FoxHound Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 i did mine in red with white lettering.. looks like the brake pad from a 06 wrx and i love them, they look great against a black car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted August 17, 2007 Author Share Posted August 17, 2007 ^ got any pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 this isnt my car, but this is where i got the idea http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/muddy02/DSCF0767.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/muddy02/DSCF0768.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/muddy02/DSCF0770.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 i did mine in red with white lettering.. looks like the brake pad from a 06 wrx and i love them, they look great against a black car and terrible against a red car:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 looks good! how come no decals for the rears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zildjiank Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 The decals don't look bad or ricey at all. I don't know what everyone's talkin about. Looks like a nice touch if you ask me... But if you have a white car, anything other than black (decal or no decal) will look rice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 it came with decals for the rear, i just didnt like the way they looked so i left them off of my car, but if you want them there are in the set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 well, i wanted to go with black at first but Meijer didn't have any so I bought the silver set instead. the OEM calipers are silver when there's no rust so silver should be the least attention-getting color. anyway, i was wondering if sanding down the calipers would be a necessary step for relatively new calipers? i read the instructions that came with the Duplicolor set, it doesn't mention anything about using sand paper. also, how many coats of paint did you guys put on each caliper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo69 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 well, i wanted to go with black at first but Meijer didn't have any so I bought the silver set instead. the OEM calipers are silver when there's no rust so silver should be the least attention-getting color. anyway, i was wondering if sanding down the calipers would be a necessary step for relatively new calipers? i read the instructions that came with the Duplicolor set, it doesn't mention anything about using sand paper. also, how many coats of paint did you guys put on each caliper? i used g2 and put on 3 coats but as for prep take a wire brush to them (be careful of the rubber parts) and then hit 'em with brake cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 i used a wire brush to nock loose any rust and then some grease lighting de-greaser to clean eveything up. the key is just be patient, and take your time. several light coats, you dont want any drips. and give it time between coats to dry. when you are done with painting the calipers give it about 2 hours to set and dry. remember be patient. than put on the decals and paint them with a high heat claer coat. be careful when you put on the decals, you only get one shot, if you try to remove them you will pull off the paint. remember light coats with the clear, if the clear goes on too heavy it will become cloudy, and then you have to start all over (i know this from experience). it does take a good full day to do all this. i did my fronts one weekend and the rears the next. it is easy, it just takes a lot of time and prep. be sure to mask off everything. you really dont want any overspray. what might work out best is prep and paint everything on saturday, and let it dry over night. than on sunday go back and put on the decals and use the clear. if you have any other questions just ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavx14 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'm planning to paint the calipers on my 2.5 n/a red with the words subaru in silver so it doesn't look too ricey. Are you guys just masking off everything and then painting it? Or are you actually removing the caliper off the rotor and then painting it? (That seems like a PITA to do...) If its the latter, what are you guys using to hold the caliper open or what are you using to open it back up to put it back on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 i just maked off everything with tape and newspaper and went to town.. just do ALOT of masking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Rice,,get a set of Brembros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoWagon Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 No painted calipers unless they have opposing pistons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 i used a wire brush to nock loose any rust and then some grease lighting de-greaser to clean eveything up. the key is just be patient, and take your time. several light coats, you dont want any drips. and give it time between coats to dry. when you are done with painting the calipers give it about 2 hours to set and dry. remember be patient. than put on the decals and paint them with a high heat claer coat. be careful when you put on the decals, you only get one shot, if you try to remove them you will pull off the paint. remember light coats with the clear, if the clear goes on too heavy it will become cloudy, and then you have to start all over (i know this from experience). it does take a good full day to do all this. i did my fronts one weekend and the rears the next. it is easy, it just takes a lot of time and prep. be sure to mask off everything. you really dont want any overspray. what might work out best is prep and paint everything on saturday, and let it dry over night. than on sunday go back and put on the decals and use the clear. if you have any other questions just ask thanks for the detailed instructions. i bought the Duplicolor caliper paint kit. i dont think it comes with clear coat. can you buy it separately? if so, where and how much? thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i got mine at pep boys.. i beleive it was high heat engine clear, and it was only about 4 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted September 23, 2007 Share Posted September 23, 2007 any recommendations for colour on regal blue? I was thinking black or silver or gunmetal but I'd like to know what other regal blues have been doing. I saw red but anyone else do anything different? sorry for pirating the post... just thought I would bump this one up instead of starting a new thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 i painted mine silver a couple weeks ago...looks classy IMO. will post pics when i get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whirling Dervish Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I think it's classy...Want to do it as soon as I have enough time. Think I'll just do flat black or grey, no decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxHound Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 i went with red and white decals (like the calipers on the new WRX) and i think they look great on a black legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtspecB Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Just painted them silver with high temp caliper paint. The front calipers were turning sort of an odd greenish color. I've seen it happen on other 06 and 07's. my vBGarage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goBlue Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Just painted them silver with high temp caliper paint. The front calipers were turning sort of an odd greenish color. I've seen it happen on other 06 and 07's. what kind/brand of paint did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 what kind/brand of paint did you use? I think he means the calipers were changing color so he painted them. Not changing color after he painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybuckeye Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Have you done this yet GoBl**? I wanna paint mine on my GRP. Not sure what color I wanna do yet. Probably Black. Btw, M*ch*g*n is going down Nov. 17th!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al-gorithm Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Done today... powdercoated gold... just need some red subaru stickers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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