PhilT Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 OK, I just checked mine, and I have absolutely no rust. They actually appear to be galvanised, and if you have ever cleaned your calipers with a wire brush and scratched the coating, this will explain the rust I see on your calipers Keefe. Here's pics of mine taken this morning, I don't know the actual explanation, just that this is my 3rd Subaru, and I have never seen rusty calipers. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I am considering sending mine to Crucial to be coated in black with a thermal emissive coating. Love the way the painted black looks in the pix. Any percentage in thermally-coating them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 OK, I just checked mine, and I have absolutely no rust. They actually appear to be galvanised, and if you have ever cleaned your calipers with a wire brush and scratched the coating, this will explain the rust I see on your calipers Keefe. Here's pics of mine taken this morning, I don't know the actual explanation, just that this is my 3rd Subaru, and I have never seen rusty calipers. as I said, things can be oxidized Just like stainless steel Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I am considering sending mine to Crucial to be coated in black with a thermal emissive coating. Love the way the painted black looks in the pix. Any percentage in thermally-coating them? I dont think that's neccessary.. you might as well buy bigger 4-piston calipers Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacysteve68 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-2.5-GT Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 OK, I just checked mine, and I have absolutely no rust. They actually appear to be galvanised, and if you have ever cleaned your calipers with a wire brush and scratched the coating, this will explain the rust I see on your calipers Keefe. Here's pics of mine taken this morning, I don't know the actual explanation, just that this is my 3rd Subaru, and I have never seen rusty calipers. They must not use that much salt around your area then. I just happened to take a quick look at mine. The fronts aren't too bad, but the back calipers are pretty much covered completely. On only the second winter so far. New England is notorious for LOTS of salt during the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 They must not use that much salt around your area then. I just happened to take a quick look at mine. The fronts aren't too bad, but the back calipers are pretty much covered completely. On only the second winter so far. New England is notorious for LOTS of salt during the winter. In winter Canada = salt Like I said, the calipers are hot dipped galvanised, if the coating gets damaged then you will get rust. Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc51373 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Which looks better: This- http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/OCDetails/158-5892_IMG.jpg Or this- http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/OCDetails/158-5893_IMG.jpg You can't tell me they don't look good painted black considering how crappy they look not painted at all. Ricey would be painting them yellow or green or something like that. Silver and black (IMO) are the only truely safe colors and red is usually safe, although I don't know why you would want to do anything to stock calipers other than make them blend in and disappear. They aren't so great that I really want to draw attention to them. I like the subtle look of black. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/OCDetails/wheel.gif This looks great, and is exactly what I am going to do. I found a kit on Tirerack that is brush on, epoxy paint,high gloss. Is this what you used OC or did you spray yours? I think it would look good if you do black calipers, and then created a stencil that said Subaru and used the same Epoxy paint and painted that on in white, or even Silver letters would look good. Gotta be perfect though. Nice work as usual OC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thanks. I just used used high temp engine spray paint. If you spray the paint into a jar then you can brush it on. That's what I did. You don't want to poof can your calipers while they are still on the car unless you enjoy removing overspray from your car. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc51373 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thanks. I just used used high temp engine spray paint. If you spray the paint into a jar then you can brush it on. That's what I did. You don't want to poof can your calipers while they are still on the car unless you enjoy removing overspray from your car. Exactly! Once I found out this stuff was brush I decided I am doing it right away. For some reason I thought this was a big project where I had to remove the calipers. I will take pics when I am done. I might try and work on a Subaru stencil too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 i painted my calipers blue last summer. duplicolor makes a nice caliper kit that comes with a hardener. i used the high heat enamel but sprayed it into a cup and brushed about 3 coats on. still looks good, even through the winter! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/2005%20Subaru%20Legacy%20GT/Calipers%20April%2005/calipers017copy.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/2005%20Subaru%20Legacy%20GT/Calipers%20April%2005/calipers022copy.jpg Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlabs Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Finally had some time to take (and post) some pics of the DIY job I did a week or two ago... The blue area/line that you see in the shot with just the caliper is just painter's masking tape. If you do paint it yourself I highly suggest getting spare brushes. The one that comes with the Duplicolor kit is extremely crappy and will start breaking up after the first caliper. It will not last through all 4 calipers with multiple coats IMO. I picked a good time to paint my calipers because I also took the time to rotate my tires while I was at it -=- Livin life at 140 BPM -=- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Simpletons Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I think a dark metallic Platinum grey would look good...might hook it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVXWRX Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 teh bling! http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Landshark/30238.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc51373 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 teh bling! http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/Landshark/30238.JPG Hey how did you get the lettering on there? Looks great. I want to do the same thing but black with white or silver lettering. Lemme know if that is a stencil or a sticker. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukindada Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Posted on another thread also...but here is what a 5.00 can of ceramic header paint....sand paper....washing & oven time looks like;) Toyota 6EATS .........SUCK!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWP-LegacyGT Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Funny you should post that Wuk, I was just about to ask for someone with bronze wheels to post their colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 i'm sure you can order it. i believe they're just decals. I'm thinking of doing the same myself, but with reflective white Subaru or LGT lettering. Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamboon Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Xenonk - regarding the pic of your wheel and tire; should the red dot on your tire be inline with your wheel value stem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamboon Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 nice wuk - they look even better in person...nice rotors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc51373 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Xenonk - regarding the pic of your wheel and tire; should the red dot on your tire be inline with your wheel value stem? Yeah I got this question from the guy rotating my tires the other day. One of my lug bolts is colored black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 For those of you that are considering the G2 system, currently Hubcapsplus.com/Wheelskin.com has their G2 Brake Caliper Epoxy kits on sale for $33.99, then use "G2" for the coupon code at checkout and save an additional $5, with free shipping. I just got a black kit shipped for $28.99 total. Here's the link: http://wheelskin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BRAKE+CALIPER+PAINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc51373 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 For those of you that are considering the G2 system, currently Hubcapsplus.com/Wheelskin.com has their G2 Brake Caliper Epoxy kits on sale for $33.99, then use "G2" for the coupon code at checkout and save an additional $5, with free shipping. I just got a black kit shipped for $28.99 total. Here's the link: http://wheelskin.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=BRAKE+CALIPER+PAINT Nice work kid! I just placed my order. Saved $10! I will take it, thats lunch. Thanks for buying me lunch Blaze! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebadguy Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 I painted my calipers today between yesterday and today. I took it out for a drive and heard a funny noise when i pull the e-brake. If the car is moving and i pull the e-brake it sound like a loud smacking sound. I think it may be the right rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 How is that different from the sound you heard when you were pulling emergency bat turns before? Here's a thought.... don't put the ebrake on while you are driving. It really isn't meant to be used that way. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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