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true Duc, but I would so do it anyhow. It is a whole 2 minute job to jack a corner up and pull a wheel off. All up it would only take 1/2 hour to sand it back then paint them. Since the 34 is already on car stands, I might as well do it. My S15 ones are chrome and look 1000% better than the dirty black colour they were ihmo. I have also fully cleaned and protected every single metal part in each wheel-well, and even vinyl/plastic protected the guard skins etc. There is no such things as a "too clean" car. I am being especially particular as the car has been subjected to salt on the roads during snow season in Nagoya.

better be safe than sorry. i definately agree on calipers looking being than dirty and plain hence why i sprayed mine also. I used those VHT range spray cans - paint colour itself and a cleaning/adhesive one as well.

definately use a high-temp rated paint, its unbelievable how hot the brakes get :P

i was going to paint mine awhile back but in the end i decided not to, here are the steps i was going to take. give the calipers a good scuff with P320 dry sandpaper, and use a heavy scourer to get into the places that the sandpaper wont reach. clean the calipers with a wax & grease remover thouroughly, until all of the black stuff is off. spray a light - medium coat of acrylic etch-primer over the brakes (this improves adhesion). straight after the primer has dried, spray 2 coats of your colour (or how ever many required to get full coverage) onto the calipers. after the colour coat has dried, spray 1 light - medium coat of 2K clear.

yeah I did pretty much what your tutorial says when I did the S15 ones.

1st step I sprayed heaps of degreaser on and let it get right into the grease, then hosed off. 2nd sanded with some medium grip paper.

3rd a coat of primer.

4th about 3 coats of normal/cheap/non heatproof chrome spray paint.

5th 2 coats of chrome heatproof paint.

No clear top coat (as it dulls the chrome look).

Have been great for around 6 months and still look like the day I painted them.

yeah Sean it has stock shocks all round (or so it looks - haven't had them out yet), and lowered springs. The rears seem lowered about an inch, but the fronts are lowered by about 2.5 inches or more - they are way too low - you can't even nearly see the top of the tyre when looking side-on. I am going to put the rears back in, but buy some 30mm lowered springs for the front.

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