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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 06:39 PM
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Question What paint do you guys recommend for break calipers?

Curious if anyone has done a SB Z with red calipers?
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Old Oct 11, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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there are a few guys with aftermarket calipers that are red. like wicked4u2c with the hugeass rotora kit.

folia-tec has caliper paint
g2 paintsystem seems to be good
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 11:18 AM
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I can vouch for Folia Tec being an excellent product, we did a friends car 3 years ago and it still looks great.
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 02:17 PM
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i used the g2 paint. looks nice and is a little shiner than folic-tec it seems.
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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 02:56 PM
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Thank you.
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Old Oct 13, 2003 | 06:06 AM
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I just painted my calipers this weekend. Used American Tradition by Valspar from Lowe's. Gloss Black.

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Old Oct 13, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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I used Plastikote high heat brake caliper paint 6 bucks at pep boy and i think it worked really well for a spray i cant really say anyhting of the g2 casue ive never seen it, but mine are still pretty glossy and bright red after 2k miles
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 04:22 PM
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does anyone else have pics?
Crash X do you have any pics from furher back.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 05:15 PM
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I used G2 red on my calipers.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 06:47 PM
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They look good.
Anyone else have pics from further back and on their 350Z.
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 07:52 PM
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Just one so far. But it's so far back you can't see much of anything.
http://www.thecrashpad.com/cars/350z/new
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Originally posted by crashx
I just painted my calipers this weekend. Used American Tradition by Valspar from Lowe's. Gloss Black.

is that paint able to handle the high temps of the brakes??
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Old Oct 14, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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So far so good.
I have read on other forums that people used Rustoleum and two years later they still look great. So I don't have any reason to believe that the premium Lowe's brand should fair any worse.
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Old Oct 15, 2003 | 12:31 AM
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I heard the stuff at Pep Boys is just fine.
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Old Oct 30, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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where can i get red or white folia tec caliper paint?
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