Please help (caliper's look rough)
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Please help (caliper's look rough)
I just used duplicolor's caliper painting kit and it looks kinda rough, I sanded, and cleaned the calipers for a long time, and they were spotless. I put three coats on them which might have been a mistake. They look kinda bumpy and rough. Can I sand them and apply another coat? or what should I do? any advice is welcome, thanks
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The only thing i can tell you is to sand them and repaint..Otherwise see whhat a set of 4 costs new or see if someone that has new brakes wants to sell old calipers
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pictures would help, but not knowing anything about the paint kit, there is the possibility that you may have to build up successive coats in order to get a nice realtively smooth paint job.
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Hi,
My Duplicolor kit chipped horribly, and only in a matter of weeks! I sanded it off as best I could, and cleaned everything with Mineral Spirits. After masking, I sprayed them with Krylon's Fusion Paint, in bright red. Yes, this is the plastic paint, but it really works great on calipers, and it doesn't chip or fade. I would recommend you wear a respirator with this stuff.
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My Duplicolor kit chipped horribly, and only in a matter of weeks! I sanded it off as best I could, and cleaned everything with Mineral Spirits. After masking, I sprayed them with Krylon's Fusion Paint, in bright red. Yes, this is the plastic paint, but it really works great on calipers, and it doesn't chip or fade. I would recommend you wear a respirator with this stuff.
Brian.
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Hi,
My Duplicolor kit chipped horribly, and only in a matter of weeks! I sanded it off as best I could, and cleaned everything with Mineral Spirits. After masking, I sprayed them with
, in bright red. Yes, this is the plastic paint, but it really works great on calipers, and it doesn't chip or fade. I would recommend you wear a respirator with this stuff.
Brian.
My Duplicolor kit chipped horribly, and only in a matter of weeks! I sanded it off as best I could, and cleaned everything with Mineral Spirits. After masking, I sprayed them with
Krylon's Fusion Paint
Brian.
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You might want to check with Eastwood www.eastwood.com . They make very good stuff and they have a brake caliper paint that should be pretty good also.
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I can also recommend the fusion (for use and needing a respirator). I used it on my Jeep flares a couple of months before trade-in amd I could bend and flex the flares without worry. I never had a chip even after getting pelted with rocks by a truck.
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The Duplicolor Caliper Kit that I used was just an aerosol cleaner and a 1-part paint with a paint brush to apply.
Obviously, your primer / color / clear-coat paint system is working great and looks great.
Obviously, your primer / color / clear-coat paint system is working great and looks great.
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