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Old 03-15-2007 | 10:47 PM
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ive got a red truck and would be interested in painting mine red. overall, what is the best paint???
 
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Old 03-15-2007 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 04gtf150
Well, I was planning on painting my calipers and the hat on the rotor black just to keep it clean, but after reading this thread, I will be polishing them to match my bumpers and grill
thanks Fabian06SC

nowadays people are afraid to get their hands a little dirty.
The way i see it its not really mine till i dedicate a little hard work to it.

post up pics when your done and you can email me if you need any help on doing it. AIM name is fabianss357
 
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Old 03-16-2007 | 10:04 AM
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Your right about getting ur hands dirty. also not to many people can say that they have polished brake calipers.
 
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Old 03-16-2007 | 05:44 PM
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what is the best paint company for painting calipers and caliper surround????
 
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Old 03-16-2007 | 08:50 PM
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on my last truck (wont say what make it was) I used the G2 product, and 2 years later i had no chipping, and i abused the truck off road, but im sure that there are other brands that will hold up to, but i have only used G2 so i really cant compare any 2 brands, but G2 worked good for me
 
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Old 03-16-2007 | 09:36 PM
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i seeee
 
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Old 03-16-2007 | 10:01 PM
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I have never really picked out a caliper or brake specific kit/paint.
Im sure there are better ones, and the duplicolor one has ceramic in it.

I was really going to try the duplicolor (i think) kit but they wanted too much IMO for a simple paint. That and the blue didnt really match what i wanted to do.

as long as you clean the surface, almost all exterior paints will do well.

on my v8 s10 i rattlecanned the calipers yellow to match my black and yellow engine theme and i did those with regular engine block paint. The paint outlasted the caliper (over 6 years) as i had to replace two of them and the paint would still clean up and look like new.

That is why i had no second thoughts about using engine block rattle can on the screw.
 
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Old 03-17-2007 | 11:54 AM
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alright...sounds like a coin flip. what does the ceramic do for you that is is the duplicolor?

i may just go to my local store and buy whichever brand they carry....
 



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