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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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do they make white paint for Calipers?

how do you think it will look on my ride?
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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don't they make that high 1000 degree paint in white? If so that would work..that is what my red ones are...but i don't know how white would look..but tha'ts all you man. Just seems so hard to clean.

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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BonnevilleSEman
don't they make that high 1000 degree paint in white? If so that would work..that is what my red ones are...but i don't know how white would look..but tha'ts all you man. Just seems so hard to clean.

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Did you check your local Autozone, Meijer, etc.? I bet they make it, I've seen engine parts colored white before.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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how about wires.sparks? can you tell I may have the bug.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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i wouldnt do whit, do silver or black.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Hi-temp paint is the wrong thing to use for calipers. Brake cleaner will disolve it in seconds.

Autozone here has white caliper paint. I saw it a couple weeks ago.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Thats would be a huge pain in the *** to keep clean it would look good for a few days then have to be cleaned and painted again, what if yoou painted them white then clear coated them maybe a little bit easier take care of, it would stand out white though, very nice
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Gumball, whatever color you paint them, they'll require cleaning. Unless you do like the Rolling Stones and Paint it Black.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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I disagree. With caliper paint, it cleans very easily. Especially if you use enough coats to gloss it over. I've had it for over a year, and the red shows nicely. I just repainted them, but only because it was convenient at the time (2 weeks ago).
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Originally Posted by markwb
Gumball, whatever color you paint them, they'll require cleaning. Unless you do like the Rolling Stones and Paint it Black.
ZZZZZZING I think white calipers would look classy though. I'm in the minority.
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