Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 19y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 26/04/08 07:23 AM Share Posted 26/04/08 07:23 AM Spent the entire day painting my calipers yellow and they look to have come up alright. Jacking up each corner and pulling each wheel off was painfull, and then comes the 4-5 coates, trying to avoid all the other areas.Was surprised how long it took, started at 10am and finished at just before dark. You might notice the discs got some yellow on them, but I hear that will wear away.Also thinking of doing the hubs yellow as well, though others are saying silver. They look ordinary as they have rusted and have flaked a lil.I.B. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 2d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 26/04/08 07:26 AM Share Posted 26/04/08 07:26 AM not bad mate, did you think about taking the calipers off? coulda been quicker Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 26/04/08 08:08 AM Share Posted 26/04/08 08:08 AM Maybe jacking up one side of the car as apposed to just each corner at a time. (2 wheels at once)Looks good mate, but yer it is a ballbreaker of a job... I did 2 cars in one day about a month ago and I was exhausted... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 19y 1m 6d Gender: Male Posted 26/04/08 08:13 AM Share Posted 26/04/08 08:13 AM Not a fan of the yellow, why did you go yellow? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar Donating Members 177 Member For: 17y 9m 29d Posted 26/04/08 09:10 AM Share Posted 26/04/08 09:10 AM You a west coast eagles fan? A for effort mate, I prefer the more traditional colours but that's because its so common. So more credit to ya for being an individual mate. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 19y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 26/04/08 09:27 AM Author Share Posted 26/04/08 09:27 AM YPURV4 said: Not a fan of the yellow, why did you go yellow?Red for the fake brembo look? What else was is there and I think the yellow will fade down over time andnot be so glossy. Who knows, might me help me find the car better at night after the pub.I.B. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 17y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 26/04/08 02:14 PM Share Posted 26/04/08 02:14 PM I.B - I'm with scar....But the PBR blue might have worked considering your car colour, however it could clash also...Not a fan of the yellow - but balls for the choice... and with you on the Red - unless you have Brembos its a bit of a flog job... So with you on that point to mate... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/04/08 02:25 PM Share Posted 26/04/08 02:25 PM I once had yellow calipers on my sky blue Series 3 Bluebird with TRX wheels and it looked mad tits! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-665957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
howitzer85 Member 241 Member For: 18y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: The marsh... Posted 28/04/08 05:03 AM Share Posted 28/04/08 05:03 AM I like it!I've got a velocity T and painted my calipers yellow, everyone has red and blue on blue just wouldn't look rite...You should have taken the calipers off and removed the pads, it looks much better when the back of the pads are left black. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-666726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Bionic My engine bay is Bionic Donating Members 3,726 Member For: 19y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Freeways Posted 28/04/08 05:16 AM Author Share Posted 28/04/08 05:16 AM Pads will eventuallly wear out and get changed, but I like the look of the pads being the same colour, especially as BF has bigger front calipers/pads.I.B. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/44884-painted-the-damn-calipers/#findComment-666735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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