nice diy what grit paper did you use.. like a 80? or something..

 

I actually used a hand grinder and the wire wheel on the bench grinder to smooth it out.

 

This is my old SHO, The vinyl stickers lasted several years and as far as i know the new owner has also not had to replace them. and i used the brakes hard. after about a year they had turned from a bright white to a egg shell/ dirty white but they never came off. your idea is cool to but i wanted to show that stickers can last if done properly. and yes those are PBR corvette brakes on my SHO

and again about a year or so after the first pic, you can tell by the tires tread wear and the fact its a totally different set of tires that allot of miles are on them stickers.

 

nice .. i might try this next time.. i only used 500 degree paint and my paint came off within a few months =\ gonna get that 1200 stuff next time and try this out. what to put.. hmm

 

1200 wow never heard of that

 

you want high temp paint go with VHT Flameproof good for 2000 degrees


oh nice write up

 

hopefully that will hold up better. i'll have to take a pic and show what happens with 500

 

I build big brake upgrades for CRX/Civics and Integras and now I really dont paint them ,I powdercoat them once I diassemble them for rebuild.

 

I know at checkers they have brake caliper paint that's "made" for calipers. I used it about a year ago and they still looks like the day I painted them.

 

That would be the paint pictured ,it is Duplicolor caliper paint and comes in a spray can or a kit with cleaner and a can of brush on paint and paint brush.

 

I thought this was a DIY forum on D-Series,not a ford car show.Thanks for cluttering my informative thread.

 

Agreed, lets keep it on topic guys.

:TU: on the write up

 

here 500 degree paint on caliper after 3 or less months

and that's not even brake dust it's mostly faded red paint.. yuck never use that crap again

 

some of the best caliper paint is POR 15 http://www.por15.com/