How to: Anodize your brake calipers

[GTS-t VSPEC]

E_Lu-SHuN, I had to buy a breaker bar just to undo them, but it was well worthwhile.

Shmiddy, Will try and take some pics. I did mine with the Silver Base coat, then just did the NISSAN in blue, keeping with the look of my rims etc.

Will try and post some pics up.

[E_Lu-SHuN]

i done my calipers too, but without taking them out

still looks good, the rear were abit harder to do

[Mecha]

How did you not paint the word 'nissan'? Tape up the letters?

[E_Lu-SHuN]

i didnt get to paint the nissan word yet. still looks good

[GTSSS]

Did my front pair in the Red today and it looks awesome!

It will be less time consuming to take the calipers off and bleed the system after, rather than trying to cover/tape up everything else. Although the end result will not look much different from the outside.

I used wheel bearing grease applied with an ear bud to the NISSAN logo and the paint came straight off afterwards.

It is recommended that you use the adhesion promoter (CP199) before the ground cote. That is if you can find it! and if you do find somewhere that sells it in SYD please let me know.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I covered the Nissan word with blutak, then you peel it off and looks great:D

I'm doing my wheel nuts now:D

[Driver]

any1 find a well known shop that actualy stocks this paint?

i cant find anywhere..

[Driver]

i keep gettn morons trying to sell me VHT.

[lwells]

any1 find a well known shop that actualy stocks this paint?

i cant find anywhere..

No offence, but why don't you use some initative and call the paint supplier. I posted a link to their details a few posts up. They should be able to tell you who regularly stocks their paint in your area.

[Driver]

sorry to upset you..

[lwells]

sorry to upset you..

Yeah, I am deeply cut.

[shmiddy]

auto one shops sell it, some super cheaps to

[Driver]

Heres red..

Pictures dont look near as good as they do in the sun..

[nathn_r33]

Hey guys if some of you are still haveing trouble geting this paint send me a p.m and i might be able to help you out.

[rinmak]

A tip for those who just cant be assed paying for an extra can of paint then painting "NISSAN" seperately...

This will only work well on a few colors (red mainly) but heres what I did:

Painted the whole caliper, right over the NISSAN logo....whole thing.

Then once dried, I simply got out some sandpaper and took off the paint over the NISSAN logo. As its raised its very easy to do and came out pretty well for something that cost me $0.

Ends up being a shiny silver if your sandpaper is a decent grit. Time will tell if it stays that way but whats to stop you from giving it a quick once over if it fades!

[Driver]

i just used masking tape and a blade over the nissan letters.

pulled it off after i painted.

took 5min per caliper

[Oosh]

Seems Dupli.Color have a "Caliper Kit" now, brush on without removing the calipers, here 'tis:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

I was more interested in their wheel coatings, but not sure if it's suitable for a colour change (stock R32's to white), or just dressing up existing colours.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/wheel.html

[shmiddy]

for the sake of takin them of and sprayin the whole lot, i tthink the extra time pays off, mine are months old now, and there still smick, i dono how the paint would go with brush marks ether??

[nathn_r33]

Seems Dupli.Color have a "Caliper Kit" now, brush on without removing the calipers, here 'tis:

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/caliper.html

I was more interested in their wheel coatings, but not sure if it's suitable for a colour change (stock R32's to white), or just dressing up existing colours.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/wheel.html

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You may not be able to get some of the "new" paints they have on the web site as it is a US site and some of the paints dont come over here or dont come over for sometime(weeks,months,years?)

[mokompri]

what happened to all the pics in this thread !