dr_brains510

Hi all,

With the help of many members and threads on this forum, I was able to get the correct paint and advice in order to do my calipers. Here is one picture (of many) from a little shoot me and some buddies had in Malibu today:



Let me know what you all think.

-Manvel

pearlpower

I like it! Was not sure from the title, but looking good buddy

FT-Performance

Very Nice Choice!!

bobgodd

Would you mind uploading the picture as an attachment? A lot of work computers block internet photo sharing sites.

AKnight55

Love it!

novae500

looking hot!!!

bnzuovr

Looks good.

cij911

Can you post more pictures (calipers look nice) ? I'd like to see the whole car to get an idea of your rims with the car. I am considering matte black F14s for my Opal Black e55 and am concerned the matte black with the dark car will look too wanna be. (Yours looks hot.)

hyperion667

looks good, would like to see the side profile shot too

togaclk55

Very nice

WHTEVO

Looks great.

cij911

I have only painted/coated calipers once (on a 911) and am curious if folks are completely rebuilding (replacing seals, etc.) after powder coating ?

VSmotorsports

Looks great, love the color on the caliper!

Bramage

I usually get scared with green calipers, but those look great, and perfect contrast for the car.

Can you provide some detail as to process? I have wrestled with the idea of painting or powder coasting my calipers, but I want to do a good job, and complete dis-assembly may be challenging.

berti_00

man thats Boss

rlh23

This. I can't seem to pull the trigger on painting my SL calipers, but I know it would look awesome. Any details would be great. Looks awesome btw!

RedBullJnky

Not sure if I like that color.

Mr-Uli

where did you get those decals? i want to do mine in the next few weeks.

Bramage

RPM (Sponsor here) has them with proper fitment, or you can get off Ebay. Not sure if the ebay ones are exact size- Best to order what fits, and its only $15.


Search Staff@RPM

Mr-Uli

arent they out of business? when i searched before i came up with rpmnorth and they closed up. unless RPM is a different company.

Bramage

^ Not sure...


OP, where you get stickers



EDIT- Looks like they are closed. Sorry for the wild goose chase.

Manuyc

Nailed it!!!

AMG E Power

Very nice have me wanting to do this color myself

berti_00

doo it....

dr_brains510

Thank you all for the love!

I contacted RPM at least 3 times and got no answer back. Then I purchased these curved AMG Decals off of eBay (even though the rears are straight):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...T#ht_527wt_830

That I wouldn't know. This was my first time painting my calipers as well.

Basically I did each caliper separately. First, I cleaned the caliper to the best of my ability with the help of some brake/caliper cleaner I bought from Pepboys. Then I started to sand the caliper down with fine sand paper. The AMG logo wouldn't come off with the fine sand paper so I had to use a grittier one. Then I cleaned that off the caliper. Second, I applied 3 coats of primer (obviously one at a time; waiting about 15-20 mins for each coat to dry). Third, I applied 3 coats of the actual paint (again, same wait time as above). Lastly, I placed the AMG Decals on the caliper and applied 3 coats of clear coat. It was a very tedious process but the end result is worth it.