04-01-2016, 05:00 PM | #1 |
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Help, oxidized brake calipers
These are on my 2013 SS with 26,000 miles on it. I just noticed recently that they are all oxidized. any ideas?
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04-01-2016, 05:20 PM | #2 |
2010 2SS/RS M6
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What kind of wheel cleaner do you use?
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04-01-2016, 05:58 PM | #3 |
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Get the G2 Brake Caliper Paint Kit. Looks like it's time to repaint those bad boys.
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04-01-2016, 07:15 PM | #4 |
'It's an experiment'
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^^^
This -- looks like it was 'etched' by a wheel cleaner... -Don
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04-02-2016, 03:21 PM | #5 |
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I just use Maguires wheel cleaner. Thanks corn I'll
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04-02-2016, 11:42 PM | #6 |
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No problem. If you're a DIY kinda guy and have a free afternoon, it's certainly one of the most fun, rewarding and cheap mods to do. The kit is worth the money and so are the results. PM w/ any questions.
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04-03-2016, 06:40 AM | #7 |
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Yea it's rewarding but it's not fun at all
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04-03-2016, 03:30 PM | #8 |
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I had a blast doing it. To each his own.
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