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Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? #56427 Oct 28, 8:46pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas? yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way Last edited by DiabloGTS; Oct 28, 2003 9:02pm. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56428 Oct 28, 8:55pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 983 Valencia, CA BReakinDrifTs Senior Member
BReakinDrifTs Senior Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 983 Valencia, CA	yes that looks very nice with silver

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56429 Oct 28, 9:11pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT
Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington	I'm not crazy about that blue, I think silver would go really nice on a silver celica.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56430 Oct 28, 9:11pm
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 71 isayx3 Member 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro
isayx3 Member 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 71	I'm a fan of red calipers..but silver sounds interesting. If you do it post pics!

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56431 Oct 28, 9:13pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that. The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it. I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56432 Oct 28, 9:15pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT
Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington	Originally Posted by DiabloGTS well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that. The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it. I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter. I've used this stuff before, it turns out almost like spec blue. Very nice, doesn't peel either. I got it at stylinconcepts.com [stylinconcepts.com]

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? Evan #56433 Oct 28, 9:18pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	Originally Posted by EvanJ Originally Posted by DiabloGTS well, EVERYONE has red, I'm not into that. The blue is SUPPOSED to be brighter...problem is the spray paint dissolved the plastic painting tray (which is black) and tinted it. I'm going to repaint tomorrow, and see if I can get it brighter. I've used this stuff before, it turns out almost like spec blue. Very nice, doesn't peel either. I got it at stylinconcepts.com [stylinconcepts.com] I spent $3 on the can of paint I bought, and if I put another coat on tomorrow (with a METAL tray this time) it will look like that. Might go with "aluminum" which is the color on the rotor piece which attaches to the wheel. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56434 Oct 28, 9:20pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT
Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington	Originally Posted by DiabloGTS I spent $3 on the can of paint I bought, and if I put another coat on tomorrow (with a METAL tray this time) it will look like that. Up to you. It's like everyone always says: you get what you pay for. Cheap paint tends to flake after a while. The link I gave also comes with brake cleaner and brushes.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56435 Oct 28, 9:21pm
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 71 isayx3 Member 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro
isayx3 Member 2001 Audi TT 225 Quattro Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 71	Quote EVERYONE has red, Because most big brakes are red Sounds like silver is a better way to go for you then. I'm going to paint mine soon still deciding on the color. I'd like to check out the silver on calipers. Anyone have picts? BTW..VHT Brake caliper paint can be bought at most autoparts place...its 7 bucks..couple bucks more than hi heat engine paint. The g2 paint listed above is some hi-quality stuff. If you got the cash but that stuff. Last edited by isayx3; Oct 28, 2003 9:24pm.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56436 Oct 28, 9:58pm
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 142 Jacksonville, FL LiGhTniNgGT-S Member 2003 Toyota Celica
LiGhTniNgGT-S Member 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2003 Posts: 142 Jacksonville, FL	Originally Posted by DiabloGTS I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas? yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way Diablo... if you had to choose, would you go with Kumhos or Falkens? Which one does better in what? I'm asking this because you like to AutoX.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? LiGhTniNgGT-S #56437 Oct 28, 11:08pm
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,572 Chino Hills, CA DaBigTickett Rip the Jacker 2002 Toyota Celica GT
DaBigTickett Rip the Jacker 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,572 Chino Hills, CA	Silver would look really nice, you should go with that.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56438 Oct 28, 11:11pm
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 517 Likes: 1 Anaheim, California verano Boba Juice! 2002 Toyota Celica GT
verano Boba Juice! 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 517 Likes: 1 Anaheim, California	try this shade of blue..it might look good on silver

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? LiGhTniNgGT-S #56439 Oct 29, 4:45am
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	Originally Posted by LiGhTniNgGTS Originally Posted by DiabloGTS I am not sure if I like the color...I might go with silver... any ideas? yes, I know the rotors are rusted like hell, but slotted ones are on the way Diablo... if you had to choose, would you go with Kumhos or Falkens? Which one does better in what? I'm asking this because you like to AutoX. never had falkens, but I LOVE my kumhos!! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56440 Oct 29, 6:32am
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 335 Raleigh, NC swthrtracer Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT
swthrtracer Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 335 Raleigh, NC	Diablo, I used gasp Ford Blue on my calipers and they came out almost the exact color as my spec blue car, if thats the blue you are going for try that. And I just used the cap of the spray can to hold the paint EDIT Also, for the silver there was a post a while back about how to POLISH your calipers with a dremel, makes it silver. Last edited by swthrtracer; Oct 29, 2003 6:33am.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56441 Oct 29, 7:16am
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	well, I don't want a spec blue, but like a navy blue to match my new seats. I'm going to do silver, I have the paint for it. To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56442 Oct 29, 8:04am
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 767 South Florida CelicaPrincess Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT
CelicaPrincess Senior Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 767 South Florida	Silver would look nice...I was thinking about either doing silver or red on my car...blue and silver is not my cup of tea

