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Old 09-28-2009, 10:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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this one is mine lol

What you need:
Jack stands-x2 (x4 if you want to do all four at the same time)
Jack- note DO NOT DO ANYTHING IF YOU ARE USEING THE JACK TO SUPPORT THE CAR USE STANDS)
Duplicolor Caliper Kit- autozone,pepboys- 20 bucks
Chocks
flate unslanted spot to work
a toothbrush or equivalent
something to remove lug nuts

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Step 1: Obviously it would be easier to work with if you had not previously been driving it as far as the brakes being hot. So if only doing the front place chocks on the rear wheels and engage the emergency brake.

Step 2: Jack the car up high enough to allow the wheels to come off clean. support the car on jack stands.


Step 3: using the brake caliper cleaner( and following the instructions listed) clean the calipers by applying the cleaner and using the toothbrush or equivalent to remove as much brake dust/ or dust in general as possible

while letting one side dry or whatnot go do the other.
Step 4: tape off the parts the instructions tell you to tape off.
Step 5:Apply the paint, you will want to stir the caliper paint with the popsickle stick provided for 60 seconds before use



Allow it to dry as needed


of course reinstall wheels torque the lugs back on to 100ft/lb, remove jack stands one at a time using the jack. ready to go
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nice how to
i want to do it soon
cant decide what color tough
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got a friend of mine with lazer blue ss, paint the calipers blue
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looks good. the asphalt looks like it has some blood splatter, lol. how long will this last (they use a ton of salt on the roads in WV)?
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oh, well it would last a good while here in texas but with the salt i dont know you may could put a couple coats on it, im not sure what the effects of a small dash or clear coat would do
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i have been thinking about doing this for a while. I just didnt want to redo them every few months. Im gonna paint the front red and the rear drums black.
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might try it and see how it goes
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yea i think blue would be the best color for my car
i kinda want to match with the car color paint
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