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Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:28 pm
by ArcsVibe
Just wondering how many of you have done this....I would love to see your work!
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:42 pm
by damronjr
I've had my G2 kit for I don't know how long and have yet to actually paint them! I'll get around to it eventually, I just know it!
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 12:10 am
by Merzbow
http://memimage.cardomain.net/...l.jpgHere's a blurry shot of mine lol. When I ge thome I'll take some good ones. I just repainted them so they are all bright and shiny again. My friend also used my paint for his civic so maybe I'll post those too
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:44 am
by JustinVGT
Here are pictures of my calipers that I painted last summer. I bought a kit for about $15 from Advance Auto Parts. It included cleaner, can of paint, and a brush. I used some masking tape to get the clean edges and to keep paint off of unwanted parts. It was a simple mod and looks awesome. Front:
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Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:45 am
by JustinVGT
Rear:
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Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:45 am
by JustinVGT
Close up of front:
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Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (JustinVGT)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 1:52 am
by Psychobroker
here's mine..
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (Psychobroker)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 3:26 am
by ArcsVibe
Wow! They all look great!Hmmmm...............
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 3:58 am
by Mr. Poopypants
I painted mine, I forgot to resize the images before I posted them so I am not going to post them in this thread but here is the link to the ginormous pics.
http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=10909
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (Mr. Poopypants)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 8:02 am
by ArcsVibe
Thanks again everyone I am seriously thinking about painting mine as well
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 8:56 am
by kharman
Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe »Just wondering how many of you have done this....I would love to see your work!
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 10:24 am
by NoMerits
Did mine last fall and they still look great, Jim
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Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (kharman)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 11:45 am
by ArcsVibe
Wow! Nice job
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 12:07 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
I'm getting ready to do mine. I bought that color that changes from copper to green. i hope it turns out.
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 1:21 pm
by POLO
Me too i was interrested,but the drying take time,like 24-48 hour,so i must organise a day that i don't need a ride,and need place to do it.
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (POLO)
Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:04 pm
by PhillyVibeGT
I have had the kit for about six weeks, but just don't have the time to do it. 24 hours of drying is way to long for me to be w/o a car.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:51 am
by AKLGT
the vibe:the sube:
Re: (trdvibe)
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:57 am
by ArcsVibe
Beautiful job on both of them Hope
Re: (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:10 am
by ProVibe
So they sell actual kits for this? Cool! Must get one. Now the wait time is kinda long.
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:25 am
by AKLGT
you can get a break caliper kit from g2 (the best and most expensive imo) or another kit from duplicolor that's cheap (and just so-so). also, you can get high heat paint and either spray it on (mask the calipers first) or spray it in a can and paint on for the best (imo) results like i did. you can check out my vibe gt painted calipers on my old cardomain site:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/388840/9
Re: (trdvibe)
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:06 am
by ProVibe
Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »you can get a break caliper kit from g2 (the best and most expensive imo) or another kit from duplicolor that's cheap (and just so-so). also, you can get high heat paint and either spray it on (mask the calipers first) or spray it in a can and paint on for the best (imo) results like i did. you can check out my vibe gt painted calipers on my old cardomain site:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/388840/9Thanks for the info. What's g2?
Re: (trdvibe)
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:59 pm
by BruiserVibe
TRD, what color did you use on your sube? It looks like a color I'd want to use on my calipers.
Re: (BruiserVibe)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:16 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
I just finished mine. what a job. My rotors were rusty so I painted them a dark metalic grey, then did my calipers with the color changing paint. It looks awesome, too late for pics. I'll try to post them tomorrow.
Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:19 pm
by ArcsVibe
Can't wait to see them! Was it difficult?
Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 2:35 pm
by POLO
I can't wait to see the picture Mine too,my rotor are all rusty,i wanted to paint them.
Re: (POLO)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:45 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
There was a whole lot of masking involved. I totally disassembled my brakes to do it also. Being that the paint was a three step process, it took a better part of the day. I couldn't log on to my picture service so I'll just put them on this way for now. 1st. before
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Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:47 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
another
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Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:49 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
after, the camera doesn't do this color justice. It's quite vibrant and really changes with the light.
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Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:50 pm
by ArcsVibe
Really nice paint job! It always looks better in person lol
Re: (4X4CHICHI)
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:52 pm
by 4X4CHICHI
one more
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:52 am
by engineertwin2
Reviving an old thread, but I've done a search and nothing pops up here...I noticed some members have the word Pontiac painted on their calipers. That looks sweet. How did you guys do this to such great detail? Stencils? I'd love to know...
Re: (engineertwin2)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:55 am
by damronjr
Quote, originally posted by engineertwin2 »Reviving an old thread, but I've done a search and nothing pops up here...I noticed some members have the word Pontiac painted on their calipers. That looks sweet. How did you guys do this to such great detail? Stencils? I'd love to know...I think they are decals they got from Ryan at Grafxwerks. Not 100% sure on that.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 4:03 am
by northvibe
Hey this looks cool, Ill have to do this sometime. the Pontiac on the calipers, I wonder where to get those too. I didnt see them in the vibe section of grafxwerks.com but if Ryan didnt already I bet he could fab some up.
Re: (northvibe)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:55 am
by satur9
calipers
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Re: (satur9)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:56 am
by satur9
you didnt ask but heres drums
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Re: (damronjr)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:12 am
by engineertwin2
I don't think that they are from Grafx Werks. If you look at JustinVGT's upclose front photo, you can see that the lettering in Pontiac appears to have the same texture as the rest of the caliper (a cast iron look to it). Additionally, I couldn't see any difference or edge to the letters indicating that it was a sticker. However, with as nice as it is, I am definitely convinced it is at least a stencil...
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:53 am
by djb383
Re: (engineertwin2)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:59 am
by NoMerits
Yes, they are definately from Ryan at Grafxwerks. I got mine there and after a week or so they looked painted, not decals and they still look good today, no color change at all. Jim
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Re: (NoMerits)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:23 am
by Mrizzle05
Hey those OEM's look really nice painted white... good job!!!
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:10 am
by engineertwin2
I will eat my remarks posted above....
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:59 am
by northvibe
so people who did the calipers, did you also do the drums? (non gt owners )
Re: Who here has painted their calipers? Post your pics here! (ArcsVibe)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:07 pm
by meistees
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Re: (NoMerits)
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:52 pm
by damronjr
Quote, originally posted by NoMerits »Yes, they are definately from Ryan at Grafxwerks. I got mine there and after a week or so they looked painted, not decals and they still look good today, no color change at all. JimThought so, and I plan to paint my drums when I do my calipers.
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:20 am
by JustinVGT
Yeah, those are Pontiac decals on my calipers. I got them from Brad (Savedbyzero). I forgot where he got them, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't Ryan at Grafxwerks because I remember the website was completely different and they had a larger selection. If Ryan sells them, cool. I've had them on for two years now and they still look great. There are a few nicks in my caliper paint, but you can't see it unless you look real closely.