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01-17-2007, 11:54 PM | #1 |
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Brand of paint for calipers
before i paint my calipers
i just wanted to confirm with u guys of the paint im going to use as in the DIY for caliper painting, nexus used Japlac High Gloss Lacquer for his calipers, but he used that cuz he lives in scottland, and tahts international paint. he said he had no problems with heat. another brand is G2 brake caliper paintsystem set... there paint set is actually for calipers, so there are no problems with anything, including heat. heres the thing, i want to color match my calipers with the color of my car (monaco blue) bcuz i still have stock brakes, so i dont want to make them too flashy like red, but just not how they are now, so i think that a dark/navy blue color would do just fine. and i really need to paint my calipers bcuz my rims have a lot of space between thier spokes... problem is the g2 paint set only has 8 colors, and their blue paint isnt the color i am looking for, its too bright, cuz i want sumtn thatll match with monaco blue. the Japlac High gloss paint however does have the color navy blue ( as shown in their site http://www.international-paints.co.u...10&surfaceid=7) and thats a close match. but i dont know how to order this paint, and could i purchase it here in the US??? if not, do yall have any suggestions of where i can find high heat paint that has a variety of many colors, i.e. sumtn to match monaco blue like dark blue? greatly appreciated |
01-18-2007, 12:07 AM | #2 |
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also...
i found this high heat paint: http://www.duplicolor.com/products/engine.html this brand offers a lot more variety in paint, however theres 2 kinds... 1 that resists up to 500 degrees F... and the other that resits up to 1200 degrees F.... problem is the 1200degree paint doesnt come in the color i want however the 500 degree paint has many colors, and a few of which i like and match monaco blue very nicely, but its engine enamel paint.... could this be used to paint calipers, or no??? like does it not have enough heat capacity to be handeled as caliper paint, or will it work fine, cuz i would love to order it. *sorry, im not too educated heat of calipers/paint |
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01-19-2007, 02:32 AM | #6 |
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i'd honestly jsut paint ur calipers black, it'll be in the shade of the wheel at all times neways, if you paint it navy blue it might be a little nicer, but chances are it'll be dark and look like a black anyways
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01-19-2007, 09:51 PM | #7 |
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anyone else have suggestions on high heat paint for calipars that might come in a color that matches monaco blue somehwat? |
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01-21-2007, 12:41 AM | #8 |
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hey u guys, i found something on ebay that im looking for
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...5872&rd=1&rd=1 its color is "nogaro blue" to wat it looks like on the caliper in the picture, it seems like a close match to monaco blue. im thinking of going ahead and buying it as far as a good match, would that be a close enuff match in yalls opinon? i think its pretty good kit, comes wit everything i need ill post pics when i get it done |
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01-21-2007, 01:10 PM | #9 |
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G2 brake caliper paint is the best that I have used... it looks almost like the calipers were powdercoated.
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01-21-2007, 03:07 PM | #10 |
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Did you do this yet? Pics? I am thinking about doing this--but I would want yellow....
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01-21-2007, 07:37 PM | #11 |
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im still looking for the right color paint to match monaco blue
every blue caliper paint im finding is way too light in color. i need dark/navy blue im gonna probly get it done this week, ill post pics def. |
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01-23-2007, 06:12 PM | #12 |
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Can't wait! Good luck!
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