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56443 Oct 29, 8:59am
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 70 SoCal hupsohl Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT
hupsohl Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2003 Posts: 70 SoCal	Here's that link to polishing your calipers [formula.bambeezer.com]. I still don't know if I want to do that or paint mine an aluminum color.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56444 Oct 29, 9:03am
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,667 South Jersey RicePowered ECelica Staff
RicePowered ECelica Staff Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,667 South Jersey	Here's Silver/Aluminum color for you guys to look at ...

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56445 Oct 29, 9:04am
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	I'm going with silver/aluminum paint. Thanks Darren! I'll post pics up this afternoon To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56446 Oct 29, 10:01am
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT
Evan Rebel 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 4,650 Washington	Nice color, Rice Look forward to the pics, Diablo

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56447 Oct 29, 12:15pm
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,547 Likes: 1 Detroit, MI JBing Pizza Geek 2002 Toyota Celica GT
JBing Pizza Geek 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,547 Likes: 1 Detroit, MI	chrome paint looks very nice on the silver too i'll post a pic if i can find it, the blu looks ok for now though

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56448 Oct 29, 1:51pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	the blue has kinda grown on me... To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? isayx3 #56449 Oct 29, 3:31pm
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Marietta, GA tWiSteD Member 2000 Toyota Celica
tWiSteD Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 342 Marietta, GA	Originally Posted by isayx3 I'm a fan of red calipers..but silver sounds interesting. If you do it post pics! Not just another girl's car...

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56450 Oct 29, 5:14pm
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi
VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ	go with whatever colors match your color scheme SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? VSGTS14 #56451 Oct 29, 5:39pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,917 Southern California tru_Asiatik_Pride Blue MnM 2003 Toyota Celica
tru_Asiatik_Pride Blue MnM 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,917 Southern California	yeah the blue you used on ur calipers matches perfectly with ur new seats

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? tru_Asiatik_Pride #56452 Oct 29, 5:48pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	Originally Posted by tru_Asiatik_Pride yeah the blue you used on ur calipers matches perfectly with ur new seats thats what I was going for! To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56453 Oct 29, 5:48pm
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 22 vebe1 Member
vebe1 Member Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 22	If you paint your calipers with aluminum the color will look metallic silver and NOT aluminum. This is what I did to get them to look like the aluminum of stock GTS wheels. I got Dupli-color high heat aluminum and painted the calipers by spraying the paint in a small plastic bowl and then brushing on the paint. After that they will have that metallic silver (sort of cheezy) look. Then use Dupli-color high heat clear and SPRAY the caliper...it will sort of "frost" it and give it the finish like the stock GTS wheels. I painted my calpers and engine plastics at the same time and I was disappointed until I sprayed on the clear...it made a HUGE difference. Highly recommended...hope this helps

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56454 Oct 29, 5:54pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	I'm gonna stick with the blue, it's grown on me To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56455 Oct 29, 6:03pm
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 314 Charlotte, NC Johnny178 Member 2003 Toyota Celica GT
Johnny178 Member 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 314 Charlotte, NC	they look pretty cool...just dunno about the color being so flat...but I guess as you they would grow on me too... post a pic when you get the new rotors.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56456 Oct 29, 6:03pm
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,154 Guam, U.S.A. Street Prototype ECelica Staff 2002 Toyota Celica GT
Street Prototype ECelica Staff 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,154 Guam, U.S.A.	great

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56457 Oct 29, 6:08pm
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250
DiabloGTS Wheezy Joe 2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250 Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,442 Lafayette, LA	it looks flat for some reason, it's not in person. Digi cam sucks To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation To know even one life has breathed easier This is to have succeeded.

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? DiabloGTS #56458 Oct 30, 8:49am
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,265 Pomona, CA Virgilson TheFilipinoCrew 2000 Toyota Celica GT
Virgilson TheFilipinoCrew 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,265 Pomona, CA	haha I used that word..."Nay"

Re: Painted Calipers: Yay or Nay? RicePowered #56459 Oct 31, 2:25am
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT
xmangt1 4 All U Haterz! 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,578 Chicago, IL	Originally Posted by RicePowered Here's Silver/Aluminum color for you guys to look at ... Blue is cool on your car Diablo. I'm going to do mine silver/aluminum

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