VHT Painted Calipers - 1LE Design
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VHT's paint line is the best I've ever used. The clear coat looks like Dupont's High Image clear that I used when I painted cars a few years ago. Thanks to thkfast for the write up!
I've used Dupli-Color caliper paint kit in the past but VHT out shines and goes on so much easier. Prep was key. I used 220 grit sandpaper on the factory "Chevrolet" and "Bremo" logos to sand them completely off then used 320 grit to finish that area. Everything else was scuffed with a red scotch-brite pad making sure to get into all the dips and groves. I covered the tops of the brake pads with tape so they wouldn't get painted. I also scuffed the rotors and sprayed them VHT metallic silver. I painted everything yesterday afternoon and they should be good enough to drive on today. Now, I can get the silver paint off the brake pad's path on the rotor. Attachment 631301 Attachment 631302 Attachment 631303 Attachment 631304 |
They look great! :)
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Nice
Where did you get the Chevrolet decals Ryan |
They are on ebay for $16. I just did this too!
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Yep, got them on eBay. Be sure to push the stickers down on the paper they come in or the letters will get stuck and break. I broke the "o" and filled it in with a sharpie. It's actually in the picture above but you can't tell.
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Nice, just did mine in red but used duplicolor I had from my 2010. Sand papered best I could but a pain with all the grooves and angles
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Looking good! Great job Ryan!
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Looks good! Why did you paint the rotors?
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Is there any difference between the VHT engine paint and the caliper paint? I'm wanting to do my calipers yellow. I found yellow engine paint but not caliper paint.
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I think it would be alright to use VHT engine paint on your calipers. There's nothing "special" about the appearance or finish of caliper paint. One thing that happens on these forums is someone stumbles across a product or procedure that works so well, others want to know the exact products used so they get the same result. There's always a little fudge factoring allowed. |
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