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> Painted My Calipers, front only .. for now
ItalianM87
post Oct 16 2009, 01:52 PM
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Just wanted to share if anyone wanted to paint there calipers. A friend did this for me, i just brought all the paint etc..

3M Painters tape
brakleen brake cleaner
Rust-oleum: Chrysler Red (2 Coats)
Rust-oleum: Clear coat (3 coats)
Rust-oleum: Primer (1 Coat)
Hyundai Sticker

The Paint is all heat proof up to 500 degrees

My friend didn't get a chance to do the rear because of the weather here in NJ, **** rain..

Some pics..

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post Oct 16 2009, 01:57 PM
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Nice looking caliPers. Good work.

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post Oct 16 2009, 03:22 PM
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Looks nice.....good details....thanks for sharing.
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post Oct 16 2009, 03:54 PM
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QUOTE (ItalianM87 @ Oct 16 2009, 12:52 PM) *
The Paint is all heat proof up to 500 degrees
What about the 'stickers' and their adhesive?
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post Oct 16 2009, 04:37 PM
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Did your friend scuff up the bare metal before applying the primer? Scotch-Brite scuffing pads work nicely to clean and prep the surface. The Brake Cleaner supposedly leaves no residues, but I would still wipe the caliper surface with a Wax and Silicone remover before priming.

Nice work.
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post Oct 16 2009, 04:47 PM
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Great job, ItalianM87


QUOTE (Volfy @ Oct 16 2009, 05:37 PM) *
Did your friend scuff up the bare metal before applying the primer? Scotch-Brite scuffing pads work nicely to clean and prep the surface. The Brake Cleaner supposedly leaves no residues, but I would still wipe the caliper surface with a Wax and Silicone remover before priming.

Nice work.


Volfy...did my Cobra calipers five summers ago with the kit from Dupli-color. The kit contained brake cleaner/paint/brush...and they still look great!

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post Oct 16 2009, 11:33 PM
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QUOTE (CanuckGLS @ Oct 16 2009, 04:47 PM) *
Volfy...did my Cobra calipers five summers ago with the kit from Dupli-color. The kit contained brake cleaner/paint/brush...and they still look great!

I guess the high temp tends to burn off any surface contaminants that might affect paint adhesion.

It looks great.

I must be old-fashioned, but I still tend to prefer naked calipers. A coat of paint does impede heat dissipation somewhat. I doubt it matters for normal street driving, though. I still remember attending an SCCA event at Poconos Raceway, and watching this guy in a Porsche 911 zoom by with the brake rotors glowing bright red hot. Then somebody mentioned to us that the driver's style was keeping his right foot firmly planted on the throttle, while modulating speed with left foot braking.
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Looks great M87!
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post Oct 22 2009, 11:57 PM
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QUOTE (ItalianM87 @ Oct 16 2009, 11:52 AM) *
Just wanted to share if anyone wanted to paint there calipers. A friend did this for me, i just brought all the paint etc..

3M Painters tape
brakleen brake cleaner
Rust-oleum: Chrysler Red (2 Coats)
Rust-oleum: Clear coat (3 coats)
Rust-oleum: Primer (1 Coat)
Hyundai Sticker

The Paint is all heat proof up to 500 degrees

My friend didn't get a chance to do the rear because of the weather here in NJ, **** rain..

Some pics..


wow those look sick i assume the paint and stuff you got from like AutoZone or a similar retailer? and where did you get the Hyundai Stickers cause im not gonna lie those are a really nice touch =) and info is super helpful thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/liebe011.gif)
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post Oct 29 2009, 10:03 AM
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Quick question for anybody who might know. What font does Hyundai use for their font. I downloaded this font...

http://carfonts.com/download.php?font=Hyundai

but I have no idea how to bring a TTF (truetype font) into either MS Word or OpenOffice.

I have a $6000 Brady Labelmaker at work and I can print almost anything. I can even do the "cut to fit" feature that cuts out the letters for me. If it works well I can send them out to whoever wants them in an envelope. All I have to do is pay for the mylar tape. I was going to do my calipers by painting them white, putting the letters on, painting them either red or gold (I have a Pearl White Santy) and peeling the letters off.
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QUOTE (wjw @ Oct 29 2009, 11:03 AM) *
Quick question for anybody who might know. What font does Hyundai use for their font. I downloaded this font...

http://carfonts.com/download.php?font=Hyundai

but I have no idea how to bring a TTF (truetype font) into either MS Word or OpenOffice.

I have a $6000 Brady Labelmaker at work and I can print almost anything. I can even do the "cut to fit" feature that cuts out the letters for me. If it works well I can send them out to whoever wants them in an envelope. All I have to do is pay for the mylar tape. I was going to do my calipers by painting them white, putting the letters on, painting them either red or gold (I have a Pearl White Santy) and peeling the letters off.


Just copy the file .TTF file(s) to the \Windows\Fonts folder and it'll popup in all your programs!
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post Oct 29 2009, 11:01 AM
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QUOTE (wjw @ Oct 29 2009, 09:03 AM) *
but I have no idea how to bring a TTF (truetype font) into either MS Word or OpenOffice.

Assuming you're running XP (Vista is somewhat different, but only somewhat)

Download the ZIP file
Unzip the file - you get the ttf font file
Lower left corner of your screen, click "start"
Select "Control Panel"
Select "Fonts"
Upper left corner, "File" and "Install New Font"
Navigate to wherever you left the ttf file.

Now you can select that font in any normal MS application.
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post Oct 29 2009, 04:18 PM
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Now, why the lleh didn't I just ask here first, instead of playing with MSW for half an hour... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif)

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Just copy the file .TTF file(s) to the \Windows\Fonts folder and it'll popup in all your programs!


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Download,unzip.
Lower left corner of your screen, click "start"
Select "Control Panel"
Select "Fonts"
Upper left corner, "File" and "Install New Font"
Navigate to wherever you left the ttf file.


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