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Steve I thought I was the only one using metal cast for brakes..lol found it a few months ago..lol

did you use the silver undercoating from metal cast, I did and they look decent, could be a bit lighter , also I took a dremel grinder to smooth off the casting marks and all extra writing on the face besides nissan logo and build date , rotors are new RDA from GB on here. so much better now

my photos excuse the dirty and missing paint logo on the rims, new photos coming this week after detailing wheels for all japan day show

and after a few months paint testing , the paint is still holding up to the heat fine. might add another thin coat and some hi temp clear now for super show shine

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LOL! I got the idea from you initially in the SA wasteland iirc.

I did 3 light coats of the Metalcast Ground Coat (silver), then 2 light coats of blue followed by a heavier coat of blue as instructed on the can. Having looked at them today they look better (a little lighter) in more sunlight like the LHR photo with wheel off (those photos taken yesterday as the sun went down). Like the Mrs said, had I tried to match the nuts, it would have been too much of the light blue and take too much away from the wheels. I didn't dremel anything, just cleaned it all up and then masked off with tape and newspaper.

I've seen that gb, those gold passivated rotors look pretty tasty..... :D

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You most likely can paint your brake rotor, but when you use the brakes its just going to wear off, so no point. Also it may make the rotor to slippery, so it may cause your braking distance to increase, so i would not suggest it.

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hey guys gread thread. just trying to decide what colour to do mine its a r32 with black stock wheels(cant afford to buy new wheels yet), kinda leaning towards red but havent seen any red/black combo just wondering if anyone has done it??? if it looks anygood? pics if possiable.

cheers kel.

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If you guys want to paint up your brake rotor's i recommend using the VHT flame proof paint in matte black. It makes the disks look so much cleaner and it wont burn off on track days like the caliper paint will.

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