Looks great need to do this:cheers:
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Looks good.:thumbs:
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:cheers:
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:thumbs: Well done, looks good.
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Looks great!
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POR15 is great stuff!! Did the undercarridge on my 51 IH pickup. Tough stuff!! Got a little on my hand and it took a few months to wear off(my skin not the paint).:D
OP looks great!:cheers: |
do most people remove the caliper completely from the brake line when painting?
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Originally Posted by idaband
(Post 1583725152)
do most people remove the caliper completely from the brake line when painting?
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Originally Posted by MildBill
(Post 1583725372)
I did mine two years ago and I removed the brackets, but left the calipers connected hanging on coat hangers. Had no issues! It took a couple of days, but this is one of the most cost effective mods there is. I think I spent under $80 including a torque wrench and 1/2 socket set from Harbor Freight! Now my back and knees…that’s another story!
also ... which brand of paint if i want yellow.......any easy way to get yellow with black letters? What tips would everyone recommend to get the letters a different color :) |
nice improvement...
I went with the corvette letters in BLACK... |
Originally Posted by idaband
(Post 1583725393)
hmm cool... anyone know the torque settings?
also ... which brand of paint if i want yellow.......any easy way to get yellow with black letters? What tips would everyone recommend to get the letters a different color :)
Duplicolor - High Performance Caliper Paint Kit with Ceramic, Blue (BCP404) : Amazon.com : Automotive
I used lip stick on the letters and the paint peeled off perfectly. I did not paint the letters, but I think that would be doable with a little patience and an artist type paint brush. |
Thanks for this post. I am not familiar with the POR paint. But it looks to be more durable than dupli-color. I've been told not to paint my calipers because it doesn't last. But I may give this a try. I've done the hats already. Now I just have to decide on whether to go yellow or red.
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Looks nice.........my black GS wheels have painted barrels. I will be doing the rotors myself though.
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:cool:They came out nice!
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You done good
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Excellent job, I need to do the same thing as soon as the weather allows for it!
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Looking to do this in a few days , Thanks for the Pic , Look great !
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Looks great! When it's time for tires and a re balance are you planning on just touching up the area where the weights are removed from?
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Thanks everyone!
To answer the questions. This POR is not susceptible to UV & fade. If it were, I'd wager they would not make it for calipers, which see sun! There still is a POR paint that is UV susceptible, but not this paint. It is very durable, I had it on the calipers on my 82 for 2 years, no peeling & the shine stayed. It took me 4 days of about 5 hrs per day to do this job. I was seriously thinking of lowering it while I had the wheels off & had easy access to the lowering bolts, but figured I'd save that for later, one project to focus on at a time. That & the scraping of the air dam would be worse possible ripping it off hitting the "right" speed bump. I removed the calipers & brackets, but not from the brake line, & I also have pics! (I take pics of everything!) I am still thinking of painting the Corvette in black, not fully decided on that yet. When it comes time for tires & rebalance, yep, just touch up the paint free spots for sure! Here's the calipers masked: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c9.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c10.jpg The cleaned & with the rust preventive in place: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c11.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c12.jpg Then after the 2nd coat before removing the paint on the lettering: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c13.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c14.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c15.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c16.jpg The "cleaned" & masked brackets: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c17.jpg Then cleaned & with the rust preventive in place: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c18.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c19.jpg And after the 2nd coat: http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c20.jpg http://home.comcast.net/~myws6/c21.jpg I used loctite blue & retorqued the bracket & caliper bolts to spec. I brought the car to work this past Monday & park in a place where no one parks near me & everyone sees the car, the paint on the calipers & barrels did make the chrome stand out as allot of people came up to me & asked if I bought new wheels! Next "mod", clear bra. Still undecided if I want the 18" up line on the fenders & hood as with black, it'll show more. |
I just use rustoleum professional. Did a 2000 C5 and it lasted 13 years. Good enough for me.
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