Painting Calipers

BensBACobra

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i recently perchased a G2 caliper painting kit. has anyone else done this? is it worth it? what did it look like? how does it hold up as far as heat goes?

 

tygr1

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A caliper painting kit? Heh-heh....ahhhhh....America.


Sorry, just don't understand that.

My guess is the paint SHOULD be fine. I just used 'high heat' spray paint ala Pep-Boys!

 

BensBACobra

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tygr1 said:

A caliper painting kit? Heh-heh....ahhhhh....America.


Sorry, just don't understand that.

My guess is the paint SHOULD be fine. I just used 'high heat' spray paint ala Pep-Boys!

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well just wanted to make sure it withstood the heat. yeah dont worry i got it off ebay for half the price of retail.

 

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RevViNg HiGh

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I used the G2 paint kit 2 weeks ago. looks nice. I did mine because the grey was ugly with my new wheels. Painted mine black. Taping off the COBRA letters was a pain. You have to pull the masking tape off while the paint is still wet. good luck.

 

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CaliSS2001

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I just used 1 can of 1000 degree Ford red 3 coats, chromed the "cobra" and used a clear over the top of the caliper.

 

BensBACobra

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you dont have to tape off the COBRA if you dont want to, you can just get decals, white, black even chrome i think and there really cheap and save you some trouble, and time

 

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99SVTAddict

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You simply paint the whole caliper, then use some fine sandpaper and carefully take the paint off the raised "Cobra" letters...takes 2 minutes and looks better than new. I also used the High Temp engine paint, 3-coats red, 2 coats clear. I had the calipers off the car at the time which made it a snap.

 

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01TrueBlueCobra

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BensBACobra said:

you dont have to tape off the COBRA if you dont want to, you can just get decals, white, black even chrome i think and there really cheap and save you some trouble, and time

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Where do you get cobra brake caliper decals

 

RedTwilight

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I used the Duplicolor Metal-Cast paint to do my brakes. The color almost matches the Cobra perfectly and it looks better having the calipers matching the paint. I masked off the "COBRA" with masking tape then removed and sprayed on the high-temp gloss clear.
Trinity

 

RedTwilight

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Here's a pic. Hope it works!
Trinity

 

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Svtpilot

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99SVTAddict said:

You simply paint the whole caliper, then use some fine sandpaper and carefully take the paint off the raised "Cobra" letters... QUOTE]

Thats what I did, works great.

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Silver01

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Let's see some more pictures. I would like to see red or black on my black car.

 

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COBRA_SVT_VERT

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JawJa

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99SVTAddict said:

You simply paint the whole caliper, then use some fine sandpaper and carefully take the paint off the raised "Cobra" letters...takes 2 minutes and looks better than new. I also used the High Temp engine paint, 3-coats red, 2 coats clear. I had the calipers off the car at the time which made it a snap.

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I did the same thing, but I just used model paint.

Heat is not an issue with callipers....everyone thinks it is, but it's not.

Model paint worked for me.

The sand paper is the ****zle on the letters...made them look new again.