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Old 11-12-2008, 03:48 PM   #1
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Default Painted Brakes?

anyone got any pics of when they painted their brakes, just need to suss it out a bit.
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Old 12-12-2008, 12:11 PM   #2
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What are you after? just pics of them being actually painted??

I got pics of my ppm calipers after they were put on the car. but they were painted from the factory
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Old 12-12-2008, 05:24 PM   #3
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Umm well im hoping im stupid enough to do them myself and try not to stuff it up. how much is it to get them done?
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Old 12-12-2008, 07:52 PM   #4
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Why would doing them yourself be stupid?

I'd suggest you do a search here and on xr5turbo.com. xr5turbo has awesome info on diy's and other interesting projects - worth signing up. There is about 8 pages worth of pics of people with painting calipers on the site. True, they look a bit different with the xr5t's bigger brakes and wheels, but still worth a look to get a feel for the job. I'm pretty sure there is 'walkthrough' on how to paint the calipers as well.

Read up on it, have a look at the brake setup on your car and judge for yourself if you can buy the PROPER caliper paint (supercheapauto, autobarn), remove the brake calipers for a 'good' paint job and whether you are confident in applying the paint.

Seeing that you only asked for pics though... go to www.fordxr5turbo.com and search for painted calipers, I think you will find what you're looking for.
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Old 13-12-2008, 04:37 PM   #5
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A really good kit is the P.O.R 15 brake caliper paint kit..

Great prep and ceramic paint

http://www.ppc.au.com/kits5.htm

Better than the el cheapo stuff, and because you brush it on rather than spray. It gives a stronger finish than spray, and you don't have to remove calipers
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Old 15-12-2008, 07:32 PM   #6
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Hmm cheers guys. might get that brush on set. do you recon i'd be able to do 2 wheels at a time instead of four like they say?

lanyi, i cant view anythin from the xr5t forums bcoz im not a member.
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Old 15-12-2008, 11:03 PM   #7
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2 wheels at a time is easy. It just takes twice as long if you do it two brakes at a time. But you'll need a full day as the drying times are slow..in fact you need it to set overnight. With Summer upon us though, a great time to do it
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Old 16-12-2008, 03:01 PM   #8
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Yeh bcoz i dont have anythin to hold to car up if i do all four.. hmm

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