Well i did my calipers today i thoguht i would share. I just got pics of the actual calipers i will get a pic of them with the wheels on the car after i wash it next time. By then i should have my inlays and sail panels and my front emblem decals on. I will get it all done then get new pics.
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How long did it take you? (did you do 2 or 4 calipers?) I want to do mine, but I can't think of a day where I'll have all day to just paint the calipers.Black 1998 Camaro<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2300862\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2300862</a>
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mine took awhile. i took a dremel and sanded down and grinded off all the nasty grime that was on there. thats what took the most amoung of time. after that i put on 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint, put on the decals, and then put on 3 coats of clear on top of that. i let them sit for around 20-30 minutes in between each coat and once i was completely done i let it sit overnight just to make sure everything set up good. it took a long while but it was well worth it. i did it right the first time adn they came out looking really good.'99 Camaro Y87 M5 T-tops
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Hell all i did was used a lot of brake cleaner and scrubbed the **** out of them, then straight to the first coat of high-temp red. No primer or sanding, i just did about 4 coats of paint and then 3 coats of clear and they still look good.Black \'94 Trans Am A4- SLP CAI & Loudmouth<br />Red \'93 Firebird A4- Ram Air under the WS6 hood, !cat, exhaust.
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Originally posted by 99camaro-3.8mine took awhile. i took a dremel and sanded down and grinded off all the nasty grime that was on there. thats what took the most amoung of time. after that i put on 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint, put on the decals, and then put on 3 coats of clear on top of that. i let them sit for around 20-30 minutes in between each coat and once i was completely done i let it sit overnight just to make sure everything set up good. it took a long while but it was well worth it. i did it right the first time adn they came out looking really good.
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im gonna do mine soon too, sence i have all the time in the world now being summer and all. your's look good, theres not many colors that would go with teal good. silver looks great.
EDIT: maybe i'll do mine in the next couple days, how many cans did you use? im assuming you did all 4 because 98's had 4 wheel disk's.Last edited by loser; 06-20-2006, 10:40 AM.1998 bright red camaro ,M5 ,Y87 ,stock<br /><br />Originally posted by Rune:<br />If it smells like a turd and looks like a turd, chances are its probably not a candy bar.
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I used duplicolor caliper paint kit. It has everytihng you need it took me probably 4 hours and i left the wheels off overnight and let it set i might do the decals later because i got a lot of the paint left and i am planing on doin the rotors to putting the clear on. The kit i had was only paint.98 Mystic Teal Camaro
Mods: FRA, K&N, Clears corners, runing lights, billet grille, All blue interior leds, All four highbeam mod, Halos
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Originally posted by Mystic98I used duplicolor caliper paint kit. It has everytihng you need it took me probably 4 hours and i left the wheels off overnight and let it set i might do the decals later because i got a lot of the paint left and i am planing on doin the rotors to putting the clear on. The kit i had was only paint.
so 2 cans will be plently?1998 bright red camaro ,M5 ,Y87 ,stock<br /><br />Originally posted by Rune:<br />If it smells like a turd and looks like a turd, chances are its probably not a candy bar.
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Originally posted by Mystic98I used duplicolor caliper paint kit. It has everytihng you need it took me probably 4 hours and i left the wheels off overnight and let it set i might do the decals later because i got a lot of the paint left and i am planing on doin the rotors to putting the clear on. The kit i had was only paint.
Get the decals...it's only a few bucks and it makes your car look really custom.
Dont forget to spray clear over them though.1998 Camaro V6 \"Black Mamba\"<br />Y87<br />Whisper Lid w/ K&N filter<br />Flowmaster American Thunder<br />Numerous appearance mods.<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2154172\" target=\"_blank\">Car Domain</a>
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