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Calipers: paint or cover?

Chef jpd

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G2 black on black
 

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I removed my calipers and used VHT spray paint... As with any painting job PREP work is the most important step...

 

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Where does everyone source their new brembo decals from for after the paint job? Anywhere that claims to use "heat resistant vinyl"?
 

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Bill, what size are the ones you ordered again? I wonder what the biggest straight we could fit on the base GT brakes is. I ordered GT brakes and I'll be painting em red and don't want them just plain red so I plan on putting something (probably "Mustang" like you) on top.

All of those for only $10 seems like a steal.
 

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paint. covers look awful and cheap
 

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NO COVERS! You might as well get spinners.

Also, paint protects your calipers from Rust. I had a car with good quality red paint and it never chipped or wore off in 6 years of owning it.

It's a fairly long process todo it properly yourself. Took me a few days but I went really slow. Also the cleaning process took forever. The calipers were rusted pretty badly.
 

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No to covers.
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