do all that myself..
-ben
is there any place that can paint my calipers professionally. I'm too lazy to do all that myself..
-ben
When i painted my calipers it was the first time i ever took a wheel off a car in my life. And it was very easy. It was a good learning experience. Now i take my wheels off all the time to clean them.
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ya exactly
thats basically why i dont really want to do it... Ive never taken a wheel off in my life either! And aside from that, I just have no confidence in myself, I'm sure I'll f*** something up. I know ZERO about cars. I'll probably end up just painting the shocks or something instead of the calipers. Trust me, I'm an idiot.
-Ben
-Ben
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Re: ya exactly
Originally posted by webbersworld
thats basically why i dont really want to do it... Ive never taken a wheel off in my life either! And aside from that, I just have no confidence in myself, I'm sure I'll f*** something up. I know ZERO about cars. I'll probably end up just painting the shocks or something instead of the calipers. Trust me, I'm an idiot.
-Ben
thats basically why i dont really want to do it... Ive never taken a wheel off in my life either! And aside from that, I just have no confidence in myself, I'm sure I'll f*** something up. I know ZERO about cars. I'll probably end up just painting the shocks or something instead of the calipers. Trust me, I'm an idiot.
-Ben
well if u are that unconfident i would find someone to do it for u.
btw- i looked at the first page of this thread and cant believe how old it is. my car looks so different from that now.
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Re: ya exactly
Originally posted by webbersworld
Trust me, I'm an idiot.
-Ben
Trust me, I'm an idiot.
-Ben
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Originally posted by AlBoston
hey blkc230. u said u did 2 coats with the G2... how long did u wait for the first one to dry when u went back over it.
hey blkc230. u said u did 2 coats with the G2... how long did u wait for the first one to dry when u went back over it.
the pics on the first page are pissing me off there so old. So here a bigger pic of my sig.
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hey blkc230. u said u did 2 coats with the G2... how long did u wait for the first one to dry when u went back over it.
Let me know if you have anymore questions. I'd love to help
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Audi 80 Quattro (with a couple of modifications)
BlackC230Coupe: Looks pretty sweet.
I work at G2, so I'll see if I can get Mbworld.org members some kind of discount if there is anyone else that is looking to paint their calipers.
I work at G2, so I'll see if I can get Mbworld.org members some kind of discount if there is anyone else that is looking to paint their calipers.
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Originally posted by Rowdy Audi
BlackC230Coupe: Looks pretty sweet.
I work at G2, so I'll see if I can get Mbworld.org members some kind of discount if there is anyone else that is looking to paint their calipers.
BlackC230Coupe: Looks pretty sweet.
I work at G2, so I'll see if I can get Mbworld.org members some kind of discount if there is anyone else that is looking to paint their calipers.
To bad i'm already late for that discount.
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My boss is out of the office until next week, so it'll be a little bit before I get to talk to him.
Check out www.tirerack.com They are selling them for $38. They should have every color in stock and they also have excellent customer service.
Check out www.tirerack.com They are selling them for $38. They should have every color in stock and they also have excellent customer service.