scott52 Member 188 Member For: 21y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 18/03/07 06:24 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 06:24 AM After fitting the Advanti 18"'s the rusty brown rotor hub was in full view. It spoiled the the look of the wheel ... made everything look old before its time.So I removed the rotors, wiped with steel wool soaked in RANEX, hosed off, dryed, masked and painted the hub with gloss black caliper and brake drum paint. You then let it touch dry and bake in a moderate oven for about 1 hour ... make sure the wife/girlfriend/partner is not home.They look really good ... much cleaner and neater than before. I did both the front and back.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 8m 13d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 18/03/07 06:26 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 06:26 AM You should have done the calipers at the same time.Looks much better than the rusty ones everyone else have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/03/07 06:40 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 06:40 AM Yeah do the calipers as well .. would look even better then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott52 Member 188 Member For: 21y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, W.A. Posted 18/03/07 06:49 AM Author Share Posted 18/03/07 06:49 AM You reckon black calipers as well?Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 10m 4d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/03/07 06:51 AM Share Posted 18/03/07 06:51 AM I think that would look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 19/03/07 11:56 AM Share Posted 19/03/07 11:56 AM You should have done the calipers at the same time.Looks much better than the rusty ones everyone else have.←they dont go rusty if u CLEAN them!mine are still shiny as, I did paint my rotor hubs silver though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8TOADS Silver Donating Members 3,618 Member For: 19y 3m 19d Gender: Male Location: OZ Posted 19/03/07 12:02 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 12:02 PM Painted std calipers look very cheap IMO. I reckon the best thing is to polish the caliper of have it sparkling clean with a coloured backing plate for the pad.... this looks mint and doesn't look cheap and nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORSMBA ORSM Ford Cruisers! Donating Members 319 Member For: 19y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 19/03/07 07:53 PM Share Posted 19/03/07 07:53 PM Standard Calipers look great when spotlessly clean. I use Meguiar's Hot Rim All Wheel Cleaner. spray it on let it soak for a few minutes, if really dirty get and old tooth brush and scrub the crap off and rinse. Works really well.Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 20/03/07 11:26 PM Share Posted 20/03/07 11:26 PM Painted std calipers look very cheap IMO. I reckon the best thing is to polish the caliper of have it sparkling clean with a coloured backing plate for the pad.... this looks mint and doesn't look cheap and nasty.←agree'd. ive been comtemplating pulling them off and getting them polished/chromed actually! but I figure t'll draw more attention to my little brakes inside the 19's lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 7m 6d Posted 20/03/07 11:34 PM Share Posted 20/03/07 11:34 PM Painted std calipers look very cheap IMO. I reckon the best thing is to polish the caliper of have it sparkling clean with a coloured backing plate for the pad.... this looks mint and doesn't look cheap and nasty.←agree'd. ive been comtemplating pulling them off and getting them polished/chromed actually! but I figure t'll draw more attention to my little brakes inside the 19's lol←Here is a caliper I polished myself, used to be on the VNSS diff I had installed in my ra23 Celica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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