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sman 01-29-2007 07:59 AM

Painting the calipers
 
Im gunna paint my calipers as soon as I get the time, what color do you guys think I should go with?

FamousZ 01-29-2007 10:09 AM

It all depends on what you want.. Since your car is white you can go with many colors.. Red and black will be your most common colors..

blue89vert 01-29-2007 10:23 AM

red

paarman97maro 01-29-2007 10:55 AM

if you hvae anything else red on your car, then red. if not, then black.

Y2KPewterSS 01-29-2007 12:16 PM

You want to keep a one color accent theme like paarman said. If you have some red accents already, red would be your choice for calipers. If you have pictures of your car you can post, that might help us guide you better. Black would look good and polished takes a lot of work but looks killer if done correctly.

MyFirstCamaro 01-29-2007 03:32 PM

are you getting them powder coated or just going to mask everything off and spray them yourself......are you rotors stock....i think red with new rotors is sick but black with old rotors look more agressive IMO, but also would look jsut as agressive with new rotors

so i say black i love how it looks

sman 01-29-2007 05:10 PM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/64863375@N00/
Theres some pictures, most of them are on page 2.
I wanted to go either black or red, not polished, not up for that much upkeep. I dont have any red accents, yet, im thinking STB b4 too long. I like the idea of red but havent seen it on a white car b4 only on a black car.

As for how, these were the instructions I was going to use, other than I will sand the casting marks, and probobly buy a calliper paint kit instead of just any ol high temp paint....
http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=15

paarman97maro 01-29-2007 05:15 PM

black

ITSA6 01-30-2007 01:42 AM

black

Bernotas05 01-30-2007 01:52 AM

ditto

sman 01-30-2007 08:43 AM

No one likes the red?
I thought it looked good on this guys car...remember I have an SS hood too this spring....
http://www.motortopia.com/files/1743...Thumbnail1.jpg
http://www.motortopia.com/files/1743...Thumbnail1.jpg

Y2KPewterSS 01-30-2007 09:15 AM

Black definately

sman 01-30-2007 12:23 PM

Will I even notice a difference if they are painted black?

97z2801ss 01-30-2007 01:19 PM

maybe, red would stand out so do as you choose

paarman97maro 01-30-2007 05:31 PM

I think red is way to gaudy but thats just me... Its like having chrome tail lights, it just sticks out like hell, and doesnt match anything.

Black > rust.


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