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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MouSe
Paint the calipers and just clean the rest. Trying to paint the center of the rotor without getting it on the stopping service is a pain. Unless of course you wanna paint it by hand.
So what your saying is to spray the whole thing and wipe down the contact area while its still wet correct?
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MouSe
Paint the calipers and just clean the rest. Trying to paint the center of the rotor without getting it on the stopping service is a pain. Unless of course you wanna paint it by hand.
well my calipers are already painted. duhhh! cant u see that they are red in the pics they just need a hardcore cleaning before the shows lol. idk i heard some rust convertors will turn it like black or something so i may try that
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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well my calipers are already painted. duhhh! cant u see that they are red in the pics they just need a hardcore cleaning before the shows lol. idk i heard some rust convertors will turn it like black or something so i may try that
Rust-to-primer and similar paint only does what'* on the surface. You'll want to still use a wire brush to get it down so the paint doesn't flake off
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by yutzybrian
So what your saying is to spray the whole thing and wipe down the contact area while its still wet correct?
Um, no. That'* a bad idea.
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well my calipers are already painted. duhhh! cant u see that they are red in the pics they just need a hardcore cleaning before the shows lol. idk i heard some rust convertors will turn it like black or something so i may try that
No, I can't see pictures at work.
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Old Apr 2, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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ohhh lol sorry nick didnt realize that. yeah my calipers have been red since before i moved to florida. i begged my dad to do them for months! finally won =D
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