What color to paint the calipers?
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What color to paint the calipers?
I was just wonder for some opinions on what color to paint my calipers on my SS....its blue and i didnt know whether to just stick with the car color or paint them red which most calipers are painted.....any suggestions would be nice
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I like the two-tone look. I did my mazda3 not to log ago.
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With the cobalt I plan to remove the calipers completely and deber them and put a nice hi-temp gloss coat on them. Someone did that on the Mazda3 and it looked like glass. Overkill to some but not to me.
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With the cobalt I plan to remove the calipers completely and deber them and put a nice hi-temp gloss coat on them. Someone did that on the Mazda3 and it looked like glass. Overkill to some but not to me.
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Thanks for the input...like i want them the color of the car but id think they would blend in to easilywith the car and nobody would see them if they were red they would look good too and that way they are more noticeable...i dont know what to do
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I dont know what to tell you red is nice looking but everybody has red. Blue would look good.
I have a silver SS/SC and I'm going with a silver and black theme for the entire car.
What I sugest is getting a PS2 racing game (i know the cobalt isnt in any games) like Midnight Club Dub Edition and just try out different combos in the game. It allows you to look at all color rims, brakes kits, round effect lights,(if you want them) and even decals. I have been using the Lexus IS 300 the looks are close enough for me to imagine the rest. I have a real plan and a crazy riced out joke ride.
I have a silver SS/SC and I'm going with a silver and black theme for the entire car.
What I sugest is getting a PS2 racing game (i know the cobalt isnt in any games) like Midnight Club Dub Edition and just try out different combos in the game. It allows you to look at all color rims, brakes kits, round effect lights,(if you want them) and even decals. I have been using the Lexus IS 300 the looks are close enough for me to imagine the rest. I have a real plan and a crazy riced out joke ride.
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I have a red SS on the way and am planning on painting my calipers red also... i know its the same as the body color, but they just look better to me if they are red... then again red is just my favorite color... the color of performance. Do you just use engine paint or something on them? i don't want to use something cheap and get bad results. any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by 05vicredSS
Has anybody used that caliper paint kit from like discount auto, or do you just spray can the calipers?
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I bought the Caliper kit by Duplicolor from Discount Auto, i'm going to school and working all week so at night I plan on doing 1 rim each night lol, so i'll have pics up in a few days. I did my front one last night and it turned out awesome. It was like 15.98 I think and 1 kit will do all 4 calipers on the SS..o btw my SS is red, the red on red is def the right choice
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Originally Posted by CobaltSS313
I was just wonder for some opinions on what color to paint my calipers on my SS....its blue and i didnt know whether to just stick with the car color or paint them red which most calipers are painted.....any suggestions would be nice
go to store, find hi temp paint, close your eyes, grab a can, and go paint. lol
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Originally Posted by 05vicredSS
I bought the Caliper kit by Duplicolor from Discount Auto, i'm going to school and working all week so at night I plan on doing 1 rim each night lol, so i'll have pics up in a few days. I did my front one last night and it turned out awesome. It was like 15.98 I think and 1 kit will do all 4 calipers on the SS..o btw my SS is red, the red on red is def the right choice
I was thinking about doing the same thing since I really don't have time to do all the wheels all at once. Plus I'm going to try and do the airbox mod, so I'd kinda like to do one caliper while I have the wheel off for that. The question I have (for everybody who's used this kit) is do you really have to let the vehicle sit for 24 hours before driving it like it says on the kit?
That's the only thing that will determine whether I do them all at once or bit by bit, because I work and go to grad school at night so I really can't let it sit for a full 24 hours every time I paint a caliper. I could probably work out my days off here in a few weeks such that I could have a full day off from both work and class for it to sit if I did all 4 at once, but it would be impossible for me to paint one and wait the 24 hours each time I did one caliper.
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Originally Posted by alleycat58
I was thinking about doing the same thing since I really don't have time to do all the wheels all at once. Plus I'm going to try and do the airbox mod, so I'd kinda like to do one caliper while I have the wheel off for that. The question I have (for everybody who's used this kit) is do you really have to let the vehicle sit for 24 hours before driving it like it says on the kit?
That's the only thing that will determine whether I do them all at once or bit by bit, because I work and go to grad school at night so I really can't let it sit for a full 24 hours every time I paint a caliper. I could probably work out my days off here in a few weeks such that I could have a full day off from both work and class for it to sit if I did all 4 at once, but it would be impossible for me to paint one and wait the 24 hours each time I did one caliper.
That's the only thing that will determine whether I do them all at once or bit by bit, because I work and go to grad school at night so I really can't let it sit for a full 24 hours every time I paint a caliper. I could probably work out my days off here in a few weeks such that I could have a full day off from both work and class for it to sit if I did all 4 at once, but it would be impossible for me to paint one and wait the 24 hours each time I did one caliper.
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Originally Posted by co-yellow-balt
as soon as i was done painting one wheel i put it back on and let it dry. and i let them all dry for a total of a hour, its all good then. paint doesnt need that much time to dry...