Photo: Calipers Painted
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cjstringer
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Nice job, and a damn crisp photo! Very nice!
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- '07 Mazda3, True red
little, teeny eeny weeny side markers, tiny, so cute,,,i like. hehe, oh yeah, and nice calipers too.
Thanks. Those are Ferrari sidemarkers. I couldn't afford the rest of the Ferrari. Hehe.
I was looking to get the latest Audi A4 markers but they're quite expensive.
BTW, for the photo, I used a Sony Cybershot DSC-P31. I highly recommend it if you're not going to use it for Web stuff. It's around $179 at www.vanns.com. It automatically makes your photos look much much better. I tried many cameras.
I was looking to get the latest Audi A4 markers but they're quite expensive.
BTW, for the photo, I used a Sony Cybershot DSC-P31. I highly recommend it if you're not going to use it for Web stuff. It's around $179 at www.vanns.com. It automatically makes your photos look much much better. I tried many cameras.
I love MP3 bumpers....gotta have one...
Anyway, if anyone's interested, I got two close-up shots of the paintwork (links are on bottom).
FYI on how I painted them:
I didn't mask at all. I just used two sizes of sable brush. One wide for quick coverage and a sharp one for detail work.
I used the natural casting seams of the calipers as border guides. Some parts have dips and angles that make it difficult to mask, so I just went raw.
The texture of the paint is like liquid rubber. I waited 15 min instead of the recommended 5 min as specified in the instructions so the liquid is less runny to work with. I also painted only viewable areas through the rim.
If you want to see close-up photos, here are two:
1. http://users.rcn.com/enamho1/images/Caliper_Paint 001.jpg
2. http://users.rcn.com/enamho1/images/Caliper_Paint 002.jpg
Anyway, if anyone's interested, I got two close-up shots of the paintwork (links are on bottom).
FYI on how I painted them:
I didn't mask at all. I just used two sizes of sable brush. One wide for quick coverage and a sharp one for detail work.
I used the natural casting seams of the calipers as border guides. Some parts have dips and angles that make it difficult to mask, so I just went raw.
The texture of the paint is like liquid rubber. I waited 15 min instead of the recommended 5 min as specified in the instructions so the liquid is less runny to work with. I also painted only viewable areas through the rim.
If you want to see close-up photos, here are two:
1. http://users.rcn.com/enamho1/images/Caliper_Paint 001.jpg
2. http://users.rcn.com/enamho1/images/Caliper_Paint 002.jpg
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- 03' Silverado, 03' P5
dynamho said:
That looks great, especially on silver!!!
Where did you get the paint, if you don't mind me asking... Also,
how much paint did you use for all 4?
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I got it at http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com. One of the cheapest deals around.
There's enough paint in the kit for 2 calipers and 2 drums and more than enough for 4 calipers. I had left over paint, so I painted my horn.
There's enough paint in the kit for 2 calipers and 2 drums and more than enough for 4 calipers. I had left over paint, so I painted my horn.
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"The texture of the paint is like liquid rubber. I waited 15 min instead of the recommended 5 min as specified in the instructions so the liquid is less runny to work with. I also painted only viewable areas through the rim."
??Are you saying you didn't even take the wheels off when you were painting?
??Are you saying you didn't even take the wheels off when you were painting?
