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After a lengthy search for the right paint I finally found what I was looking for, and it looks great!

So this weekend I decided to take of the wheels and get it done over the 2 days to allow time for it to dry properly.

Products used:

Duplicolor Metalcast Ground Coat - Metalic Grey.

Duplicolor Metalcast Paint Color - Metalic Red.

Heat resistant clear coat.

Before i Started I took some pics so I could do a flashy before/after shot :D and here goes!

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After taking a few pics I unpacked my new slotted brake disc's, gave them a clean and let them dry.

First I did 2 layers of the ground coat - dry for 30 mins - then 2 layers of the red.

They look amazing in different lights, from a deep ruby red in the dark to a vibrant candy red in the sun.... love it!

Following pics dont really show much as they were taken indoors with shit light.

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To remove over spray I cut back the paint with a razor.

Forgive me on the file size of all these pics :down: , i'll use smaller ones next time.

when i start on the calipers i'll add more pics.

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More shots of the painted Calipers:

Dude... they're the brake discs and why did you paint them lol?

I would have been going a gold or red on the calipers but wouldn't have been touching the discs...

why bother painting so much of the rotor then? why not simply cut a hole in a piece of newspaper the size of the hub and save yourself a heap of time?

and you gotta love how a set of 20" rims make decent size brakes look like you have brakes off a barina.

Nice Color.

So you masked up the rotor face when you painted then??? Sounds like a nightmare if you didn't and plan on rubbing it back to remove the paint. Or... Maybe i'm just confused at how your going about this. Look forward to seeing the next round of photos to clarify how your going to finish this off.

For those who don't trust my retard ways :down: more pics:

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Basically I was always going to end up with alot of over spray because im putting color into the slots, so once its dry all i do is razor off the unwanted paint and fix up the edges, use sand paper to remove stubborn paint.

Edited by EnRag3D
I would have been going a gold or red on the calipers but wouldn't have been touching the discs...

The brakes will 'self clean' as it were; the pads will just strip the paint off the rotor and leave it shiny again.

Seems a bit of a waste of time and effort though, may as well mask up the rotors as alluded to.

Edited by Tony de Wonderful
For those who don't trust my retard ways :down: more pics:

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Basically I was always going to end up with alot of over spray because im putting color into the slots, so once its dry all i do is razor off the unwanted paint and fix up the edges, use sand paper to remove stubborn paint.

er ok that makes more sense.

Still I can't see the paint hanging around in the slots for too long, especially if you track it, the rotors can get red hot and the paint will blister and then flake off.

If you want to be an ultra-geek you are probably hurting the cooling effect of the slots by adding paint.

Now for the finished calipers, crap photos atm as its overcast :D

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Also a few ppl have mentioned to do the disc in a gloss black, I agree with you on that one but I will see how this turns out. It's not too hard to remove paint from disc's anyways so im not too fussed about them at this point.

Also I would love some tips on what I should do with the "Nissan" stand out text on the calipers.... Leave red / Paint white / sand down?

Any ideas appreciated!

I'd just use a file to get most of the paint off then finish it off with some sand paper so it's just the bare metal showing. I wouldn't bother about painting but if you wanted to, you could try buying a white 'paint marker' and carefully running over the Nissan logo with that. I've never used one though.

You probably should have masked up the rubber seals too.

Edited by -Jimmy-

Arrrhhh. That looks much better now the rotor is shiny again. lol. You had me worried.

As for the logo. When I painted mine I just hit the logo with a file to remove the paint of the writing. Came up well.

Need to redo mine soon though. Looking worse for wear.

yeh theres a few changes I need to make, will be doing it a bit different next time round on the front, also have decided to do the brake disc in a gloss black.

I wish the back caliper wasent half the size of the front one - doesent really show off the red as much as :thumbsup: .

Edited by EnRag3D

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