Painted Caliper Pics!

[jeg0024]

Pics of todays project! Painting calipers and removing my remaining side molding, ill let the pics say the rest...enjoy!

 

[Kansei]

Looks pretty nice, though I probably would have done the drums black because.. they're drums

Mine are silver front black rear, but I'm probably going to do my fronts black in the spring.

 

[jeg0024]

Yeah I was thinking that too, but there drums...it would take me 5 mins to do them in black if I change my mind. Thanks for the comment though!

 

[StealthWyvern]

nice rusty rotors! lol It looks good but I agree with the black drums idea.

 

[Drake13]

i did mine in race beat red.. WOW they are sweet looking .. all four cali's

 

[jeg0024]

nice rusty rotors! lol It looks good but I agree with the black drums idea.

Well my rotors rust in about 5 mins with the humidity down here, and I had washed the car lastnight and because of the brake job its still sitting in the same spot as im typing this.

 

[jeg0024]

i did mine in race beat red.. WOW they are sweet looking .. all four cali's

Yeah, I didnt want to get the WOW, just a oh thats nice. But I bet they look great, I like my choice though. You dont have drums? That must have been fun.

 

[StealthWyvern]

Well my rotors rust in about 5 mins with the humidity down here, and I had washed the car lastnight and because of the brake job its still sitting in the same spot as im typing this.

I figured the car has been sittign over night. I just wanted to give you a hard time. (enguard)

 

[Drake13]

Yeah, I didnt want to get the WOW, just a oh thats nice. But I bet they look great, I like my choice though. You dont have drums? That must have been fun.

Ya you telling me.. it took me FOREVER! i did one side at a time because my car is low to the ground. I was very pleased with the results.. although your front looks nicer.. i just sprayed all over my pad and taped everything else off.

Ya the ES models came standered with 4 discs.. i love it.

 

[jeg0024]

I figured the car has been sittign over night. I just wanted to give you a hard time. (enguard)

lol, yeah, and they even look worse with that brake cleaner streaking all over them.

 

[jeg0024]

Ya you telling me.. it took me FOREVER! i did one side at a time because my car is low to the ground. I was very pleased with the results.. although your front looks nicer.. i just sprayed all over my pad and taped everything else off.

Ya the ES models came standered with 4 discs.. i love it.

I wish I had the 4 disc. I used the brush on paint, little tape needed. I think its a lot easier and less messy to do the calipers with the brush but I was kinda wishing I had a can of spray for the drums, maybe ill just get a can of black for next time I rotate my tires.

 

[Drake13]

Ya i used a wire brush and 1 1/2 cans of brake cleaner before I sprayed them, but i got the pads as well.. i figured they would get replaced so no biggy.

 

[jeg0024]

Ya i used a wire brush and 1 1/2 cans of brake cleaner before I sprayed them, but i got the pads as well.. i figured they would get replaced so no biggy.

Yeah, my pads are kinda new though. My can of cleaner just barley made it all the way around. I found some 150 grit sand paper and got it as good as I could and then cleaned them again before painting, I couldnt find a wire brush but I think im gonna be ok. I still have quite a bit of paint left though, im gonna save it incase I need another coat sometime down the road but any ideas of anything else to use it on?

 

[Drake13]

Yeah, my pads are kinda new though. My can of cleaner just barley made it all the way around. I found some 150 grit sand paper and got it as good as I could and then cleaned them again before painting, I couldnt find a wire brush but I think im gonna be ok. I still have quite a bit of paint left though, im gonna save it incase I need another coat sometime down the road but any ideas of anything else to use it on?

Ya i grabbed mine out of the grill Worked like a charm. I put like 2 or 3 coats on each caliber because last time I did it I put one coat and it came off in a couple of months.

 

[jeg0024]

Ya i grabbed mine out of the grill Worked like a charm. I put like 2 or 3 coats on each caliber because last time I did it I put one coat and it came off in a couple of months.

Damnit, lol, I didnt think of that...the grill was right there infront of my car...I looked at the pics to see if u can see it but the rear pic isnt on this comp so I dont have proof that im that stupid. lol I did one good coat all over and all the way around and then 2 more on top of that but just on the front facing parts of them, and I think I got 2 thick coats on the drums.

Edit: No, wait, the grill is there in the last pic...you might be able to see the brush if you zoom in lol.

 

[Drake13]

Hahahah Doh!

 

[jeg0024]

Yeah, now you give me tips...lol You better be giving me these kinda tips before I do my header, instead of after. lol

 

[Drake13]

Well when you do your header you will throw a CEL.. i do got some tips for that as well

 

[Drake13]

I bought the Tusdo header off ebay.. id recommend the same. Then just go here and follow JUST AS it says.


http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123634664

 

[jeg0024]

Well when you do your header you will throw a CEL.. i do got some tips for that as well

Well I read the non-fouler thing, any easier way to get around the CEL?