Painted Brakes

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Persephone

Discussion Starter · May 5, 2004

I think they look pretty slick

Not quite as clean as powder-coating, but I'm a broke graduate student just now.

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/m/jmw474/christine/brakes1.jpg' alt='' width='500' height='375' class='attach' />[/url]
[url=http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/m/jmw474/christine/brakes2.jpg][img]http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/m/jmw474/christine/brakes2.jpg' alt='' width='500' height='375' class='attach' />[/url]

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TrueBlue

· #2 · May 5, 2004

Look pretty good here. What did you use, the high-temp paint?

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Looks nice... looks like I'm gunna have to do something like that in the distant future... Any more pics stepping away from the car? I want to see how it contrasts with the whole car...

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Persephone

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 6, 2004

The red is GM Bright Red auto paint (all the store had), covered in high temp engine enamel clear coat. The black is also engine enamel, covered in clear coat.

I have a few more pics, but I'm currently not at the same computer they are. Maybe later. I'll say, though, that it looks bloody sexy on the black car. When the car's clean, that is.

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D Man

· #5 · May 7, 2004

Those look nice, really nice.

They look just like mine, almost. But I paid alot for mine.
At the moment, I'm using a wire brush bit on a drill to clean my stock calipers and brackets, so I can paint them. And I'm sure they look just as nice as yours do.

By they way, if Bob G. reads this. Did you install the brackets you painted -- that nice red I liked?? Also did you paint the calipers to?? Show some pics if you got them.

In fact, lets see some more painted brackets and calipers on everyones Taurus.
I'd show mine but, I cannot figure out how to resize a pic.

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Xee

· #6 · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by D Man@May 6 2004, 06:03 PM
In fact, lets see some more painted brackets and calipers on everyones Taurus.
I'd show mine but, I cannot figure out how to resize a pic.

Email or send me a link to it. I'll resize it, free of charge. :grin2:

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Xee

· #7 · May 7, 2004

Here's D Man's pics:

http://www.inat.org/Images/TCCA/Brake%20Installed.jpg' alt='' width='506' height='380' class='attach' />[/url]
[url=http://www.inat.org/Images/TCCA/Exterior%20Shot.jpg][img]http://www.inat.org/Images/TCCA/Exterior%20Shot.jpg' alt='' width='506' height='380' class='attach' />[/url]

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· #8 · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by D Man@May 6 2004, 07:03 PM
In fact, lets see some more painted brackets and calipers on everyones Taurus.

I was about to paint all my Calipers.. Yellow. But then when I inspected the brakes all around I noticed that the back left was barely even working.. heh.. must be some bad pistons or something. Right now I'm waiting for some Composite Lincolns rotors and the calipers to go with them to arrive. Then you'll see me with not only lincoln brakes (in back) but also painted calipers all around.

Do you think the yellow calipers will contrast my Emerald Green SHO nicely?

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Xee

· #9 · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by SHO Continental@May 6 2004, 09:55 PM
Do you think the yellow calipers will contrast my Emerald Green SHO nicely?

I wonder if anyone's ever tried white calipers? Probably be a pain in the arse to keep clean.

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Damon

· #10 · May 7, 2004

Originally posted by Xee+May 7 2004, 11:28 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Xee @ May 7 2004, 11:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SHO Continental@May 6 2004, 09:55 PM
Do you think the yellow calipers will contrast my Emerald Green SHO nicely?

I wonder if anyone's ever tried white calipers? Probably be a pain in the arse to keep clean. [/b][/quote]
I considered it, to go with my white car. But then I thought it would look rediculous and would get dirty in no time, so I went with gloss black.

-DC

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Crispy28

· #11 · May 8, 2004

I have emerald green taurus with yellow painted rotors.

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93taurusSX

· #12 · May 8, 2004

When I first got mine, the front calipers were painted Ford Blue by the previous owner...now after 5 years it's pretty much gone. Guess I didn't know what I had

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D Man

· #13 · May 8, 2004

Originally posted by Crispy28@May 7 2004, 08:23 PM
I have emerald green taurus with yellow painted rotors.

It's looks like veverything but the rotors are yellow, even the dust sheild.

Looks decent with the wheels on and the brand new rotors.

Keep em comin' everyone.

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RAMdrd

· #14 · May 8, 2004

Crispy, who made those rims?

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Crispy28

· #15 · May 14, 2004

Sorry was gone for a few days...

yeah.. brain misfired on that! lmao!

I painted the calipers and the dust shield yellow.. LMAO... actually it is
SCHOOL BUS YELLOW!! heh heh heh Its not even high temp paint.. i just found a paint said it could withstand 300 degrees...

The rims are made by MB motoring.. i found them on ebay by searching for 5x108 =] (took me almost 2 months to find a style i liked that i could get for the price. the ebay page is here)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2466794232

They are called REV 17x7's =] i am VERY Happy with them. I found them for sale on this website at 189 EACH!

http://www.rimstop.com/WheelDetail2.asp?Link=2441

Alls i can say... If youre looking... EBay can be a goldmine =]

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